Gauthier III Tyrel, seigneur de Poix

Lord Gauthier III, aka Walter III Tyrrell, is by tradition known as the nobleman who "accidentally" killed King William Rufus while hunting in the New Forest August 2, 1100.

Walter III was ordered by William the Conqueror to marry Adelize de Giffard, granddaughter of Walter Giffard, first Earl of Buckingham, and daughter of Richard Giffard, one of the noblemen of the court of the king of England and his wife, Mathilde de Mortemer, daughter of Walter de Mortemer of Normandy.

The Tyrrell family genealogy below states he died in 1135 at one of his chateaux in France after returning from a journey to the Holy Land: Sources for Tyrel family: https://archive.org/stream/furthergenealog00terrgoog#page/n12/mode/2up page 14. He founded the monastery of St. Pierre de Selincourt and the Abbey of St. Larme, which were the sepluchre for the Tyrrell family in Picardy. ______________________________________________________________________________

His son, Hugh, : 3rd Lord of Poix, 2nd Lord of Laingaham, Kingsworthy and Avon. A Baron of France & England, Castellon of Pontoise 1091. Joined 1st crusade & was at seige of Jerusalem, 1096. Founded the Priory of St. Denis, 1116. Died on a pilgrammage to the Holy Land.

Walter DE TIRREL III

Gauthier TYREL III

?-1136

BIRTH: England

Father: Walter DE TIREL II (?-?)

Mother: Adelice GIFFARD (?-1138)

Wife 1: Isabelle D'HEILLY (?-c.1120)

MARRIAGE:

Wife 2: Adeline, dame DE RIBÉCOURT (?-c.1128)

MARRIAGE: 1121

Wife 3: Fide DE SELINCOURT (?-?)

MARRIAGE: 1128

FACTS: 3rd Lord of Poix, 2nd Lord of Laingaham, Kingsworthy and Avon. A Baron of France & England, Castellon of Pontoise 1091. Joined 1st crusade & was at seige of Jerusalem, 1096. Founded the Priory of St. Dnis, 1116. Died on a pilgrammage to the Holy Land.

DEATH: 1136, Holy Land

Children by Isabelle D'HEILLY:

Hugh TIRREL I (?-1159)

Children by Adeline, dame DE RIBÉCOURT:

Foulques TYREL (?-?) *married Isabelle D'HUMIÈRES

Baudoin TYREL (?-?) *married Huguette, dame de QUEVAUVILLERS

Vernon TYREL (?-?)

Mathild TYREL (?-?) *married Raoul, sire de CONTAY

Guillemette TYREL (?-?) *married Guy, écuyer, seigneur de LINCHEUX