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Noble, Staller, Constable, Thane, Royal Officer, Earl. Ralph the Staller or Ralf the Englishman (died 1069/70) was a noble and landowner in both Anglo-Saxon and post- Conquest England. He first appears in charters from Brittany, where he was described as Ralph / Ralf the Englishman, and it was in Brittany that his son Ralph de Gaël ...
Following the Norman Conquest of England, William the Conqueror appointed Ralph the Staller, an aristocrat of Breton ancestry born in Norfolk, to the earldom. On his death he was replaced by his son Ralph Guader, who was one of the leaders of a rebellion against William, known as the Revolt of the Earls, in 1075.
- Birth
- Inheritances
- Prior to The Revolt of 1075
- Marriage
- Revolt of The Earls
- Holding The Fort
- Baron of Brittany
- Children
- Crusade
- Bibliography
Ralph de Gaël was born as a noble before 1042, most probably about 1040. He was the high-born son of an Earl Ralph who was English, or born in England, and lived at the time of the Confessor. Some sources believe this to be Ralph the Staller, while others argue that he was the son of Earl Ralph Mantes of Hereford, and who briefly held the Earldom o...
He inherited the great Breton barony of Gaël, which comprised more than forty parishes. In England, he also inherited estates, but it is not known whether he obtained the Earldom of Norfolk immediately on his father's death. Shortly after the Norman conquest, he held large estates in Norfolk, as well as property in Suffolk, Essex, Hertford, and pos...
In 1065 he was with Conan II, Duke of Brittany when he besieged Rivallon I of Dol, Lord of Dol, in the castle of Combourg. He fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, and was known for his bravery and strength of character. Later he is found in February or March 1068 at William the Conqueror's court. Then in 1069, he routed a force of Norsemen whi...
He married, in 1075 at the manor of Exning, Cambridgeshire, Emma, only daughter of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford and his first wife Alice (or Adelise/Adelissa), daughter of Roger I of Tosny. Their marriage united two extremely large estates, as well as noble lines, including to the English Saxon Kings and Queens of old. Some writers have...
The king's refusal to sanction the marriage between Ralph and Emma, from two powerful families, caused a revolt in his absence. Ralph and Emma married in spite of the King's disapproval. At the Wedding Feast 'Bride Ale', Ralph, his new brother-in-law Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford, and Anglo-Saxon Earl Waltheof, 1st Earl of Northumberland ...
Meanwhile, Countess Emma bravely held the fort at Norwich Castle until she had negotiated terms for herself and the safe escape of her followers, who were deprived of their lands, but allowed forty days to leave the realm. Countess Emma escaped to Brittany, where she was rejoined by her husband. Ralph was deprived of all his lands and of his earldo...
Following Ralph and Emma's escape from England, they settled at their inherited lands in Brittany. As well as Gaël, these lands included 40 parishes, including Gauder Castle and Montfort castle, located at the confluence of the Meu river.Ralph and Emma then lived as great Barons of Brittany. In 1076, William I summoned an army, crossed the sea to F...
Ralph and Emma's children were: 1. William (Guillame) de Gael, succeeded his father as Seigneur de Gael. He claimed Breteuil after the death of his uncle William de Breteuil in 1103,but died shortly thereafter, according to Orderic Vitalis. 2. Alain de Gael, who went with his parents on the First Crusade. 3. Raoul II de Gael, seigneur of Gaël and M...
In September 1096, accompanied by his wife and son Alain, and in the army of Robert Curthose (second son of William I), he went on the First Crusade to the Holy Land. After wintering in Italy, crossed over to Epirus, where they joined Bohemond, and reached Nicaea early in June 1097, where Ralph was one of the Breton leaders who took part in the sie...
Keats-Rohan, K.S.B. (1992). The Bretons and Normans of England 1066-1154: the family, the fief and the feudal monarchy (PDF). Vol. 36. pp. 42–78. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk. Earl of Suffolk is a title which has been created four times in the Peerage of England. The first creation, in tandem with the creation of the title of Earl of Norfolk, came before 1069 in favour of Ralph the Staller; but the title was forfeited by his heir, Ralph de Guader, in 1074.
Ralph the Staller (1011-1068) was Earl of Norfolk under Kings Edward the Confessor and William the Conqueror. Ralf de Gael was born in Norfolk, England of Breton parentage, and he became a staller (constable) and the Earl of Norfolk under King Edward the Confessor. He survived the Norman...
Ralph the Staller and Ansgar the Staller are listed as royal stewards in a forged diploma of 1060. They, along with Robert FitzWimarc and Bondi the Staller , are identified as procuratores in an authentic 1065 diploma.
28 de abr. de 2022 · Ralph was an influential figure as the steward of King Edward the Confessor, acting as Staller, or constable, between 1043 and 1066. Ralph held land in eastern England, in the counties of Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, as well as Lincolnshire. Ralph supported William of Normandy in his conquest of England in October 1066.
