The Story of My Misfortunes by Pierre Abélard

The ancestry of Hubert III de Champigné.

The children of Agnes de Clairvaux, Hersende's mother.

The children of Hubert III de Champigné, the father of Hersende.

Hersende's two husbands and two childrenĬhapter 5 - Hersende's parents, their descendants and ancestors.

Could Robert d'Arbrissel be the father of Heloise?.

From Fontevraud to the Paraclete, from Robert d'Arbrissel to Abelard.

Hersende and Raingarde, the mother of Peter the Venerable.

Fulbert, brother (or half-brother) of Hersende.

The powerful support of Queen Bertrade de Montfort.

Consolidation of the Hersende hypothesis.

Did Heloise want to surpass the model of her mother Hersende?.

The life and work of Hersende de Champigné.

2 short letters (5 and 6) from Abelard to Heloise (#9 and #10): excerpts (end of chapter 10)Ĭomplete long letters in pdf format: Wikisource versionĬhapter 4 - Hersende de Champigné, the very likely mother of Heloise.

Letter #4 from Abelard to Heloise: abstract Letter #3 from Abelard to Heloise: summary. Letter #3 from Heloise to Abelard: extracts, summary Letter #2 from Abelard to Heloise: extracts, summary Letter #2 from Heloise to Abelard: extracts, summary Letter #1 from Abelard to Heloise: extracts, summary Letter #1 from Heloise to Abelard: excerpts, summary Letter from Abelard to a friend, 'History of my misfortunes': chapter 9.

8 long letters exchanged: chapters 9 (letter #1), 10 (excerpts), 11 (summaries).

113 short early letters from Heloise and Abelard: chapter 7.

Summary of the Letters of Heloise and Abelard

Appendix: Loose Images (on adjacent page).

Images of Heloise and Abelard through the centuries.

Abelius' doubt, the couple's lust, their actuality / Summary.

Heloise and Abelard in Their Time and Beyond / Summary.

Heloise and Abelard's long middle-aged letters (summaries).

Heloise as seen by Abelard in 'Histoire de mes malheurs'.

The Abbey of Paraclet founded by Abelard and Heloise.

The short youthful letters of Heloise and Abelard.

Héloïse's two stays at Notre-Dame d'Argenteuil.Hersende's parents, their descendants and ancestors / Summary.Hersende de Champigné, Héloïse's most likely mother / Summary.

Uncertainty about the identity of Heloise's father.

Introduction: the tumultuous life of Heloise of Argenteuil.

Short address of this page: /heloise Héloïse, the eternal lover of Abélard

The Story of My Misfortunes by Pierre Abélard