Christiana (Unknown) Taillebois

Born [date unknown] in Kirkby Kendal, Westmorland, England

Descendants

Died 1138 in Westmorland, Lancashire, England

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BIography

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All that is known is that Christiane was the wife of Ketel son of Eldred, an Anglo Saxon lord in the Cumbrian area between Scottish and English control.

Currently there is no reputable source for Christiane being the legitimate daughter of Ivo de Tallebois, who was said to have had only one heir, and certainly no evidence that she is the daughter of Lucy of Mercia.

The proposals linking her to Ivo de Tallebois relate to her husband being a known relative of William de Lancaster I, who was said to have used the surname Tailleboys when younger (in a much later source). However, there seeks to be no chance or very little that Gilbert and Christiane could simply be children of Ivo, and certainly not of his wife the Countess Lucia.

The most contemporary documents refer to Ketel as an uncle of William, and specifically the word used (avunculus) should mean a maternal uncle meaning that Ketel might be William's mother's brother, which makes sense because her name was also Anglo-Saxon (Godith). On the other hand, if the word was used loosely, as it often was, then it could be that the relationship was through Christiane, who indeed has a French name like William and his father Gilbert, and might therefore be a sister to Gilbert.

Caution should be taken not to create impossible relationships such as marrying her with a brother or uncle. But it is possible that Ketel could be an uncle of William de Lancaster in two ways (through his wife, and through Gilbert's) if there was a double marriage to link the two families, French and English. On the other hand there is no sensible proposal for the name of Gilbert and Christiane's possible common parents.

Sources

• George Washington, (1962) "The parentage of William de Lancaster, lord of Kendal," in Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiq. & Arch. Soc. n.s. 62, pages 95-97. [1]

Acknowledgments

• Entered by Diann George on Jan 30, 2012