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Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln 1118–1156 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1118

Birth Location: Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1156

Death Location: Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Father: Walter Gant

Mother: Maud Bretagne

Spouse(s): Rohese DeClare

Children(s): Countess Gaunt

Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln was born in 1118 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Walter De Gant And Maud Matilda De Bretagne. Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln married Rohese Fitzrichard Of Turnbridge Declare, and had children including Countess Alice De Gaunt, Unknown De Gant. Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1156 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln was born in 1118 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, the child of Walter De Gant And Maud Matilda De Bretagne.
  • Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln married Rohese Fitzrichard Of Turnbridge Declare, and had children including Countess Alice De Gaunt, Unknown De Gant.
  • Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln passed away in 1156 in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England.

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Gilbert Lincoln's Ancestors

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Gilbert Lincoln
1118–1156
Birth Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Walter de Gant
1090–1139
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Maud ((Matilda) de) Bretagne
1095–1139
Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
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Gilbert Lincoln's Descendants

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Gilbert (de Gant, Earl of) Lincoln (Abt 1118–1156) m. Rohese (FitzRichard of Turnbridge) DeClare (1120–1175)
  1. 1. Countess (Alice De) Gaunt 1142–1185

Gilbert Lincoln's Timeline

2 Records

1118
Abt 1118
Birth of Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
1156
1156
Age 38
Death of Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1118
    Event Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1156
    Event Place: Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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