Abt 1010 - Abt 1084 (~ 74 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Count Walter Gyffarde de Bolebec, d'Longuerulle was born about 1010 in Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy, France; died about 1084 in France. Notes:
Note: Participated in the Battle of Hastings. One of the most favoredcompanions of William the Conqueror, he received 107 lordshipsand manors, 48 of which were in Buckinghamshire. His wealthyand powerful line were Earls of Buckinghamshire until 1164 whenthe second earl died issueless and the lands were shared amongrelatives.
"Walter, Count of Longueville, who assumed the surname ofGyffarde, m. a dau. of Girard Flatel (or Fleitel). He is calledWalter Giffard the Elder in the histories of Ordericus Vitalisand William of Jumieges. in 1035 he was a companion of hisbrother-in-law, Hugh de Gournay, in the abortive attempt ofEdward, s. of King Ethelred, to recover the crown of England. Hegained renown in the armies of Duke William (the Conqueror), inthe war between Normandy and France, and in 1053 he was left byDuke William in command of the forces blockading the castle ofArques. When Duke William invaded England (1066), WalterGyffarde, then well-advanced in years, furnished 30 vessels and100 men at arms."
Family/Spouse: Ermengarde Agnes Flaitel. Ermengarde (daughter of Gerald Flaitel and Unnamed) was born about 1014 in Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy, France; died in in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Rohesia Giffard was born in 1034 in Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy, France; died after 1133.
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Generation: 2
2. | Rohesia Giffard (1.Walter1) was born in 1034 in Longueville-sur-Scie, Normandy, France; died after 1133. Family/Spouse: Earl Richard Fitz Gilbert, De Clare. Richard (son of Count Gilbert de Tonsburg, d'Brionne and Constance d' Eu) was born about 1035 in Brionne, Normandy, France; died in 1090 in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Avice De Clare
- 4. Robert FitzRichard died in 1134.
- 5. Earl Gilbert De Clare was born about 1051 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died about 1114 in St. Noets, England, United Kingdom.
- 6. Rohesia De Clare was born between 1055 and 1067 in Normandy, France; died in 1121 in England, United Kingdom.
- 7. Rohese FitzRichard was born between 1055 and 1067 in Normandy, France; died in 1121 in England, United Kingdom.
- 8. Richard FitzRichard De Clare was born in 1062 in Tunbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died in 1107 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.
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Generation: 3
5. | Earl Gilbert De Clare (2.Rohesia2, 1.Walter1) was born about 1051 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died about 1114 in St. Noets, England, United Kingdom. Gilbert married Lady Adeliza De Claremont about 1090 in England, United Kingdom. Adeliza (daughter of Count Hugh De Claremont and Lady Margaret De Montdidier) was born about 1074 in Northampton, England, United Kingdom; died in in England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Agnes De Clare
- 10. Adeliza de Clare was born about 1077 in Essex, England, United Kingdom; died about 1163 in England, United Kingdom.
- 11. Earl Richard FitzGilbert, De Clare was born in 1084 in Hertford, England, United Kingdom; died on 15 Apr 1136 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
- 12. Gilbert de Clare was born on 21 Sep 1086 in Tunbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died in 1149 in England, United Kingdom.
- 13. Baldwin Fitz Gilbert de Clare was born in 1089 in Hertfordshire, or Lincoln, England, United Kingdom; died in 1171 in England, United Kingdom.
- 14. Rose de Clare was born about 1090 in Clare, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; died in 1149 in England, United Kingdom.
- 15. Alice De Clare was born about 1093 in Essex, England, United Kingdom; died in 1163 in St. Osyth's, Pri, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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Generation: 4
11. | Earl Richard FitzGilbert, De Clare (5.Gilbert3, 2.Rohesia2, 1.Walter1) was born in 1084 in Hertford, England, United Kingdom; died on 15 Apr 1136 in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. Richard married Alice de Meschin before 1116. Alice (daughter of Earl Ranulph De Meschin and Lucy Taillebois of Mercia) was born about 1091 in Hertford, England, United Kingdom; died in 1128. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 16. Earl Roger De Clare was born in 1116 in Tunbridge Castle, Kent, England, United Kingdom; died in 1173 in Oxon, England, United Kingdom; was buried in Eynsham Priory, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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