Ralph the Timid, also known as Ralf of Mantes (died 1057), was Earl of Hereford between 1051 and 1055 or 1057. His mother was Godgifu, the daughter of...
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on 7 April 1024, and had sons by him: Ralph the Timid, earl of Hereford. Gautier (or Walter) III, Count of the Vexin (d.1063), married Biota of Maine...
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and the sister of King Edward the Confessor. Their sons were Walter (Gautier) III, Count of the Vexin, and Ralph the Timid, earl of Hereford and Foulques...
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Portuguese and Italian. Raül, the traditional variant form in Catalan. Rádhulbh, the traditional variant form in Irish. Ralph the Timid (died 1057), pre-Conquest...
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Earl of Hereford (category Extinct earldoms in the Peerage of England)
Edward granted the earldom to Ralph the Timid. In 1055, Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn invaded Herefordshire and Ralph met the Welsh army...
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More than one Ralph held the title and rank of earl. They include: Ralph the Timid, Earl of Hereford (d. 1057) Ralph de Gael, Earl of East Anglia (d. c...
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opposed by a force led by the Earl of Hereford, Ralph the Timid, then set Hereford on fire. This force was mounted and armed in the Norman fashion, but on...
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library membership required.) Williams, Ann (23 September 2004b). "Ralph the Timid". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University...
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Castle, of which only the motte remains. Its name derives from the Welsh kingdom of Ewyas and from Harold, son of Ralph the Timid (Earl of Hereford), and...
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Normans (redirect from The Normans)
made Ralph the Timid Earl of Hereford. On 14 October 1066, William the Conqueror gained a decisive victory at the Battle of Hastings, which led to the conquest...
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