General Notes

Name Suffix:<NSFX> De Conches, Lord Flamstead
REFN: 11492
Ralph, called either de Toeni or de Conches; married 110
3 A lice, younger daughter of Waltheof, Earl of Northumberl
and , Northampton and Huntingdon, and died c1126.  [Burke'
s Pee rage]
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RALPH DE TOENI IV, styled also DE CONCHES, 2nd but 1st sur
v iving son and heir, assented with his mother and his eld
e r brother, Roger, to his father's gifts to St. Evroul. H
e s ucceeded his father probably in 1102; and in 1103 he wa
s on e of the nobles who supported the claim of Rainald d
e Granc ei to succeed to the Barony of Breteuil on the deat
h of Wil liam de Breteuil. In the same year he was a membe
r of the a lliance formed by Robert, Count of Meulan, to fo
rce Goel d' Ivri to release his burgher, John of Meulan. H
e then crosse d to England and, being graciously received b
y the King, ob tained his father's lands; and in 1104 he re
turned to Norma ndy with Henry, as one of his ardent suppor
ters. He was i n the King's army in Normandy in 1106 and to
ok part in th e battle of Tinchebrai on 28 September. In 11
10 he was wit h the King at Romsey. When rebellion broke ou
t in Normand y in 1119, he remained faithful to Henry. Abou
t the same ti me by the King's advice Ralph de Gael gave hi
m Pont-St.-Pie rre and the whole valley of Pistres. In 112
0 he was with He nry at Rouen. He was a benefactor to the a
bbeys of Bec an d Conches, and perhaps to the priory of Wes
tacre.
He married, in 1103, in England, Alice, younger daughter a
n d coheir of Waltheof, EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND, NORTHAMPTO
N a nd HUNTINGDON, by Judith (the King's cousin), daughte
r of L ambert, COUNT OF LENS. Alice inherited Walthamstow
, Essex . Ralph died about 1126 and was buried at Conches
. His wido w gave the church of Walthamstow to Holy Trinity
, London, f or the salvation of the souls of her son Hugh
, who was buri ed there, and her husband.  [Complete Peerag
e XII/1:760-2 , (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]