Occupation landowner | Name Osbern Giffard | |
Father Osborn/Osberne/Osborne/Osbern de Bolebec, Lord of Bolebec Mother Aveline/Avelina/Wevia de Crepon (sister of Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy) Died 1085, Brimpsfield, United Kingdom | ||
Osbern (or Osborne) Giffard (c. 1020, Longueville-le-Giffard, Duchy of Normandy (now Longueville-sur-Scie, France) – c. 1085 Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire) was one of the knights who invaded England in 1066 under William the Conqueror. He was rewarded with holdings throughout Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Wiltshire and Somerset. He settled in Brimpsfield, where he built a castle which was destroyed by Edward II in 1322. It is believed that the Gloucestershire village of Stoke Gifford is named after him. Giffard's nephew, Walter became the 1st Earl of Buckingham.
Family
Giffard was a son of Osborn (or Osberne or Osborne or Osbern) de Bolebec, Lord of Longueville-le-Giffard by either Avelina or Wevia, sisters of Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy. One of Giffard's siblings was Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville.
His notable descendants include the sons of Hugh Giffard of Boyton in Wiltshire: Walter Giffard and Godfrey Giffard.