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Cecilia of Normandy was a 11th and 12th-century French abbess, thought to be the eldest daughter of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders. She founded the Abbess of Holy Trinity, a Benedictine nunnery in Caen, and was a powerful leader in the medieval church.

Cecilia of Normandy was born circa 1055 – 1056 in the Duchy of Normandy, now part of France. She was the daughter of William III, Duke of Normandy and Matilda of Flanders . In 1066, Cecilia’s father, William III, Duke of Normandy, invaded England and defeated the last Anglo-Saxon King, Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings .

Cecilia de Normandie Abbess of Caen about 1056–30 July 1126 • Brief Life History of Cecilia de When Cecilia de Normandie Abbess of Caen was born about 1056, in Falaise, Calvados, Normandy, France, her father, William I 'the Conqueror' King of England, was 30 and her mother, Mathilde of Flanders Queen Consort of England, was 27.

Cecilia born about 1054 who was entered into her mother’s abbey of the Holy Trinity in Caen and went on to become its abbess. She died in 1126. Adeliza born 1055. She may have been promised in marriage to Harold when he was the Earl of Wessex but as events turned out she entered a nunnery. Alison Weir states that she was probably dead by 1066.

Cecilia (c. 1059–1126) Abbess of the Holy Trinity at Caen. Name variations: Cecily. Born c. 1059 (some sources cite 1055) in Normandy, France; died July 30, 1126 (some sources cite 1127), in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen, Normandy, France; buried in Holy Trinity Abbey, Caen; dau. of Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–1083) and William I the Conqueror ...

In 1112, at the age of 59, her occupation is listed as abbess of holy trinité, caen, calvados, france in Caen, Calvados, France. She died on 30 July 1126, in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France, at the age of 73, and was buried in Caen, Calvados, France.