AthelingRalph de Gael
Earl of East Anglia. 1042 to 1096.
What is known, and how well
| Fact | Value | Certainty |
|---|---|---|
| Birth | 1042 | Year |
| Death | 1096 | Year |
| Parents | Not recorded | |
| House | House of Gael | |
| Realm | England | |
| How sure we are | High | Of this record as a whole |
In brief
Son of Ralph the Staller. Married Emma, William fitzOsbern’s daughter, in 1075 and used the wedding to launch the Revolt of the Earls. Fled to Brittany when it failed.
Events
- The bridal of Norwich
Ralph de Gael marries fitzOsbern’s daughter and the earls plot at the feast.
With Ralph, Roger, Waltheof - The Revolt of the Earls
Lanfranc and the English shires break the rising while the king is in Normandy.
With Ralph, Roger, Waltheof, Lanfranc
What is uncertain
- Parentage is not recorded here.
Related people
Sources
Where this is recorded
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Avalon Project)
- Orderic Vitalis, The Ecclesiastical History of England and Normandy, trans. Thomas Forester
- The Chronicle of Florence of Worcester, trans. Thomas Forester
Named in the record
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Reference works
- Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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