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• Hij is geboren tussen rond 979 en rond 1000 in Kerlouan, Finistere, Bretagne, France.
• Hij is overleden op 2 juli 1040 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France (said to have been murdered by his cousin, Ralph of Gac√© (Raoul de Wace)), hij was toen 61 jaar oud.
• Een kind van Geoffrey de Brionne (FitzRichard)
• Deze gegevens zijn voor het laatst bijgewerkt op 4 oktober 2020.

Gezin van Gilbert FitzGilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu

Kind(eren):

1. Ad√®le FitzGilbert de Brionne d'Eu  ± 984-1040 
2. Baldwin FitzGilbert de Brionne (de Meules)  ± 1022-± 1090 
3. Richard I FitzGilbert de Bienfaite de Clare  1024-1090 

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Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu is your 24th great grandfather.
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her mother ·Üí unknown Harington, heiress of Hornby
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her father ·Üí Geoffrey de Neville, II
his father ·Üí Joan de Monmouth
his mother ·Üí John fitz Gilbert de Monmouth, Lord of Monmouth
her father ·Üí Gilbert FitzBaderon, Lord of Monmouth
his father ·Üí Rohesia FitzGilbert de Clare
his mother ·Üí Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, and Cardigan
her father ·Üí Richard FitzGilbert de Bienfaite, Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge
his father ·Üí Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu
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his mother ·Üí Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, and Cardigan
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Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu is your 27th great grandfather.
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her mother ·Üí Richard "Strongbow" de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
her father ·Üí Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke
his father ·Üí Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare, Lord of Clare, Tonbridge, and Cardigan
his father ·Üí Richard FitzGilbert de Bienfaite, Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge
his father ·Üí Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu
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https://www.geni.com/people/Gilbert-de-Brionne-comte-d-Eu/6000000006130127140

Gilbert FitzGilbert de Brionne, comte d'Eu
French: Gilbert FitzGilbert de Mortain, comte d'Eu
Gender: Male
Birth: between circa 979 and circa 1000 Kerlouan, Finistere, Bretagne, France
Death: July 2, 1040 (36-65) Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France (said to have been murdered by his cousin, Ralph of Gacé (Raoul de Wace))
Immediate Family:
Son of Geoffrey de Brionne, Count of Eu & Brionne and N.N.
Husband of N.N.
Father of Baldwin de Mueles, Viscount of Brionne; Richard FitzGilbert de Bienfaite, Lord of Clare and of Tonbridge; Guillaume de Brionne and Adèle de Brionne, comtesse d'Eu
Brother of N.N. de Brionne
Half brother of Gunnore de Clare

Update and disambiguation by Pam Wilson (15 May 2013): Need to distinguish Gilbert Crispin de Bec from Gilbert de Brionne (Comte d'Eu), whose identities are frequently conflated.

There is a great deal of disagreement and there has been much confusion about one or several Gilberts (Giselbertus) who were living in Normandy in the early 11th century, one or more of whom may have been called "Crispin". It appears that some historical sources have merged all of these into one while others keep them separate. The same children (and wives, in many cases) have been attributed to any and all, which males it very difficult to establish any credible family lineages.

