de Brienne, Gilbert 1a

Birth Name de Brienne, Gilbert
Nick Name Crispin
Gender male
Age at Death 51 years

Narrative

Gislebert, surnamed Crispin, Earl of Brion, in Normandy, whose eldest son [was] Richard FitzGilbert. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, London, 1883, p. 118, Clare, Lords of Clare, Earls of Hertford, Earls of Gloucester]

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Gilbert, Count of Brionne
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Gilbert/Giselbert "Crispin", Count of Brionne and Eu, (ca. 1002-1040), the great progenitor of the illustrious house of Clare, of the Barons Fitz Walter, and the Earls of Gloucester and Hertford was the son of an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless and inherited Brionne, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy. He married Gunnora d'Aunou, He had children by his wife and a mistress.

(prob) Esilia Crispin, (b. ca. 1028), (d. ca. 1072). m. William Malet, Seigneur of Graville, (ca. 1042).
Sir Richard Fitz Gilbert (b. ca. 1035).
Baldwin de Clare.

When Robert I, Duke of Normandy died in 1035 his illegitimate son William inherited his father's title. Several leading Normans, including Gilbert of Brionne, Osbern the Seneschal and Alan of Brittany, became William's guardians.

A number of Norman barons including Raoul de Gacé would not accept an illegitimate son as their leader. In 1040 an attempt was made to kill William but the plot failed. Gilbert however was murdered while he was peaceably riding near Eschafour. It is believed two of his killers were Ralph of Wacy and Robert de Vitot. This appears to have been an act of vengeance for wrongs inflicted upon the orphan children of Giroie by Gilbert, and it is not clear what Raoul de Gacé had to do in the business. Fearing they might meet their father's fate, his sons Richard and his brother Baldwin were conveyed by their friends to the court of Baldwin, Count of Flanders.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert%2C_Count_of_Brionne"

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 989 Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France   2a
Death 1040 Eschafour, Normandy, France   2b

Cause: Murder / Assassination

Age: 51y

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father de Brienne, Godfrey9531015
Mother
         de Brienne, Gilbert 989 1040
    Brother     de Brienne

Families

Family of de Brienne, Gilbert and d'Eu, Constance
Unknown Partner d'Eu, Constance ( * 1009 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Cailly, Osbern1026
FitzGilbert, Baldwin1035
FitzGilbert, Robert1040

Family of de Brienne, Gilbert and d'Aunou, Gunnora
Unknown Partner d'Aunou, Gunnora ( * 1010 + ... )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
de Clare, Richard de Tonbridge FitzGilbert10241090
Crispin, Hesilia1025
de Clare, Ann1030
Crispin, Emma1030
Crispin, Gilbert1036
de Braose, William1049

Source References

  1. Gregory Strong: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1564109&id=I29706 @ RootsWeb Strong
      • Source text:

        ID: I29706
        Name: Godfrey CT DE EU & BRIENNE 1 2 3 4 5 6
        Sex: M
        Birth: 953 in Normandy, France 3 4 6
        Death: ABT. 1015 1 4 6
        Death: 1015 in France 5
        _FA1: Bastard of Richard I, Duke of Normandy. 4 6

        Father: Richard I the Fearless DUKE OF NORMANDY b: 28 AUG 933 in Fecamp, Seine-Inferieure, France
        Mother: Gunnor DE CRÊPON b: 936 in Normandy, France

        Marriage 1 UNKNOWN
        Children
        Gilbert "Crispin" CT DE BRIENNE b: 979 in Normandy, France
        son DE BRIENNE

        Sources:
        Title: University of Hull Royal Database (England)
        Author: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science
        Publication: copyright 1994, 1995, 1996
        Note: usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc
        Repository:
        Note: WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk
        Media: Electronic
        Title: Magna Charta Sureties, 1215
        Author: Frederick Lewis Weis
        Publication: 4th ed, Genealogical Publishing, Baltimore
        Repository:
        Note: J.H. Garner
        Media: Book
        Page: line 157 p 158
        Text: illeg son of Richard the Fearless D of Normandy, no mother
        Title: Baronial Family in Medieval England: the Clares 1217-1314
        Author: Michael Altschul
        Publication: Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, MD 1965
        Repository:
        Media: Book
        Title: large-G675.FTW
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 14 Mar 1999
        Title: 11615-2.ftw
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 21 Feb 1999
        Title: large-G675.FTW
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Page: line 132A pp 116-117
        Text: living in 1031

         

      • Citation:

        actuarius@mn.mediaone.net

  2. Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I006708 @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families
      • Source text:

        ID: I006708
        Name: Gislebert Crispin , Count of Eu and Brionne 1 2 3
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 989 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France 1 2 3
        Death: ABT 1040
        Note:
        Gilbert, Count of Brionne
        From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
        Gilbert/Giselbert "Crispin", Count of Brionne and Eu, (ca. 1002-1040), the great progenitor of the illustrious house of Clare, of the Barons Fitz Walter, and the Earls of Gloucester and Hertford was the son of an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless and inherited Brionne, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy. He married Gunnora d'Aunou, He had children by his wife and a mistress.

