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Ralph de Gael
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Ralph de Gael, Earl of Norfolk and lord of Gael in Brittany, plotted rebellion at his own wedding feast, lost his earldom, kept his Breton lands, and died on crusade with his wife beside him.
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✓ CP 'Norfolk'; ODNB: RALPH DE GAEL (d. c.1096, on the First Crusade); m. EMMA FITZOSBERN - the 1075 bridal-feast revolt; father of Amice (our line). OPEN above (his father Ralph the Staller, Edward the Confessor's man - one documented rung). Added 14 Sep 2026. || FATHER WIRED 14 Sep 2026: RALPH THE STALLER, Edward the Confessor's Breton-English staller, Earl of East Anglia - one of the few men to serve Confessor and Conqueror both; d. c.1068x70 (ODNB). FRONTIER above.