Re: Gospatric Fitz Orm's mother, Gravelda of Dunbar

Dear Newsgroup ~

Regarding the death date of Gospatric Fitz Maldred, Earl of Dunbar,
Complete Peerage, 4 (1916): 504 (sub Dunbar) gives the following
information:

"Being, however, deprived of that post in Oct. or Nov. 1072, he fled to
Scotland, receiving from Malcolm III "Dunbar with the adjacent lands in
Lothian." He died probably about 1075, and most likely is the
"Gospatricus Comes" whose monument was at Durham. He is stated in
Hoveden to have died and been buried at Ubbanford [i.e., Norham], not
long after his flight to Scotland." END OF QUOTE

This information given above essentially comes from Roger de Hoveden 1
(Rolls Ser. 51) (1868): 59, which source can be viewed online on the
gallica website at the following weblink:

http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/CadresFenetre?O=NUMM-50281&M=pagination&Y=Image

Roger de Hoveden gives no date for the death of Gospatric, except to
say it took place "not long after his flight to Scotland." Beyond the
above details, Hoveden states that Gospatric had three sons, Dolfin,
Waltheof, and Gospatric.

Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah

Website: www.royalancestry.net

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