Talk:Richard Fitz Gilbert
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Is "Richard Fitz Gilbert" the name of a person? The article should include a description, preferably in the first sentence, something like "Richard Fitz Gilbert was a member of the peerage who lived in England in the 12th Century..." As it stands, the article just jumps into aliases and history.Michael DoroshTalk 00:37, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
I put in a minor introductory sentence, with a brief definition; certainly the article still needs some clean-up. Lindsay H. 22:59, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Was the person described in the article, Richard fitz Gilbert or was he Richard fitz Baldwin, of the following generation? Richard fitz Gilbert was of he same generation as Duke Richard III of Normandy, born in 997. This would have made him fairly old for warfare in 1066. On the other hand, the description in the article seems to fit Baldwin, lord of Le Sap and Meules's third son. (RJP 12:54, 7 March 2007 (UTC)) Query answered: the name does look correct as Baldwin and Richard, both Gilbert's sons were with Duke William in the invasion. Though of the same generation as Richard III, Baldwin and Richard fitz Gilbert must have been younger.(RJP 13:08, 7 March 2007 (UTC))
