Image of Queen Emma of Normandy (985 - 1052) copyright the British Library.
Family tree of Emma of Normandy which shows her prominent position in the ruling families of England and Normandy. Emma married two kings, was mother to a further two kings and was the great aunt of William the Conqueror (c. 1028 - 1087). She held vast amounts of control and land within the kingdoms.
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