Gautier Giffard 2eme, Seigneur de Longueville, Earl of Buckingham, Justiciar

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WALTER Giffard, son of GAUTHIER Giffard Seigneur de Longueville & his wife Ermengarde --- (-in England 15 Jul 1102, bur Longueville, Normandy[1344]). Guillaume de Jumièges names "Gautier-Giffard le second" as son of "Gautier-Giffard 1er" & his wife[1345]. He succeeded his father in his lands. He was created Earl of Buckingham [after 1093] by King William II, although known contemporarily as Earl Giffard[1346]. "…Walteri Giffardi…" subscribed a charter dated 14 Sep 1101 under which Henry I King of England donated property to Bath St Peter[1347].

m AGNES de Ribemont, daughter of ANSELME [I] de Ribemont & his wife ---. Orderic Vitalis names her as the sister of Anselm de Ribemont, and alleges that she fell in love with Robert III Duke of Normandy, whose wife was poisoned soon after[1348]. Earl Walter & his wife had one child:

a) WALTER Giffard (-18 Sep 1164, bur Notley Abbey, Buckinghamshire). "Comes Galterus cognomento Gifardus" made a donation to the monks of Horsham dated [after 1107] with "mater eius Agnes"[1349]. He succeeded his father in 1102 as Earl of Buckingham (as a minor), although he too was known contemporarily as Earl Giffard. He fought at the battle of Brenneville in Normandy in 1119[1350]. "Walterus comes Gifardi" donated property to the abbey of St Ouen, Rouen for the soul of "William son of Osbern of Cailli" by charter dated to [1142/57], witnessed by "…Osbernus de Cailli, duo filii eius Rogerius et Osbernus"[1351]. "…Waltero Giffart comite de Longavilla…" witnessed the charter dated to [Sep 1151/Jan 1153] under which "Henricus dux Norm et comes Andeg" donated property to the abbey of Mortemer[1352]. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1164 of "Walterius Giffar comes de Bochingeham" without heirs, and the return of his English earldom and his lands in Normandy to the crown[1353]. m ERMENGARDE, daughter of ---. "Comitem Walterum Giffart" made donations to the abbey of St Michel, Tréport naming "comitisse Ermengardis sponse mee" by an undated charter[1354].

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WALTER de Bolbec GIFFARD 1st Earl of Buckingham

ABT 1030 - 15 Jul 1102

ID Number: I64042

   * OCCUPATION: Justiciar

* RESIDENCE: of Normandy and England
* BIRTH: ABT 1030
* DEATH: 15 Jul 1102
* RESOURCES: See: [S2182] [S3195] [S3276]
Father: WALTER "old Walter" de GIFFARD Lord of Longueville

Mother: AGNES Ermentrude de Fleitel FLAITEL

Family 1 :

  1.  ISABEL GIFFARD of Buckingham

2. WALTER GIFFARD 2nd Earl of Buckingham
Notes

A. Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham (d 15.07.1102, Justiciar) m. Agnes (sister of Anselm de Ribemont)

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Normans1 Families covered: Kings of England, Counts of Eu, Earls of Gloucester, Dukes of Normandy, Earls of Salisbury Main sources: (1) GenEU (Normandy). (2) "The Royal Bastards of Medieval England" by Chris Given-Wilson & Alice Carteris (ISBN 0-7102-0025-0). (3) For FitzGibert de Toneburge: BE1883 (Clare of Hertford & Gloucester). (4) For d'Evereux of Salisbury: BE1883 (D'Evereux of Salisbury), TCP (Salisbury) http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/continent/mn/normans1.htm#denta t

Normans01 Families covered: Kings of England, Counts of Eu, Earls of Gloucester, Dukes of Normandy, Earls of Salisbury Main sources: (1) GenEU (Normandy). (2) "The Royal Bastards of Medieval England" by Chris Given-Wilson & Alice Carteris (ISBN 0-7102-0025-0). (3) For FitzGibert de Toneburge: BE1883 (Clare of Hertford & Gloucester). (4) For d'Evereux of Salisbury: BE1883 (D'Evereux of Salisbury), TCP (Salisbury) http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/continent/mn/normans1.htm