911 - Yes, date unknown
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Generation: 2
Generation: 3
14. | Emma "the Flower" OF NORMANDY (3.Gunnor2, 1.Herfastus1) was born in 986 in Normandy, France; died on 14 Mar 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. Emma married Ethelred II 'the Unready' KING OF ENGLAND. Ethelred (son of Edgar 'the Peaceable' KING OF ENGLAND and Elfrida OF ENGLAND) was born about 968 in Wessex, England; died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, Greater London, England; was buried in Old St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Greater London, England. [Group Sheet]
Emma married Canute II KING OF ENGLAND & DENMARK on 2 Jul 1017. Canute (son of Sweyn I 'Forkbeard' Haraldsson KING OF DENMARK and Sigrid 'the Haughty' Storrade OF SWEDEN) died in 1014. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 4
23. | Count Gislebert "Crispin" OF BRIONNE (10.Geoffrey3, 3.Gunnor2, 1.Herfastus1) was born about 1000 in Normandy, France; died in 1040. Notes:
"Concerning his ancestry, different theories have been advanced one of which claims that he descended from Rongwald, the Norwegian Viking, father of Duke Rollo the Dane, through Hrolf Turstan (living in 920), the former's grandson. Hrolf followed Rollo to Neustria, where he married Gerlotte, daughter of Thibaud I. le Tricheur, Count of Blois, Chartres and Tours, and became to ancestor of the powerful Norman houses of Avranches, Briquebec, Crispin, and Montfort-sur-Risle. This opinion is expressed by d'Anisy and de St. Marie in their "Recherches sur le Domesday," wherein they are supported by "Norman People, Cleveland, and partially by Planche, but the two generations immediately preceding Gilbert need clarification and substantiation."
"Mr. Stacy Grimalsi records his descent from Crispina, a supposed daughter of Duke Rollo the Dane and others accord him Roman descent which he may have had from some unknown ancestor."
The generally accepted opinion that Gilbert I. was descended from the ducal family of Normandy possibly through one of the numerous children of Richard I., Duke of Normandy, or a female offspring of William Longswood (Longsword), second duke, persists, in which event he married a near relative. The many historical references to his lofty ancestry, the important fortresses which he possessed in heredity, his vast domains and the high esteem in which he was held by duke Robert I., signifies a very close connection. Certain it is, however, that his children were descended from Richard I. since Gilbert's wife Gonnor (Gunnor) was the daughter of Baldric the Teuton, and a niece of Gilbert, Count of Brionne. This fact and the names of his immediate family and descendants have been historically recorded. St. Anselme confirms it by referring to one of his grandsons as of the "first blood of Normandy." They had issue, Gilbert II., hereditary custodian of Tillieres, William, Count of Vexin, Robert, who distinguished himself in Constantinople, where he was a famous general and greatly honored by the emperor, on which account he was poisoned through jealousy by the Greeks before 1073, leaving no issue."
The above account seems to indicate that the lineage that follows is not related to the Crispins, but rather to Gilbert, Count of Brionne. Further investigation of this point is needed. In any event Gilbert, Count of Brionne had an eldest son, Richard Fitzgilbert.
Gislebert married Gunnora DE ANJOU in England. Gunnora (daughter of Baldric, the Teuton) was born about 984 in France; and died. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Hesila DE CRISPIN
- 27. Count William OF VEXIN
- 28. Robert DE BRIONNE
- 29. Richard fitz Gilbert DE TONEBRUGE, 1st Earl of Clare was born in 1030 in Brionne, Normandy, France; was christened in in Bienfaite, Normandy, France; died about 1090 in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England; was buried in St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England.
- 30. Sheriff Baldwin de Meules OF DEVON,, Exeter and Okehampton was born in 1089; died in 1095.
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Gislebert married Herleva OF FALAISE. Herleva was born in 1010; and died. [Group Sheet]
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