One, the most historically prominent, due to his murder, was Gilbert, the Count de Brionne et d"Eu. Another is sometimes attributed as the Baron of Bec, while a fourth title is that of Castellan or Seigneur de Tillieres. Finally, the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy's Medieval Lands Project has a category for "Untitled English Nobility" and includes "Crispin" as among this group [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3.htm#_Toc222722378]. In this research, based on a 12th century manuscript by Miles Crispin, the Gilbert and Gunnora who were the parents of Hesilia (Esilia) who married Sir William Malet were not Gilbert Count of Brionne and Gunnora d'Aunou, as many claim, but were Gislebert Crispin and Gunnora FitzBaldric.
---Pam Wilson, 7-18-2009
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Gilbert, Comte de Brionne
Parents: Geoffroi de Brionne & his (unknown) wife
Spouse:
Children:
Richard, married Rohese Giffard
Guillaume
Bauduoin
Adela m. Neel II (IV) de Saint Sauveur, Vct de Cotentin
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Charles Cawley's Medieval Lands Database (accessed 15 May 2013), http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#_Toc352825316:
COMTES d'EU 996-, descendants of GEOFFROY de Brionne
GEOFFROY de Brionne, illegitimate son of RICHARD I Duke of Normandy & his mistress ([953]-[1015]). Guillaume of Jumièges names လunus Godefridus, alter...Willelmusဝ as the two sons of Richard လex concubinisဝ, adding that Geoffroy was လcomes...Aucensisဝ[2102]. Robert of Torigny names "unus Godefridus alterဦWillermus" as sons of "Ricardi primi ducis Normanniæ" by concubines[2103]. He is named as son of duke "Richard the elder" by Orderic Vitalis, who specifies that his father gave Brionne "with the whole county" to him[2104]. Comte d'Eu after 996. m ---. The name of Geoffroy's wife is not known.
Geoffroy & his wife had [two] children:
1. GILBERT de Brionne "Crespin" ([979/1000]-murdered [Mar] [1040]). Guillaume of Jumi√®ges records that ·Äúcomes Gislebertus filius Godefridus comitis·Äù inherited his father¬¥s county before he was killed[2105]. Named as son of "Godfrey" by Orderic Vitalis[2106]. Comte d'Eu. "Gislebertus filius Godefridi comitis·Ä¶" witnessed the charter dated to [1030] under which Robert II Duke of Normandy confirmed rights of Mont Saint-Michel[2107]. Orderic Vitalis records that ·Äútempore Rodberti ducis Gislebertus comes Brionni√¶·Äù invaded ·Äúin pagum Vimmacensem·Äù [Vimeu] but was repulsed by ·ÄúIngelrannus Pontivi comes·Äù, adding that ·Äúmiles...Herluinus·Äù fled the battle and afterwards founded ·Äúin patrimonio suo in loco...Beccus...c≈ìnobium sanct√¶ Dei genitricis Mari√¶·Äù[2108]. Le Pr√©vost dates this event to ·Äúant√©rieure à 1034, √©poque pr√©sum√©e de la fondation du Bec·Äù[2109]. He was appointed guardian of Guillaume II Duke of Normandy after the death in 1040 of Alain III Duke of Brittany[2110]. He was murdered by his cousin Raoul de Waco, after which Brionne was kept by Guillaume II Duke of Normandy[2111]. On the other hand, another passage in Orderic Vitalis records that ·ÄúRodbertus de Witot·Äù had been exiled ·Äúpropter occisionem Gisleberti comitis·Äù[2112]. Robert of Torigny names "Radulfo de Waceio filio Roberti archiepiscopi Rothomagensis" as murderer of "Gislebertus filius·Ä¶Godefridi"[2113]. Guillaume of Jumi√®ges records that ·ÄúGislebertus comes Ocensis filius Godefridi comitis...tutor Willelmi pueri sed domini...cum Fulcoio filio Geroii·Äú were killed while riding with ·ÄúWascelino de Ponte Erchenfredi·Äù, adding that the crime was committed by ·ÄúOdonis Grossi et audacis Roberti filii Geroii·Äù at the instigation of ·ÄúRodulfus de Waceio filii Roberti archiepiscopi·Äù[2114]. The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death of "Gislebertus comes Briognensis", undated but listed among other deaths recorded in Mar[2115].
m ---. The name of Gilbert's wife is not known. Gilbert & his wife had four children:
a) RICHARD de Brionne (before 1035-[Apr] [1090], bur St Neots, Huntingdonshire). Guillaume of Jumièges names လRichardum strenuissimum militemဝ as the son of လcomes Gislebertus filius Godefridus comitisဝ, adding that he donated property to Bec with လfilii eius Gislebertus, Rogerius, Walterius, Rodbertusဝ[2116]. Orderic Vitalis names လ...Balduinus et Ricardus Gisleberti comitis filii...ဝ among the leading lords under Guillaume II Duke of Normandy[2117]. He and his brother are named sons of Gilbert de Brionne by Orderic Vitalis, recording that they took refuge in Flanders after their father was murdered[2118]. Seigneur de Bienfaite et d'Orbec, after Guillaume II Duke of Normandy restored them to him after being requested to do so by his father-in-law Baudouin V Count of Flanders[2119]. Lord of Clare and Tonbridge. Regent of England 1075. See more under section "UNTITLED ENGLISH NOBILITY".
