Individual Details
William II DE BELLÊME
(995 - 1052)
According to Orderic Vitalis his nickname Talvas meaning shield, presumably alluded to his hardness or callousness like that of a shield.
He held lands at Bellême, Domfront andAlençon, He obtained the lands of Bellême from his brother Yves de Bellême, Bishop of Séez who held them of the King of France while Alençon was held of the Duke of Normandy and Domfront of the Count of Maine.
While as treacherous and self-serving as any of his family before him he surpassed them in wickedness and cruelty. He had married a Hildeburg, daughter of a nobleman named Arnulf, but he had his wife strangled on her way to church, according to Orderic, because she loved God and would not support his wickedness. William married secondly a daughter of Ralf de Beaumont, Viscount of Le Mans.
He held lands at Bellême, Domfront andAlençon, He obtained the lands of Bellême from his brother Yves de Bellême, Bishop of Séez who held them of the King of France while Alençon was held of the Duke of Normandy and Domfront of the Count of Maine.
While as treacherous and self-serving as any of his family before him he surpassed them in wickedness and cruelty. He had married a Hildeburg, daughter of a nobleman named Arnulf, but he had his wife strangled on her way to church, according to Orderic, because she loved God and would not support his wickedness. William married secondly a daughter of Ralf de Beaumont, Viscount of Le Mans.
Events
| Birth | 995 | Belleme, Perche, France | |||
| Death | 1052 |
Families
| Spouse | Hildeburg ( - ) |
| Child | Mabel TALVAS (1026 - 1079) |
| Father | William I DE BELLÊME (960 - 1028) |
| Mother | Mathilde GANELON (980 - ) |
| Sibling | Fulk DE BELLÊME ( - ) |
| Sibling | Warin DE BELLÊME ( - 1026) |
| Sibling | Robert DE BELLÊME ( - ) |
| Sibling | Ives DE BELLÊME ( - 1070) |
| Sibling | Benoit DE BELLÊME ( - ) |