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Personal data Raoul "Raoul de Montfort et de Gael" de Gaël Seigneur de Gaël et de Montfort 

• Alternative name: Ralph de Gael Ralph
• Nickname is Raoul de Montfort et de Gael.
• He was born about 1073 in Montfort, Normandy, France.
• Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on April 14, 1992.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on April 25, 1992.
• Occupations:
• unknown in Lord of Montford de Gael in Brittany.
• Comte, de Norfolk, Sieur, de Montfort-la-Canne, de Gaël, de Hédé,.
• LORD OF GAEL, EARL OF NORFOLK; Seigneur de Gaël et de Montfort, Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge, Lord of Gael and Montfort in Brittany, Comte, de Norfolk, Sieur, de Montfort-la-Canne, de Gaël, de Hédé.
• He died in the year 1143 in Montfort, Normandy, France.
• A child of Raoul de Gaël and Emma FitzOsbern

Household of Raoul "Raoul de Montfort et de Gael" de Gaël Seigneur de Gaël et de Montfort

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Child(ren):

1. Amice de Montfort  1094-> 1168 

Notes about Raoul "Raoul de Montfort et de Gael" de Gaël Seigneur de Gaël et de Montfort

Source #1: Weis, p. 58 - see Complete Peerage IV 672-73 chart; V 736; VII 520, 527-30; IX 568-574 and note n 574. - Seigneur of Montford de Gael in Brittainy.

Source #2: Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1988 reprint of 1941 edition),
p. 125; 133-34

Name Suffix: Ii; Earl Norfolk

Name Suffix: Ii; Earl Norfolk

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!SEIGNEUR OF GAEL[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1241, Date of Import: May 8, 1997]

!SEIGNEUR OF GAEL

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Ralph de Gael de Montfort, Lord of Gael and Montfort in Brittany, Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge, in England.

Ralph de Guader
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Ralph de Guader (otherwise Radulf Waders or Ralph Wader) (c.1042-c.1096) was the Earl of East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk) and Seigneur de Gael et Montfort.
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* 1 Birth
* 2 Inheritances
* 3 Up to 1074
* 4 Marriage and revolt
* 5 Baron of Britanny
* 6 Crusade
* 7 References

[edit] Birth

He was probably born before 1040, as not later than 1060 he attested, in company with other Bretons, a notification at Angers as Ralph son of Ralph the Englishman, most probably in 1042 in Hereford.

[edit] Inheritances

He inherited the great Breton barony of Gael, which comprised more than forty parishes. In England, whether by inheritance or by grant from the Crown, he held large estates in Norfolk, as well as property in Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, and possibly other counties. In some of these estates he certainly succeeded his father, but it is doubtful whether he obtained the Earldom immediately on his father’s death.

[edit] Up to 1074

* In 1065 he was with Conan II, Duke of Brittany when he besieged Thiwallon, Lord of Dol, in the castle of Combour.
* In 1066 he fought on the Norman side at the Battle of Hastings.
* In February or March 1068 he was present at William the Conqueror’s court with his father.
* In 1069 he routed a force of Norsemen which had invaded Norfolk and occupied Norwich. It may been in recognition of this exploit (or of services rendered at Hastings) that the Conqueror created him Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk, or the East Angles, the Earldom being also styled, from its capital, of Norwich.
* It is presumably this Ralph who, on 13 April 1069 was with the King at Winchester and witnessed, as Earl Ralph, a diploma in favour of St.Denis of Paris and in the same year witnessed, as Earl Ralph, a grant in favour of the Bishop of Essex.
* 1074- It is possible that Ralph defended Dol when the Conqueror besieged it unsuccessfully in 1074.

Ralph built a church in Norwich, in the new town, and give it to his chaplains; but there is not record of religious benefactions by him in Brittany.

[edit] Marriage and revolt

Main article: Revolt of the Earls

He married, in or before 1075, Emma, daughter of William Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of Hereford and Adelissa de Tosny (Toeni).

In 1075 the king's refusal to sanction this marriage caused a revolt in his absence by Ralph, his new brother-in-law Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford and Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northumberland. The revolt was plagued by disaster. Waltheof lost heart and confessed the conspiracy to Lanfranc, who urged Earl Roger to return to his allegiance, and finally excommunicated him and his adherents - Waltheof was later executed by William. Ralph encountered a much superior force under the warrior bishops Odo of Bayeux and Geoffrey de Montbray (the latter ordered that all rebels should have their right foot cut off!) near Cambridge and retreated hurriedly to Norwich, hotly pursued by the royal army. Leaving his wife to defend Norwich Castle, he sailed for Denmark in search of help, and eventually returned to England with a fleet of 200 ships under Cnut and Hakon, which failed to do anything effective.

Meanwhile the Countess held out in Norwich until she obtained terms for herself and her followers, who were deprived of their lands, but were allowed forty days to leave the realm. Thereupon the Countess retired to her estate in Brittany, where she was rejoined by her husband. Ralph was deprived of all his lands and of his Earldom.