        (prob) Esilia Crispin, (b. ca. 1028), (d. ca. 1072). m. William Malet, Seigneur of Graville, (ca. 1042).
        Sir Richard Fitz Gilbert (b. ca. 1035).
        Baldwin de Clare.

        When Robert I, Duke of Normandy died in 1035 his illegitimate son William inherited his father's title. Several leading Normans, including Gilbert of Brionne, Osbern the Seneschal and Alan of Brittany, became William's guardians.

        A number of Norman barons including Raoul de Gacé would not accept an illegitimate son as their leader. In 1040 an attempt was made to kill William but the plot failed. Gilbert however was murdered while he was peaceably riding near Eschafour. It is believed two of his killers were Ralph of Wacy and Robert de Vitot. This appears to have been an act of vengeance for wrongs inflicted upon the orphan children of Giroie by Gilbert, and it is not clear what Raoul de Gacé had to do in the business. Fearing they might meet their father's fate, his sons Richard and his brother Baldwin were conveyed by their friends to the court of Baldwin, Count of Flanders.

        Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert%2C_Count_of_Brionne"

         

        Father: Count of Brionne Godfrey b: ABT 953 in Fecamp, Normandy, France

        Marriage 1 Constance d' Eu b: ABT 1009 in Eu, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
        Children
        Richard "de Tonbridge" fitz Gilbert b: ABT 1024 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Seigneur de Cailly Osbern b: ABT 1026 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Baldwin FitzGilbert , Lord of Muelles b: 1035 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Gilbert Crispin , Seigneur de Tillieres b: ABT 1037 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Anne Crispin de Brionne b: ABT 1038 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Emma Crispin de Brionne b: ABT 1039 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Robert FitzGilbert , Governor of Brionne b: ABT 1040 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France

        Sources:
        Title: William de Talbot.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005
        Title: Thurston de Montfort.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005
        Title: de St. Leger.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 12 Feb 2005

         

      • Citation:

        michaelneuman@earthlink.net

      • Source text:

        ID: I006708
        Name: Gislebert Crispin , Count of Eu and Brionne 1 2 3
        Sex: M
        Birth: ABT 989 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France 1 2 3
        Death: ABT 1040
        Note:
        Gilbert, Count of Brionne
        From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
        Gilbert/Giselbert "Crispin", Count of Brionne and Eu, (ca. 1002-1040), the great progenitor of the illustrious house of Clare, of the Barons Fitz Walter, and the Earls of Gloucester and Hertford was the son of an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless and inherited Brionne, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy. He married Gunnora d'Aunou, He had children by his wife and a mistress.

        (prob) Esilia Crispin, (b. ca. 1028), (d. ca. 1072). m. William Malet, Seigneur of Graville, (ca. 1042).
        Sir Richard Fitz Gilbert (b. ca. 1035).
        Baldwin de Clare.

        When Robert I, Duke of Normandy died in 1035 his illegitimate son William inherited his father's title. Several leading Normans, including Gilbert of Brionne, Osbern the Seneschal and Alan of Brittany, became William's guardians.

        A number of Norman barons including Raoul de Gacé would not accept an illegitimate son as their leader. In 1040 an attempt was made to kill William but the plot failed. Gilbert however was murdered while he was peaceably riding near Eschafour. It is believed two of his killers were Ralph of Wacy and Robert de Vitot. This appears to have been an act of vengeance for wrongs inflicted upon the orphan children of Giroie by Gilbert, and it is not clear what Raoul de Gacé had to do in the business. Fearing they might meet their father's fate, his sons Richard and his brother Baldwin were conveyed by their friends to the court of Baldwin, Count of Flanders.

        Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert%2C_Count_of_Brionne"

         

        Father: Count of Brionne Godfrey b: ABT 953 in Fecamp, Normandy, France

        Marriage 1 Constance d' Eu b: ABT 1009 in Eu, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France
        Children
        Richard "de Tonbridge" fitz Gilbert b: ABT 1024 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Seigneur de Cailly Osbern b: ABT 1026 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Baldwin FitzGilbert , Lord of Muelles b: 1035 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Gilbert Crispin , Seigneur de Tillieres b: ABT 1037 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Anne Crispin de Brionne b: ABT 1038 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Emma Crispin de Brionne b: ABT 1039 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France
        Robert FitzGilbert , Governor of Brionne b: ABT 1040 in Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France

        Sources:
        Title: William de Talbot.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005
        Title: Thurston de Montfort.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 10 Feb 2005
        Title: de St. Leger.ged
        Repository:
        Media: Other
        Text: Date of Import: 12 Feb 2005

         

      • Citation:

        michaelneuman@earthlink.net