John Giffard 1st Baron Giffard of Brimpsfield
d. 1299
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John Giffard, 1st Baron Giffard of Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire (1232-1299), a famous fighting baron of the Barons' War and the Welsh wars - at Lewes and Evesham, and one of the captors of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd's Wales. Father of Eleanor, Lady Strange. His parents Elias Giffard and Alice Maltravers are now in the tree above him.
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*** UPDATE - READ FIRST (9 Oct 2026): the floor stated below HAS BEEN LIFTED - parent(s) now wired (Tier B wave 1); see the new parent records for sources and grades. Opening kept as audit trail. *** ✓ DOCUMENTED (web-confirmed 24 Aug 2026, standard accounts): m. (1) Maud de Clifford - Eleanor was hers. ⚠ Do NOT confuse GIFFARD OF BRIMPSFIELD (this baronial house) with Giffard/Gifford of ITCHELL, Hants (the gentry family whose 'door' was closed as a graft-trap 8 Aug 2026) - different families entirely. His Giffard ascent (Elias Giffard line of Brimpsfield) left a floor. Added 24 Aug 2026.