Ralph (Raoul de Mantes) Earl of Hereford 'the Timid'

✓ Raoul de Mantes, son of Dreux (Drogo) Comte de Mantes by Godgifu, sister of Edward the Confessor - 'His parentage is recorded by Orderic Vitalis'; Florence of Worcester calls him 'son of King Edward's sister', Simeon of Durham 'earl Rodulph the son of king Eadward's sister Goda'; created Earl of Hereford; stood by the king against Godwin in 1051 and commanded the fleet at Sandwich 1052; in 1055 'earl Ralph came against' AElfgar and Gruffudd at Hereford, 'but before a spear was thrown, the English fled, because they had been made to fight on horseback' (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle C) - whence 'the Timid' ('cowardly', Florence of Worcester); d. 21 Dec 1057, bur. Peterborough (ASC). m. Gytha, 'daughter of ---', who held Waddesdon, Haversham and Stoke Goldington, Bucks, as 'Countess Gytha' before 1066 (Domesday). Father of Harold de Ewias. RING 27 Oct 2026 to Gauthier II of Valois (his grandfather) through Dreux. Source: Medieval Lands (Charles Cawley, fmg.ac), read in the browser 27 Oct 2026, 'Untitled English Nobility D-K' - EWIAS, and 'England Earls 1067-1122' - HEREFORD (Mantes), citing the Gloucester St Peter cartulary, Gesta Stephani, Red Book of the Exchequer, Domesday, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Florence of Worcester, Orderic Vitalis and Simeon of Durham. [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 27 Oct 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]