Baldwin FitzGilbert

Baudouin de Meules ( in Normandy ) or Baudouin FitzGilbert (in England, † 1090 ), Seigneur de Meules et du Sap (Normandy), Lord of Okehampton (Devon), Sheriff of Devon, was the younger son of Gilbert de Brionne.

Biography

After Gilbert de Brionne was murdered in 1040 by Robert Giroie and Raoul de Gacé, his two sons, Richard and Baldwin were sent to Flanders and - under the protection of Count Baldwin V - with the loss of their possessions in Normandy. After about 15 years of exile and Richard Baudouin returned to Normandy, where they Herzog Wilhelm II at the request of his father- Baldwin of Flanders several places transferred: Meules and Le Sap for Baudouin and Bien Faite and Orbec for Richard. Brionne, however, remained in the possession of the Duke.

Baudouin accompanied William in 1066 probably in the conquest of England and fought well in the battle of Hastings, and was subsequently a variety of goods and important tasks in the west of the country. He was Lord of Okehampton and Sheriff of Devon. 1068 transferred Wilhelm him after a rebellion, a siege and subjugation control of the city of Exeter.

Progeny

According to one source was his wife Alberada, the origin is not clear, perhaps a daughter of Mauger, Vicomte of the Cotentin, according to another source called his wife Emma. His children were:

  • Guillaume († 1096 ), Baldwin's successor in England, Lord of Okehampton, Sheriff of Devon
  • Richard ( † 1137 ), Lord of Okehampton
  • Adele
  • Emma ∞ Hugues de Waft
  • Mathilde ∞ Guillaume, son of Guimond, Seigneur de Ponts et d' Avranches

He also had an illegitimate son from an unknown woman:

  • Wiger († 1133), a monk at the Abbey of Le Bec.
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