Lord of Alost Ralph de Gant I (Ralph de Gand, Raoul de Boulogne) 
Ralph was born in 1009 in Flanders, Belgium.1 Ralph's father was Adalbert de Gant II and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were Baudouin de Boulogne and <Unknown>. He was an only child. He died at the age of 38 in 1047 in Alost, Flanders, Belgium.2 General Notes
Ralph de Gand
SOURCES: LDS FHL Ancestral File # MQD4-WL (familysearch.org) (familysearch.org)
WEB:
"Ancestors/Descendants of Royal Lines" (Contributors: F. L. Jacquier (History of Charlemagne by Christian Settipani); L. Orlandini, Manuel Abranches de Soveral, Reynaud de Paysac, F.L. J P de Palmas (Aurejac et Tournemire; Frankish line; The Complete Peerage}, Jacquier (Genealogy of Lewis Carroll, Justin Swanstrom, The Royal Families of England Scotland & Wales by Burkes Peerage; Debrett's Peerage & Baronage; Table of descendants French Canadian Genealogical Society; Families of Monfort-sur-Risle & Bertrand de Bricquebec; The Dukes of Normandy, XXXXI), A. Brabant ("Dynastie Montmorency, Michel d'Herbigny), Paul Leportier, Claude Barret, H.R. Moser (Burke Peerage), O.Guionneau, L.B. de Rouge, E. Polti, N. Danican (Britain's Royal Families; Buthlaw, Succession of Strathclyde, the Armorial 1961-62) A.Terlinden (Genealogy of the existing British Peerage, 1842), L. Gustavsson, C. Cheneaux, E. Lodge, S. Bontron (Brian Tompsett), R. Dewkinandan, H. de la Villarmois, C. Donadello; Scevole de Livonniere, H. de la Villarmois, I. Flatmoen, P. Ract Madoux (History of Morhange; Leon Maujean; Annuaire de Lorraine, 1926; La Galissonniere: Elections d'Arques et Rouen), Jean de Villoutreys (ref: Georges Poull), E. Wilkerson-Theaux (Laura Little), O. Auffray, A. Brabant (Genealogy of Chauvigny of Blot from "Chanoine Prevost Archiviste du Diocese de Troyes Union Typographique Domois Cote-d'Or 1925), Emmanuel Arminjon (E Levi-Provencal Histoire de l'Espagne Andalouse), Y. Gazagnes-Gazanhe, R. Sekulovich and J.P. de Palmas ("notes pierfit et iconographie Insecula", Tournemire), H
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"The Ancestry of Overmire Tifft Richardson Bradford Reed" Larry Overmire larryover@worldnet.att.net
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NOTE: Last source shows Raoul de Boulogne (Ralph de Gand Seigneur d'Alost) as son of Adalbert Count of Gand (b. abt 994) and Ermengarde of Flanders (b. abt 1010), but with Raoul/Ralph and Gisele de Luxembourg having the same children, according to all three sources. At this time, I have placed the ancestors of Raoul/Ralph as shown on the "Royal Lines" web site and at LDS "familysearch.org", but independent verification is needed.
Details of Ralph's family with Gisele de Luxembourg
1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I6368&style=TABLE
2 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:3253225&id=I25660&style=TABLE
2 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:3253225&id=I25660&style=TABLE
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