b) GUILLAUME de Brionne (-after 29 Aug 1060). "MiliteဦRichardoဦfratribus Willelmoဦatque Balduino" donated "Gausberti Villa" to Chartres Saint-Père by charter dated 29 Aug 1060, which states that "Nigello" married "sororem suam", witnessed by "Willelmus filius Osberti, Walterius GiffardusဦRodbertus Bertrannus, Willelmo MarmioဦWillelmus Corbucionis filiusဦRaberius et Willelmus de VernoneဦBernardus filius Vulmari"[2120].
c) BAUDOUIN de Brionne (-[Feb] 1090). Guillaume de Jumièges names "Richardum et Balduinumဝ as the two sons of လGislebertus...filius Godefridi comitis Aucensisဝ[2121]. He and his brother are named as sons of Gilbert de Brionne by Orderic Vitalis, recording that they took refuge in Flanders after their father was murdered[2122]. Seigneur de Sap et de Meules, Normandy, after Guillaume II Duke of Normandy restored them to him after being requested to do so by his father-in-law Baudouin V Count of Flanders[2123]. Orderic Vitalis names လ...Balduinus et Ricardus Gisleberti comitis filii...ဝ among the leading lords under Guillaume II Duke of Normandy[2124]. Orderic Vitalis records that William I King of England built a castle within the walls of Exeter, after he suppressed the town´s rebellion, and appointed လBalduinum de Molis filium Gisleberti comitisဝ as custodian, dated to early 1067[2125]. After the Norman conquest of England, William I King of England gave Baudouin about 160 lordships in Devon, Dorset and Somerset, among which he became Lord of Okehampton, Devon. လဦHalduini [Balduini?] filii comitis Gilbertiဦဝ witnessed the charter dated 1082 under which William I King of England granted land at Covenham to the church of St Calais[2126]. Sheriff of Devon 1080 to 1086. The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death of "Baldoinus filius comitis", undated but listed among deaths recorded in Feb[2127]. m ALBERADE, daughter of ---. Orderic Vitalis describes Alberade as the daughter of the amita of William II King of England[2128]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that လdominus Baldewinus de Brionisဝ married လAlbredam neptem domini Willelmi Bastardiဦducis Normanniæဝ[2129]. Her precise parentage has not yet been ascertained. Baudouin & his wife had six children:
i) ROBERT (-after Dec 1101). Guillaume de Jumièges names လtres filios Richardum, Robertum et Willelmum et totidem filiasဝ as the children of "Balduinumဝ, son of လGislebertus...filius Godefridi comitis Aucensisဝ[2130]. Orderic Vitalis names လRodbertum et Guillelmum, Richardum, nothumque Guigeriumဝ as the children of လGisleberti comitis [filius]...Balduinusဝ[2131]. Named as son of Baudouin by Orderic Vitalis, who describes him as castellan of Brionne when he defended his right to the castle in [1090/94] after Robert de Beaumont claimed it from Robert III Duke of Normandy. The castle was subsequently stormed by Duke Robert's troops and returned to Robert de Beaumont[2132]. He inherited his brother's English honours in 1096. "Robti filii Henrici Regis" confirmed the donation of "totam vineam quam Robtus fil Baldewini et Ricardus frater eius" made to Exeter St Nicholas, with the consent of "Matillidis filiæ Roberti de Avrenchis et heredis Ricardi filii Baldewini", undated[2133].
ii) WILLIAM (-1096). Guillaume de Jumièges names လtres filios Richardum, Robertum et Willelmum et totidem filiasဝ as the children of "Balduinumဝ, son of လGislebertus...filius Godefridi comitis Aucensisဝ[2134]. Orderic Vitalis names လRodbertum et Guillelmum, Richardum, nothumque Guigeriumဝ as the children of လGisleberti comitis [filius]...Balduinusဝ[2135]. He succeeded his father as Lord of Okehampton, Sheriff of Devon.
iii) RICHARD (-[Jun] 1137, bur 25 Jun 1137 Brightley Abbey, Devon, transferred to Forde Abbey). Guillaume de Jumièges names လtres filios Richardum, Robertum et Willelmum et totidem filiasဝ as the children of "Balduinumဝ, son of လGislebertus...filius Godefridi comitis Aucensisဝ[2136]. Orderic Vitalis names လRodbertum et Guillelmum, Richardum, nothumque Guigeriumဝ as the children of လGisleberti comitis [filius]...Balduinusဝ[2137]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names လRicardum etဦAdeliciamဝ as two of the children of လdominus Baldewinus de Brionisဝ and his wife လAlbredam neptem domini Willelmi Bastardiဦducis Normanniæဝ[2138]. He succeeded his brother as Lord of Okehampton. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records the burial လVI Kal Jul 1137ဝ of လdomino Ricardoဝ and the subsequent transfer of his body လde Brightley apud Fordamဝ, adding that he died childless[2139]. "Robti filii Henrici Regis" confirmed the donation of "totam vineam quam Robtus fil Baldewini et Ricardus frater eius" made to Exeter St Nicholas, with the consent of "Matillidis filiæ Roberti de Avrenchis et heredis Ricardi filii Baldewini", undated[2140].
