Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NameGilbert de Brionne
Birthabt 1000, Kerlouan, Finistere, Bretagne, Royaume de France
Death2 Jul 1040, Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, Royaume de France
OccupationComte D'Eu
FatherGeoffrey de Brionne (~962-1015)
MotherHaloise de Guines (942-)
Spouses
Unmarried
ChildrenRichard fitz Gilbert de Bienfaite (<1036-1090)
Ralph fitz Gilbert De Tellieres (~1038-~1124)
Notes for Gilbert de Brionne
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert,_Count_of_Brionne
About Gilbert de Brionne comte d'Eu
Update and disambiguation by Pam Wilson : Need to distinguish Gilbert Crispin de Bec from Gilbert de Brionne , whose identities are frequently conflated.
There is a great deal of disagreement and there has been much confusion about one or several Gilberts 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 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 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.
Gilbert de Brionne, Count of Eu, and Count of Brionne , was an influential Norman Nobleman in the Duchy of Normandy in Northern France.[1][2] He was one of the early guardians of His Grace Duke William in his minority.[1][3] Interestingly, if Lord Brionne would have survived his murder the senior house of de Clare would have probably been known as de Brionne.[1][3] Lord Brionne was the first to be known by the cognomen Crispin because of his hair style which stood up like the branches of a pine tree.[1][3] Hence, why people referred to him as Gilbert Crispin instead of Gilbert de Brionne.