Isabel of Conches
Isabel of Conches, wife of Ralph of Tosny, rode armed like a knight during a conflict in northern France during the late 11th century.
Orderic Vitalis described Isabel of Conches, daughter of Simon I de Montfort, as brave as "several Amazons and the legendary Camilla, who fought as ally of the Italian king Turnus in the Aeneid."
References
- Johns, Susan M. Noblewomen, aristocracy and power in the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman realm. Manchester University Press, 2003, p. 14.
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