Gilbert or Giselbert "Crispin", (1000-1040) was a Norman noble, Count of Eu, and Count of Brionne in northern France. This is a list of the counts of Eu, a French fief in the Middle Ages This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
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Parentage
The reference listed below states he was the son of Geoffrey, Count of Eu (b. 962) who was an illegitimate child of Richard the Fearless. Richard I of Normandy (born 28 August 933, in Fécamp Normandy, France died November 20, 996, in Fécamp Some sources say Gislebert was the son of Godfrey of Brionne and Eu, others that he was the son of Gilbert, Baron of Bec. Still others claim that his father was Crispin de Bec (b. 940). Gislebert's mother was apparently Haloise de Guînes (b. 942).
Life
Whatever his parentage, he inherited Brionne, becoming one of the most powerful landowners in Normandy. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. He married Gunnora d'Aunou (Gunmore d'Ainon) in 1012. He had children by his wife and a mistress. The name "Crispin" is said to have referred to the family's erect curly hair.
Gislebert was a generous benefactor to Bec Abbey founded by his former knight Herluin in 1031. Bec Abbey (Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec in Le Bec-Hellouin, Normandy, France, is a Benedictine monastic foundation in the Eure
When Robert II, Duke of Normandy died in 1035 his illegitimate son William inherited his father's title. Robert the Magnificent ( June 22, 1000 – 3 July 1035) also called Robert the Devil or Robert I, was the Duke of William I of England ( 1027 His reign which brought Norman culture to England had an enormous impact on the subsequent course of England in the Middle Ages 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 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. Richard FitzGilbert (1030 - 1090 was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066
Children
Gilbert was the great progenitor of the illustrious house of Candia of the Viscount of Geneva and in England of the illustrious house of de Clare, of the Barons Fitz Walter, and the Earls of Gloucester and Hertford. The House of Candia also called "Candida" in Latin is a European dynastic house originally from "Castrum Candiaco" in the Dauphiné of the nobility of Geneva (Genève is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French -speaking The de Clare family of Norman lords were associated with the Welsh Marches, Suffolk, Tonbridge and Ireland. Gloucester (ˈɡlɒstɚ) is a city, district and County town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Hertford (standard pronunciations /'hɑːtֽfəd/ and /'hɑːֽfəd/ local pronunciation /'ɑːʔֽfəd/ is the affluent County town of Hertfordshire,
- Esilia Crispin, (1028-1072), m. William Malet, Seigneur of Granville, (ca. 1042).
- Roger Crispin de Candiæ, (1029-10--), m. See also Crispin of Viterbo, Capuchin Franciscan Blessed Crispin and Crispinian are the Christian Patron saints of cobblers Lady of Burgundes, Seigneur of Chateau de Candie in Chambery, latter Viscount of Geneva; founder of the family de Candiæ. The Burgundians or Burgundes were an East Germanic tribe which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose Chambéry (Ciamberì or Sciamberì) is the capital of the department of Savoie, France.
- Sir Richard Fitz Gilbert (1030-1090), m. Richard FitzGilbert (1030 - 1090 was a Norman lord who participated in the Norman conquest of England in 1066 Rohese Giffard (1034-1133)
- Baldwin FitzGilbert (d. Baldwin FitzGilbert (died 1090 was a Norman nobleman who was granted manors in Devon, south-west England 1090)
References
- The Royal Ancestry Bible Royal ancestors of 300 American Families By Michel L. Call ISBN 1-933194-22-7 (chart 1696)