42nd Generation (Continued)
Family of Godfrey Count de Eu & Brienne (182)

205. Gilbert Count of Brienne, 30G Grandfather, M. Born in 0979 in France. Gilbert Count of died in 1040, he was 61.

When Count William of Eu died shortly before 1040, Gilbert did
assume the land and title, but he was assassinated in 1040 and 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, he restored Gilbert's sons to Normandy, although he did not invest them with either Brionne or Eu or a comital title. WILLIAM granted the
lordships of Bienfaite and Orbec to RICHARD FITZ GILBERT, and Le Sap
and Meules to Baldwin. Although Gilbert's descendants later pressed a
claim for Brionne, it was never restored. RICHARD and Baldwin
ftizGilbert took part in the Norman conquest of England, and both
assumed important positions in THE CONQUEROR's reign.
--- Michael Altschul *A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The
Clares,1217-1314*, Baltimore MD (Johns Hopkins Press) 1965, p 18-19


Gilbert Count of married Gunnora de Aunou, 30G Grandmother, F, daughter of Herbastus de Crepon, M (0911-aft 0984). Born in 0984 in France.

They had the following children:
i. Baldwin, 30G Uncle, M. Born abt 1022 in Normandy, France. Baldwin died in 1090, he was 68.

REFN: 12458

abt 1055 when Baldwin was 33, he married Emma/Auberee, F, in Normandy, France. Born abt 1034 in Normandy, France.

REFN: 12459

REFN48771
232 ii. Richard FitzGilbert, M (~1030-1090)

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