About Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham
Lived 1038 – 1102 (aged 63–64). Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham was a feudatory.
Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville in Normandy, 1st Earl of Buckingham (died 1102) was an Anglo-Norman magnate.
Biography
He was the son of Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville (one of the few proven companions of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066) and Ermengarde daughter of Gerard Flaitel. His father had been given 107 lordships, 48 of which were in Buckinghamshire which Giffard inherited by 1085. The caput of his feudal honor was at Crendon, Buckinghamshire.
He held an important castle at Longueville overlooking the River Scie as well as vast estates in Buckinghamshire. As he held lands in both England and Normandy he was a vassal to both Robert Curthose and William Rufus. He died 15 July 1102 in England and his body was returned to Normandy,
Giffard was married to Agnes de Ribemont, sister of Anselm of Ribemont. His heir was his son, Walter Giffard, 2nd Earl of Buckingham.
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Anglo-Norman magnate
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Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham was born in 1038.
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Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham died on 15 July 1102.
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Walter Giffard, 1st Earl of Buckingham was a feudatory.
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