Sybilla

Sibilla’s parents are unknown.

Biography

From https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Avenel retrieved April 2019

Robert Avenel (died 8 March 1185) ... had three sons, by his wife Sybil, Gervase, Vincent and Robert, the latter of whom became a clerk.[7] Gervase was Robert's principal heir, and the latter also served as Justiciar of Lothian.[8]. Robert had a daughter who was a concubine of William the Lion, king of the Scots.

Family

From http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY%20UNTITLED.htm#...

ROBERT Avenell (-after [1180]). The seal of "Roberti Avenel" is appended to a charter of "Robert Avenel and Gervase his son" for Melrose abbey dated to [1180][3]. "Rob Auenel" donated "terram meam de Eschedale" to Melrose abbey, with the consent of "dño meo Willo reg Scott…Geruasii heredis mei", for the soul of "Sibbille uxoris mee", by undated charter[4].

m SIBYLLA, daughter of ---. "Rob Auenel" donated "terram meam de Eschedale" to Melrose abbey, with the consent of "dño meo Willo reg Scott…Geruasii heredis mei", for the soul of "Sibbille uxoris mee", by undated charter[5].

Robert & his wife had three children:

a) GERVASE Avenell (-1219). "Rob Auenel" donated "terram meam de Eschedale" to Melrose abbey, with the consent of "dño meo Willo reg Scott…Geruasii heredis mei", for the soul of "Sibbille uxoris mee", by undated charter[6]. The seal of "Roberti Avenel" is appended to a charter of "Robert Avenel and Gervase his son" for Melrose abbey dated to [1180][7]. m SIBYLLA, daughter of -

b) ROBERT Avenell . "…Walt Olif, Walt Corbet, Will de la Haia, Geruasi nepos Rob Auen, Glai nepos ei, Rob fili Rob Aueñ" witnessed the undated charter under which "Geruasius Auenel filius Roberti Avenel" confirmed the donation of "terram meam de Eschedale" made by "pater meus" to Melrose abbey[18]. m ---

c) daughter . The Chronicle of Melrose refers to "the daughter of Robert Avenal" as the mother of King William's daughter Isabel[20]. Mistress of WILLIAM I “the Lion” King of Scotland, son of HENRY of Scotland, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland & his wife Ada de Warenne (1143-Stirling 4 Dec 1214, bur Arbroath Abbey).

References

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Avenel
• http://www.thehennesseefamily.com/getperson.php?personID=I46755&tre...
• https://gw.geneanet.org/comrade28?lang=en&p=sibyl&n=de+saluzzo
• https://gw.geneanet.org/comrade28?lang=en&p=robert+richard&n=avenal