Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge Ralph de Gael: My Family History

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Abt 1042 - 1096 (54 years)

Generation: 1

Family/Spouse: Emma FitzOsbern. Emma (daughter of Earl of Hereford William FitzOsbern and Adeliza (Adelina) de Toeni) was born about 1059 in Breteuil, France; died after 1095. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lord of Montfort Ralph de Gael was born in 1078 in Montford de Gael, Brittany, France; died in Montford de Gael, Brittany, France.

Generation: 2

Earl of Hereford Ralph de Sudeley was born about 1030 in Nantes, Normandy, France (son of Count of Mantes and the Vexin Walter "Dreux" de Vexin and Princess of England Goda (Godgifu)); died on 21 Dec 1057 in Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England.

Ralph married Gytha FitzOsgood about 1038. Gytha (daughter of Osgood Clapa) was born in 1025 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gytha FitzOsgood was born in 1025 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England (daughter of Osgood Clapa).

Children:

1. Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge Ralph de Gael was born about 1042 in Gael, Brittany, France; died in 1096.

Generation: 3

Walter married Princess of England Goda (Godgifu) about 1023. Goda (daughter of King of England Æthelred II "The Unready" and of Normandy Emma) was born about 1009 in Wessex, England; died before 1056 in Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Princess of England Goda (Godgifu) was born about 1009 in Wessex, England (daughter of King of England Æthelred II "The Unready" and of Normandy Emma); died before 1056 in Lewes, Sussex, England.

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2. Earl of Hereford Ralph de Sudeley was born about 1030 in Nantes, Normandy, France; died on 21 Dec 1057 in Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England.

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Osgood Clapa was born about 1005 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
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3. Gytha FitzOsgood was born in 1025 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

Generation: 4

Walter married Adele de Senlis in 974. Adele (daughter of Bernard II (Bormard) de Senlis and Adele (Hildegarde)) was born about 944 in Isle de France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adele de Senlis was born about 944 in Isle de France, France (daughter of Bernard II (Bormard) de Senlis and Adele (Hildegarde)).

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4. Count of Mantes and the Vexin Walter "Dreux" de Vexin was born in 979 in Normandy, France; died on 1 Jul 1035 in Bithynia, Turkey.
Raoul II de Vexin was born in 980 in Vexin, Normandy, France; died in 1030.
Alix de Vexin was born in 970 in Mellent, Normandy, France.

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King of England Æthelred II "The Unready" was born in 968 in Wessex, England (son of King of England Edgar "The Peaceful" and Ælfthryth); died on 23 Apr 1016 in London, Middlesex, England; was buried in St Paul's, London, Middlesex, England.

Æthelred married of Normandy Emma on 5 Apr 1002 in Winchester Cathedral, England. Emma (daughter of Richard I "The Fearless", Duke of Normandy and Gunnora de Crepon) was born about 982 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 6 Mar 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried on 14 Mar 1051/52 in Winchester, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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of Normandy Emma was born about 982 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France (daughter of Richard I "The Fearless", Duke of Normandy and Gunnora de Crepon); died on 6 Mar 1052 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried on 14 Mar 1051/52 in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

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King of England Edward "The Confessor" was born about 1005 in Islip, Oxfordshire, England; died on 5 Jan 1066 in London, England; was buried in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England.
Alfred Athling was born before 1012 in England; died on 5 Feb 1036 in Ely, Cambridgeshire, England.
5. Princess of England Goda (Godgifu) was born about 1009 in Wessex, England; died before 1056 in Lewes, Sussex, England.