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Godfrey of Brionne

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• • 27th Great-grandfather of Richard Byrd — 30th Generation
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  Gilbert Crispin (Ahnentafel No:271122968 )

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  • Godfrey of Brionne's given name is also seen as Geoffrey.

    Count of Brionne, Count of Eu

    He was an illegitimate child of Richard I, Duke of Normandy.

• Sources for Godfrey of Brionne

  • ¹ Weis, Frederick Lewis, et. al., The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215: The Barons Named in the Magna Charta, 1215 and Some of their . . ., 5th edition, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. (Third Printing, 2006), 188.
  • ² Wikipedia, "Gilbert, Count of Brionne", _Count_of_Brionne, (accessed 02/21/2010).
  • ³ Wikipedia, "Richard I, Duke of Normandy", (accessed 02/21/2010).