Gilbert (Gant) Gaunt (abt. 1120 - abt. 1156)

Born about 1120 in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England

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Died about 1156 at about age 36 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Biography

Gilbert de Gant, was an English nobleman who fought for King Stephen during The Anarchy.

He was created Earl of Lincoln by King Stephen although there was another Earl of Lincoln at the same time, William de Roumare^{[1] [2]}, who had switched sides.

He was the son of Walter de Gant (a son of the Domesday magnate Gilbert de Gant, Gant being another name for Ghent in Flanders) and Maud (Matilda), a daughter of Stephen, a Breton noble who was brother of Alan Rufus, Lord of the barony of Richmond, and a fellow ally of King Stephen. Another uncle, Robert de Gant, was Lord Chancellor for King Stephen.

As recounted by Complete Peerage:

"He fought on the side of Stephen at the battle of Lincoln in Feb. 1140/I, and was there taken prisoner by Ranulph II, Earl of Chester, who compelled him to marry his niece."

"In 1147 he claimed the honour of Pontefract against Henry de Lacy, and in the fighting which ensued the priory of Pontefract was burnt down, and Gilbert was excommunicated."

"Although William de Roumare had been cr. Earl of Lincoln circa 1141, and presumably was still in enjoyment of that earldom, Gilbert was cr. by Stephen EARL OF LINCOLN circa 1147-48, and in about 1148, as Earl of Lincoln, founded Rufford Abbey, Notts.

He and Rohese had only one child, a daughter, Alice de Gant, who married Simon III de Senlis, son of Simon II de Senlis, Earl of Huntingdon-Northampton.

Sources

1. ↑ "Ancient Charters Royal and Private, Prior to A.D. 1200", Part 1. Editor: John Horace Round Publications of the Pipe Roll Society Series Volume 10. (1888) Wyman & Sons London, England Digital Image: [1]
2. ↑ George Edward Cokayne, The Complete Peerage of England, Or A History of the House of Lords and all its Members from the Earliest Times. Complied by Vicary Gibbs Edited by H.A. Doubleday, Volume ViII Husee to Lincolnshire (London, England: The St. Cathrine Press, 1929); digital image. [2].

• George Edward Cokayne, "Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant" Vol IV, G-H. (London, England: George Bell & Sons, 1892); digital image: [3] Page 12.
• Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. III. p. 60
• Wikipedia, which cites:

• Crouch, David (2000). The Reign of King Stephen: 1135–1154. Harlow, Essex: Longman Pearson. ISBN 0-582-22657-0.
• Davis, R. H. C. (1990). King Stephen, 3rd Edition.
• Cawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands Project: England, Earls created 1138–1143 (v1.2 edition)". Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Retrieved 2008-01-21.

Also see

• Marlyn_Lewis

Acknowledgements

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