Possible Clues:

• Wisdom: sadly possessed by neither woman __ __?
• British comedian, once a cult figure in Albania, d. 2010
• "The Executioner's Song" author (with 64-Across)
• No room by an old Frenchman
• Standard article in French style
• Old invader
• Rule laid down by a knight, one who served under William?
• Jessye --, US soprano
• Style of architecture
• Person from France and not one of the British Isles