Gilbert De Gant 
Gilbert was born about 1048 in Alost, Flanders, Belgium. Gilbert's father was Raoul Ralph De Gant and his mother was Gisele De Luxembourg. His paternal grandparents are Adalbert De Gant and Ermengarde De Flanders; his maternal grandfather was I Frederick and his maternal grandmother is Ermentrude De Herbert. He had a brother and a sister, named Badouin and Isabel. He was the youngest of the three children. He died in 1094 in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England. He was buried in Bardney, Lincolnshire, England.General Notes
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Alias:<ALIA> Gilbert De Gand De Gaunt /De Ghent/
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Accompanied William the Conqueror into England and, participating in the t
riumph of Hastings, obtained a grant of the lands of a Danish proprietor n
amed Tour, with numerous other lordships. Gilbert was in York in 1069 a
nd had a narrow escape when the Danes in great force, on behalf of Edgar A
ethling, entered the mouth of the Humber and, marching upon that city, com
mitted lamentable destruction by fire and sword, there being more than 3,0
00 Normans slain. Like most of the great lords of his time, Gilbert disgor
ged to the church a part of the spoil which he had seized, and among oth
er acts of piety, restored Bardney Abbey, Lincolnshire, which had been utt
erly destroyed many years before by the pagan Danes, Inquar and Hubb
a. He married Alice, daughter of Hugh De Montfort, and had issue: Hugh, w
ho assumed the name Montfort; Walter, his successor; Robert, Lord Chancell
or of England 1153; and Emma, married to Alan, Lord Percy.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.~ 0943 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
- b.~ 0968 in Gand, Flanders, Belgium
- b.~ 0947 in Holland
- b.~ 0992 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium
- b.< 0912
- b.~ 0932 in Luxembourg d.15 Aug 998
- b.< 0917
- b.~ 0968 in Luxembourg
- b.~ 0910 in Alsace, France
- b.~ 0932 in Luxembourg d.13 Dec 992
- b.~ 0911
- b.~ 1009 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium d.> 1058
- b.0933 in Flanders, Belgium d.1 Jan 963
- b.Dec 0951 in Flanders, Belgium d.30 Mar 987 in Chapel De St Laurent, France
- b.< 0935 in Saxony, Germany d.25 May 1008
- b.~ 0967 in Flanders, Holland d.30 May 1035 in Flanders, Holland
- b.0910 in Italy d.6 Aug 966 in In captivity in Germany
- b.0950 in Luxembourg d.07 Feb 1003 in Gent, Flanders, Belgium
- b.~ 0914 in Tuscany, Italy d.6 Jul 966 in Bamberg, Barvaria, Germany
- b.~ 0995 in Flanders, Belgium
- b.~ 0932 in Luxembourg d.15 Aug 998
- b.~ 0960 in Luxembourg d.06 Oct 1009
- b.~ 0932 in Luxembourg d.13 Dec 992
- b.0975 in Luxembourg d.21 Feb 1030 in Flanders, Belgium
- b.~ 0925 d.0992
- b.0958 in Gleiberg, Germany
- b.~ 0930 in Avalgau, Germany
- b.~ 1048 in Alost, Flanders, Belgium d.1094 in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
- b.< 0912
- b.~ 0932 in Luxembourg d.15 Aug 998
- b.< 0917
- b.~ 0960 in Luxembourg d.06 Oct 1009
- b.~ 0910 in Alsace, France
- b.~ 0932 in Luxembourg d.13 Dec 992
- b.~ 0911
- b.1009 in Luxembourg d.1058
- b.~ 0890
- b.~ 0925 d.0992
- b.~ 0905
- b.0958 in Gleiberg, Germany
- b.~ 0900 in Avalgau, Germany
- b.~ 0930 in Avalgau, Germany
- b.~ 0900 in Germany
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They had two sons and three daughters, named Walter, Walter, Filia, Emma and Agnes.
Family Notes
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Children
Emma De Gant
Emma was born about 1075 in Alost, Flanders. She died in 1135 in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England.
Walter De Lindsay
Walter was born about 1077 in Alost, Flanders. He died in Fordington, Lancashire, England.
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