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date: 28 January 2020

Ralph [called Ralph the Timid], earl of Herefordlocked

(d. 1057)
  • Ann Williams

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Ralph [called Ralph the Timid], earl of Hereford (d. 1057), magnate, was the second son of Drogo, count of Amiens and the Vexin, and Godgifu (Gode), daughter of Æthelred II and Emma. His father died on pilgrimage to Jerusalem in 1035 and ...

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