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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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1025 - Aft 1070 (~ 51 years)
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Name |
Gherbod Of St. Omer |
Suffix |
De Fleming |
Born |
Between 1020 and 1025 |
St. Bertin's Abbey, Flanders, France |
Gender |
Male |
_UID |
A6C07F8D0AA447D5B18A8C241B298B9B9164 |
Died |
Aft 1070 |
Chester, Cheshire, England |
Person ID |
I24 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
Last Modified |
5 Feb 2012 |
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Notes |
- Gherbod was the very first Earl of Chester after the conquest. He is also the father of Gundred, wife of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey.
Gherbod, a Fleming, Avoue of the Abbey of St. Bertin, received, on the dismemberment of Mercia, early in 1070, a large portion of that district, together with the city of Chester, the said portion being formed into a County Palatine (under the name of Cheshire) whereby he became Earl of Chester. He returned shortly afterwards, to his native country, where he was taken prisoner at the battle of Cassel, 1071, and kept captive for a long period, never coming back to England. [Complete Peerage III:164]
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