iv) ADELA (-24 Aug 1142, bur Forde Abbey, Devon). Guillaume de Jumièges names လtres filios Richardum, Robertum et Willelmum et totidem filiasဝ as the children of "Balduinumဝ, son of လGislebertus...filius Godefridi comitis Aucensisဝ[2141]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey names လRicardum etဦAdeliciamဝ as two of the children of လdominus Baldewinus de Brionisဝ and his wife လAlbredam neptem domini Willelmi Bastardiဦducis Normanniæဝ[2142]. The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that လAdeliciæဦsorori suæဝ inherited the lands of လvicecomes Ricardusဝ, was thereafter called လvicecomitissaဝ and died လ1142 IX Kal Sepဝ and was buried လapud novum monasterium de Fordဝ[2143]. m ---. One child:
(a) ALICE . The Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia of Forde Abbey records that လdomina Alicia uxor domini Randolphi Avenell filia suaဝ succeeded လvicecomitissa Adeliciaဝ in လdominio de Okehamptonဦet castrum Exoniæဝ[2144]. m RANDULF Avenell, son of ---.
v) EMMA . Guillaume de Jumièges names လtres filios Richardum, Robertum et Willelmum et totidem filiasဝ as the children of "Balduinumဝ, son of လGislebertus...filius Godefridi comitis Aucensisဝ[2145]. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. m HUGH de Waft, son of ---.
vi) daughter . Guillaume de Jumièges names လtres filios Richardum, Robertum et Willelmum et totidem filiasဝ as the children of "Balduinumဝ, son of လGislebertus...filius Godefridi comitis Aucensisဝ[2146].
Baudouin had one illegitimate child by an unknown mistress:
vii) WIGER (-[1133]). Orderic Vitalis names ·ÄúRodbertum et Guillelmum, Richardum, nothumque Guigerium·Äù as the children of ·ÄúGisleberti comitis [filius]...Balduinus·Äù, adding that Wiger became a monk at Bec where he lived for about 40 years under abbots Guillaume and Boson[2147].
d) ADELA ). Her parentage and marriage are confirmed by the charter dated 29 Aug 1060 under which "militeဦRichardoဦfratribus Willelmoဦatque Balduino" donated "Gausberti Villa" to Chartres Saint-Père, which states that "Nigello" married "sororem suam", witnessed by "Willelmus filius Osberti, Walterius GiffardusဦRodbertus Bertrannus, Willelmo MarmioဦWillelmus Corbucionis filiusဦRaberius et Willelmus de VernoneဦBernardus filius Vulmari"[2148]. m NEEL Vicomte [de Cotentin], son of NEEL [I] Vicomte [de Cotentin] & his wife --- (-Aug 1092).
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Gilbert, Count of Brionne
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert,_Count_of_Brionne
Gilbert, Count of Brionne Noble family de Clare Father Geoffrey, Count of Eu Born 1000 Died c.·Äâ1040
Gilbert (or Giselbert) Crispin (1000 ·Äì c.·Äâ1040) was a Norman noble, Count of Eu, and Count of Brionne in northern France. Was a tutor to young Duke William in his minority.
Gilbert was son of Geoffrey, Count of Eu (b. 962) who was an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless.[1] He inherited Brionne, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy. Gilbert was a generous benefactor to Bec Abbey founded by his former knight Herluin in 1031.
When Robert I 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.
Death
A number of Norman barons including Ralph 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.[2] It is believed two of his killers were Ralph of Wacy (de Gacé) and Robert de Vitot. This appears to have been an act of vengeance for the wrongs inflicted upon the orphan children of Giroie by Gilbert.,[3] and it is not clear what Ralph de Gacé had to do in the business.[a] 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.
Children
Sir Richard Fitz Gilbert (Richard de Clare) (bef. 1035·Äìc.·Äâ1090), m. Rohese Giffard (1034-aft. 1113), daughter of Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville[4]
Baldwin FitzGilbert (d. 1090)[1]
Through these sons Gilbert was ancestor of the English house of de Clare, of the Barons FitzWalter, and the Earls of Gloucester (see Earl of Gloucester) and Hertford (see Earl of Hertford).
Notes
^ Although, Ralph de Gacé was the brother-in-law of Hawisa d'Échauffour, daughter of Giroie. See: Schwennicke, ES II, 79; ES III/4, 697.
References
^ a b George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant Extinct or Dormant, ed. Vicary Gibbs, Vol. IV (London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd., 1916), p. 308
^ David C. Douglas, William the Conqueror (Berkeley & Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1964), p. 40
^ Ordericus Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, trans. Thomas Forester, Vol. I (London: Henry G. Bohn, 1853), p. 391, n. 2
^ James Dixon Mackenzie, The castles of England: their story and structure, Vol.1, (The Macmillan Co., 1896), 47.
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Gilbert Crispin de Brionne Posted by Madehlinne on November 7, 2011 at 8:52pm in Medieval England http://www.genealogywise.com/group/medieval-england/forum/topics/gilbert-crispin-de-brionne
