After the death of William, she married a wealthy landowner, Esperleng, by him having another son, Norman nobleman Rodulf of Ivry.
The French King Louis "abused the boy with bitter insults", calling him "the son of a whore who had seduced another woman's husband.
"[14][15] At the time of the birth of her first son Richard, Sprota was living in her own household at Bayeux, under William's protection.
[16] 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.