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Birth:          ABT  911 Brittany

Notes
per Stuart, she was a captive from Brittany
He also married Luitgarde de Vermandois, dtr of Herbert II, Count of Blois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprota
Sprota was the name of a Breton captive who William I, Duke of Normandy took as a 
wife in the Viking fashion (more danico)[1][2] and by her had a son, Richard I, Duke of 
Normandy. After the death of her husband William, she became the wife of Esperleng 
and mother of Rodulf of Ivry.[3][4][5]
Life[edit]

The first mention of her is by Flodoard of Reims and although he doesn't name her he 
identifies her under the year [943] as the mother of "William’s son [Richard] born of a 
Breton concubine".[6] Her Breton origins could mean she was of Celtic, Scandinavian, 
or Frankish origin, the latter being the most likely based on her name spelling.[7] 
Elisabeth van Houts wrote "on this reference rests the identification of Sprota, William 
Longsword’s wife 'according to the Danish custom', as of Breton origin".[8] The first to 
provide her name was William of Jumièges.[9][10] The irregular nature (as per the 
Church) of her relationship with William served as the basis for her son by him being 
the subject of ridicule, the French King Louis "abused the boy with bitter insults", 
calling him "the son of a whore who had seduced another woman's husband."[11][12]

At the time of the birth of her first son Richard, she was living in her own household at 
Bayeux, under William's protection.[4] William, having just quashed a rebellion at 
Pré-de Bataille (c.936),[a] received the news by a messenger that Sprota had just 
given birth to a son; delighted at the news William ordered his son to be baptized and 
given the personal name of Richard.[10] William's steward Boto became the boy's 
godfather.[13]

After the death of William Longsword and the captivity of her son Richard, she had 
been 'collected' from her dangerous situation by the 'immensely wealthy' Esperleng.[3] 
Robert of Torigni identified Sprota's second husband[b] as Esperleng, a wealthy 
landowner who operated mills at Pîtres.[4][14]

Family[edit]

By William I Longsword she was the mother of:
Richard I, Duke of Normandy[15]

By Esperling of Vaudreuil she was the mother of:
Rodulf, Count of Ivry[16]
several daughters who married Norman magnates

Parents
____ Hubert (ABT  880 - ABT  912)
----- ----- ()

Siblings
DE BRETAGNE Sprote "Danish Wife" (ABT  911 - )

Marriage To DE VAUDREUIL Asperling (ABT  911 - )
    m.  

Notes


Children by DE VAUDREUIL Asperling ABT  911 - 
____ Ralph (Raoul) (ABT  945 - )

Marriage To ____ William I "Longsword" (ABT  893 - 17 Dec  942)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
RAGNVALDSSON Rolf (Rollo) (Rollon) (Granger Rolf) "the Viking" (ABT  865 -  925)
DE BAYEUX (OF RENNES) Poppa ( 872 - BEF  930)

Children by ____ William I "Longsword" ABT  893 - 17 Dec  942
____ Richard I "the Fearless" (28 Aug  933 - 20 Nov  996)

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