[Note: The original source for this material is not clear. It also appears here, perhaps written by Patricia Hellerud: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/e/l/Patricia-Hellerud-/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-1159.html]
Gilbert [Gislebert] was "surnamed Crispin [for his tightly curled hair], earl of Brionne, in Normandy." He succeeded his father at Brionne as well as at Eu. However, after the death of his father, Godfrey, Count of Eu, he soon quarreled with his uncle, Duke Richard II, and was deprived of his patrimony. Eu was given to William--another of Duke Richard II's bastard sons--and Gilbert was left with only the lordship of Brionne. He afterwards regained his position, and in the reign of duke Robert was in high favor at court, when the castle of Brionne was restored to him.
Gilbert assumed the title of count of Brionne while not relinquishing his claim to Eu, but the county of Eu had been in the meanwhile given away by duke Richard II to another member of the family. Neither Gilbert nor his descendants ever recovered possession of Eu. Even so, when count William of Eu died shortly before 1040, Gilbert assumed the land and title. Gilbert was selected in 1035, when Duke Robert was starting for the Holy Land, to be one of the guardians of the young count William {the Conqueror}, and for the next five years he was one of the most powerful nobles in Normandy.
His duty to his ward was not unfaithfully discharged, but he abused his position to plunder the orphan heirs of his neighbour, the sieur de Montreuil, and in revenge the "sons of Giroie" cruelly murdered him in 1040, as he was riding peaceably on his mule near Echaufré, "expecting no evil." His cruel death caused his faults to be forgotten and King William the Conqueror retained to the last a kindly recollection of his guardian. When the King on his death bed was recounting the horrors of his early life, he mentioned Count Gilbert, "the father of his country," among the pillars of the state who were perfidiously murdered by his enemies.
After Gilbert's assassination in 1040, his young sons--Richard and Baldwin--were forced to flee Normandy, finding safety at the court of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. When William the Conqueror married Count Baldwin's daughter Matilda, he restored Richard and Baldwin to Normandy, but he did not invest them with either Brionne or Eu or a comital title {the title of Comte [Count]}. William granted the lordships of Bienfaite and Orbec to Richard. Although Gilbert's descendants later pressed a claim for Brionne, it was never restored.
Count Gilbert probably married a relation of the count of Flanders, for his infant sons Richard and Baldwin were taken after his death to that country and were brought up under the protection of Count Baldwin. They returned to their native country when William of Normandy married Matilda of Flanders and, by count Baldwin's intercession, were reinstated in as much of their father's fiefdoms as had not been otherwise disposed of.
Both brothers were in attendance on their kinsman during his conquest of England. The one, as Baldwin de Meules, was left in charge of Exeter on its submission (1068) and made Sheriff of Devonshire. Large estates in Devonshire and Somersetshire are entered to him in Domesday as "Baldwin of Exeter" or "Baldwin the Sheriff."
Richard now obtained the fiefdoms of Bienfaite and Orbec and, after the conquest of England, he was rewarded with 176 Lordships, 95 of which were in Suffolk. Richard also received Tonbridge Castle in Kent as compensation for his hereditary claims to the castle of Brionne. He became known to history as Richard FitzGilbert de Clare. At the same time, Le Sap et Meules were given to Baldwin for his share and he was allowed to marry the King's cousin. His wife, Albreda, was a granddaughter of Duke Richard II and was probably a sister of Guy de Burgundy.
Death: The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death of "Gislebertus comes Briognensis" as undated but listed among other deaths recorded in March 1040. --Murdered by assassins hired by Raoul de Gace (son of Archbishop Robert) following Robert I Duke of Normandy's death.
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Died in 1040, said to have been murdered by his cousin, Ralph of Gacé (Wace)
For a short period in the autumn of 1040 following the sudden death (murder?) of Count Alan of Brittany, Gilbert was chief tutor to the young William the Conqueror.

Count Gilbert "Crispin" de Brionne - was born about 0979 and died about 1040 . He was the son of Duke Godfrey de Brionne.
Count Gilbert married Constance de Eu. She is the daughter of William Eu and Beatrice Goz.
[Note: this marriage to Constance is not proven]

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