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Godefroi Giffard Vicomte d'Arques
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Godefroi Giffard Vicomte d'Arques
General Notes: GODEFROI Giffard. Guillaume de Jumièges records that "Gunnor" had "excepta Sainfria...duas sorores Wewam et Avelinam", adding that "tertia...sororum Gunnoris comitissæ" [Aveline, from the context] married "Osberno de Bolebec", by whom she had "Galterium Giffardum primum et Godefridum patrem Willelmi de Archis". Vicomte d'Arques, which he presumably inherited from his father-in-law "Willelmus...comes filius...Ricardi Normannorum quondam ducis" restored "insulam in fluvio magno Secane...Belcinaca...ecclesias eciam Vatheuille et Brotonii" to Saint-Wandrille by charter dated to [1032/47], subscribed by "Godofredi vicecomitis, comitis, Walterus filius, Lambertus, Willelmus, Osbernus". Godefroi married de Rouen, daughter of Gozelin de Rouen Vicomte de Rouen, Vicomte d'Arques and Emmeline.1 |
1 Charles Cawley, <i>Medieval Lands</i>.
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