Emma Fitz-Osborn or Emma de Breteuil, and later Emma de Guader, was a Norman noblewoman, the wife of Ralph de Guader and the daughter of William FitzOsbern, Lord of Breteuil and later first Earl of He
Norwich Castle keep, 2009
William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Breteuil, was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England. FitzOsbern was created E
Emma de Guader, Countess of Norfolk
…Fitz-Osborn or Emma de Breteuil, and later Emma de Guader (died after 1096), was a Norman noblewoman, the wife of Ralph de Guader and the daughter of William FitzOsbern, Lord of Breteuil and later first Earl of Hereford of a new creation, who was a cousin and close adviser of William the Conqueror. William's opposition…
A 17th-century depiction of Lyre Abbey in Normandy, which was founded by FitzOsbern and his wife, Adeliza.
Carisbrooke Castle gatehouse