Brief Life History of Rohese
When Rohese de Giffard was born on 13 April 1034, in Longueville, Seine-et-Marne, France, her father, Walter de Giffard Seigneur le Longueville et Bolbec, was 23 and her mother, Ermengarde Flaitel, was 19. She had at least 6 sons and 4 daughters with Richard Fitz Gilbert de Clare. She died on 7 January 1113, in Clare, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78, and was buried in Colchester, Essex, England.
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Sources (5)
- Find-a-Grave
- Wikipedia -Rohese Giffard
- Richard FitzGilbert de Clare and his wife Rohais Giffard in British History Online ~https://www.britishhistory.ac.uk/ [See document in the Memories section]
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World Events (5)
1035 · England Divided
King Canute died in 1035 and England was divided between his three sons. His son Sweyn received Norway, Harthacanute received Denmark, and Harold Harefoot received North England.
1066 · Battle of Hastings
Battle of Hastings was fought between the Norman-French army and the battle-wary English army on October 14, 1066. Duke William of Normandy believed he was the rightful king rather than Harold, who had been crowned king several months earlier. Harold was killed in battle and William was crowned king on Christmas Day 1066.
1086 · Domesday Book
Domesday Book is Britain's earliest extant public record with information containing land surveys and landholdings commissioned by William I. The book was completed in 1086.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Anirban, Gopal, Alok, Anindya, Arunava, Asit, Asok, Dibyendu, Goutam, Indra, Indranil.
Indian: variant of Dey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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BIO
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORMAN%20NOBILITY.htm#RoheseGiffardMRichardFitzGilbert as of 1/18/2016 ROHESE Giffard (-after 1113, bur [Colchester]). Guillaume de Jumièges names "Galteri …
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