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Giroie lord of Echauffour
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Giroie, lord of Echauffour and Montreuil, won his lands by prowess, stood firm against the Count of Maine when his allies fled, and left seven sons and four daughters whose blood ran through Normandy, England, and Apulia.
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✓ ORDERIC FIRST-HAND (vol.1 p.408): GIROIE, granted Montreuil and Echauffour, confirmed by Duke Richard; m. GISELA dau. of Turstin de Bastembourg; eleven children named by Orderic incl. Hawise (our line). His father: Arnold 'le Gros', of Breton stock - NOTE-ONLY at ~ (Orderic bk III, not independently corroborated). ||RESEARCH-FLAG|| OPEN - Turstin de Bastembourg (Gisela's father) is wirable from the same Orderic sentence if wanted. Added 14 Sep 2026.