About Gervais, Count of Rethel
Lived 1056 – 1124 (aged 67–68). Gervais, Count of Rethel was a French catholic priest.
Gervais, Count of Rethel (fl. 11th century) was a French archbishop and nobleman. He was the son of Count Hugh I and his wife Melisende of Crécy. He succeeded his father as Count of Rethel.
Biography
Gervais served as an archdeacon of Rheims before being nominated as Archbishop of Rheims by the King's supporters against (Ralph the Green) in 1106. The next year Paschall II declared him unfit, quashed his election
Family and Issue He was married to Elisabeth, a daughter of Godfrey I, Count of Namur. According to the Chronicle of Alberic of Trois-Fontaines they had a single daughter:- Melisende de Rethel (Millicent) married to Robert Marmion (d.1181) and forebear of all three English Marmion Baronys. Married secondly to Richard de Camville, with at least one son, Richard.
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Who was Gervais, Count of Rethel?
French bishop
When was Gervais, Count of Rethel born?
Gervais, Count of Rethel was born in 1056 in Corbeil.
When did Gervais, Count of Rethel die?
Gervais, Count of Rethel died in 1124.
What was Gervais, Count of Rethel's occupation?
Gervais, Count of Rethel was a catholic priest.
What nationality was Gervais, Count of Rethel?
Gervais, Count of Rethel was French.
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