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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	Sources
Birth	989	Brionne, Eure, Normandy, France	2a
			2a
Death	1040	Eschafour, Normandy, France	2b
	Cause: Murder / Assassination Age: 51y		2b

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	de Brienne, Godfrey	953	1015
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, Osbern	1026
FitzGilbert, Baldwin	1035
FitzGilbert, Robert	1040

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 FitzGilbert	1024	1090
Crispin, Hesilia	1025
de Clare, Ann	1030
Crispin, Emma	1030
Crispin, Gilbert	1036
de Braose, William	1049

Pedigree

de Brienne, Godfrey
1. 1. de Brienne
  2. de Brienne, Gilbert
    1. d'Eu, Constance
    2. d'Aunou, Gunnora

Ancestors

de Brienne, Gilbert
*989
+1040

de Brienne, Godfrey
*953
+1015

Normandy, Richard I
*933-08-28
+996-11-20

Normandy, Guillaume I
*900
+942-12-17

de Senlis, Sprote Adela
*911
+...

de Crepon, Gonnor
*945
+1031

De Crepon, Herfast
*921
+1002

Olafsdottir, Gunnhild
*923
+1002

*
+...

Source References

Gregory Strong: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1564109&id=I29706 @ RootsWeb Strong
1. - 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
Michael Neuman: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=clcaldwell&id=I006708 @ RootsWeb Caldwell and related families
1. - 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
2. - 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

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

de Brienne, Gilbert 1a