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 12th 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.