At the time of his revolt, he was a land-holder in Whaddon, Cambridgeshire. This is according to the Domesday Book, which uses the name of Radulf[us] Waders.

[edit] Baron of Britanny

For the rest of his life he remained a great baron of Brittany, with no interests in England. In 1076, having plotted against Duke Hoel of Brittany, he was besieged at Dol, and the Conqueror came to Hoel's aid; but Ralph finally made his peace.

In 1089 he attested the judgment in a dispute between the monks of Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine and the chaplains of the Duke of Brittany. He also attested a charter of Alan IV, Duke of Brittany, in favour of St.Georges at Rennes (1084-1096). The Conqueror being dead, Ralph appears in Normandy c.1093 as a witness in the record of a suit between the abbots of Lonlay and St.Florent. There is, however, no record of religious benefactions by him in Brittany.

[edit] Crusade

In 1096, accompanied by his wife and under Robert Curthose, he went on Crusade. He was one of the Breton leaders who took part in the siege of Nicaea, after which he joined Bohemund I of Antioch’s division of the army.

Both Ralph and his wife Emma died on the road to Palestine in the course of the Crusade.

Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridge

Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridge

Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridge

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Husband Ralph III De Gael-[124701]

Born: Abt 1074 at: Of, Gael, Brittany, France
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Father: Ralph II De Gael, Earl Of Norfolk-[133930] (1040-1096)
Mother: Emma Fitzosbern, De Bréteuil-[122844] (1056-1095)

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Wife Avisa-[187761]

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Children 1 F Amica De Gael-[122842]

AKA: Amica D' Uta (Gael Waiet) De Montfort
Born: 1100-1108 at: Of, Norfolk, England
Christened: at:
Died: 1168 at:
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Spouse: Sir, Robert Or Bossu II De Beaumont-[122841] (1104-1168) Marr: After Nov 1120, Of, Leicestershire, England

Ralph de Gael de Montford, Seigneur of Montford de Gael in Britanny,son of Ralph de Gael, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridge,Seigneur of Montford de Gael in Britanny, and Emma, daughter ofWilliam Fitz Osbern, a Companion of William the Conqueror at theBattle of Hastings, 1066, Earl of Hereford. [Ancestral Roots]

Earl Ralph de Gader marched forth in the first crusade under the banner of Duke Robert of Normandy. He was accompanied by his wife Countess Emma and his younger son Alan de Guader (sic). They were at the seige of Nico in the summer of 1097. They were also at the seige of Antioch lasting from 21 Oct 1097 to 3 Jun 1098. In the city of Jerusalem, after the triumph and capture of the city, Earl Ralph and his Countess Emma died. There is no further record of Alan, so it is presumed he also died.

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[from Ancestry.com 139798.GED]
Ralph de Waer (Wayer, Gauder, or de Waet) was constituted by William the Conqueror, Earl of Norfolk and Suffolk. Some historians affirm that he was an Englishman by birth, born in Norfolk, but others, that he was a native of Brittany, which is the more probable, as he was the owner of the castle of Gauder in that province. Of this Earl there is nothing memorable beyond his conspiracy against his royal master, King William, whom he sought to destroy or expel, and to that end drew into his plans Roger, Earl of Hereford, Waltheof, the great Earl of Northumberland, and other persons of distinction. He married Emma, sister of the Earl of Hereford, and he took the opportunity of his wedding day to disclose to the conspirators, when they were elated with wine, the whole of his projects. As soon, however, as they had recovered from the effects of their inebriation, the greater number refused to participate, and the Earl of Hereford alone joined him in openly resorting to arms. The rebellion was quickly suppressed by those stout and warlike prelates, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, and Geoffrey, Bishop of Worcester. The Earl of Norfolk fled into Brittany, leaving his followers to their fate in the encampment at Cambridge. Of those, many were put to the sword, and more taken prisoner. The castle of Norwich was subsequently besieged, and his countess obliged to surrender, but she was suffered to go beyond the sea. In the end this turbulent person assumed the cross and joined an expedition under Robert Curthose to Jerusalem against the Turks, where he afterwards became a pilgrim and died a great penitent.

{geni:about_me} http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_de_Gael

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Ralph, Lord of Montfort (at Brittany) was attacked by William de Pacy, successor of the previous holder of Breteuil.

Ralph was given Breteuil by King Henry I circa 1120.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p373.htm#i7113 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )

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He was Seigneur de Gael and de Montfort. In 1119 he was granted Bréteuïl, his maternal uncle's estate, which had been held by his illegitimate cousin Eustace de Pacy. Ralph was beseiged at Bréteuïl by the king of France, who wanted to see the castle returned to Eustace, but the siege was broken by the arrival of Richard of England. Ralph de Gael, worried that the Norman people of Bréteuïl would not tolerate a Breton, came to an agreement whereby his daughter and heir would be married to Richard of England.

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Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge. [BROOKES.GED]

TITLE: Seigneur De Montford de Gael in Brittany

LORD OF GAEL AND MONTFORT IN BRITTANY; EARL OF NORFOLD, SUFFOLK, AND CAMBRIDGE
IN ENGLAND

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