Gilbert fitzBaderon of Monmouth (died about 1189) was one of the two sons of Baderon fitzWilliam by his wife Rohese de Clare. When Baderon died, at some date between 1170 and 1176, Gilbert succeeded him as lord of

Monmouth Monmouth ( or ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated on where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. The population in the 2011 census was 10,508, rising from 8 ...

and holder of

Monmouth Castle Monmouth Castle () is a castle close to the centre of the town of Monmouth, the county town of Monmouthshire, on a hill above the River Monnow in south-east Wales. Once an important border castle, and birthplace of Henry V of England, it stood ...

. Gilbert is best known as a patron of literature and it was under Gilbert's patronage that the poet

Hugh of Rhuddlan Hugh of Rhuddlan () was an important Cambro-Norman poet writing in the Anglo-Norman language at the end of the 12th century. He has been described as one of 'Angevin England's most mercurial literary figures'. Life Hugh was a cleric and a native ...

wrote his verse

romance Romance may refer to: Common meanings * Romance (love), emotional attraction towards another person and the courtship behaviors undertaken to express the feelings ** Romantic orientation, the classification of the sex or gender with which a pers ...

Ipomedon ''Ipomedon'' is a romance composed in Anglo-Norman verse by Hugh of Rhuddlan in the late 12th century at Credenhill near Hereford. In the sequel '' Protheselaus'', which must have been composed slightly later, Hugh acknowledges as his patron Gi ...

'', which was among the most popular works in its genre in medieval England. The original text in Anglo-Norman (a variant of

Old French Old French (, , ; ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France approximately between the late 8th [2-4; we might wonder whether there's a point at which it's appropriate to talk of the beginnings of French, that is, when it wa ...

spoken and written in Norman England and Wales) was translated at least three times into Middle English under the variant title ''Ipomadon''. Hugh afterwards wrote a sequel, ''Protheselaus'', which he dedicated to his patron Gilbert fitzBaderon. Around 1170 Gilbert acted as witness when his sister

Rohese of Monmouth Rohese of Monmouth (''Rohese de Monemue'' in Anglo-Norman; born about 1135/1140; died in or near 1180) was a member of the wealthy and powerful Anglo-Norman families in the Welsh Marches.George Edward Cokayne, ''The Complete Peerage; or, A History ...

and his brother-in-law

Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath, 4th Baron Lacy (; before 1135 – 25 July 1186), was an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman landowner and royal office-holder. He had substantial land holdings in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Following his participation in ...

, made a donation to

Monmouth Priory Monmouth Priory, in Priory Street, Monmouth, Wales, is a building that incorporates the remains of the monastic buildings attached to St Mary's Priory Church, Monmouth, St Mary's Priory Church. The priory was a Benedictine foundation of 1075, and ...

. W. Dugdale; J. Caley, H. Ellis, B. Bandinel, eds, '' Monasticon Anglicanum'' (6 vols. London, 1817-1830
vol. 4 p. 597
/ref> On his death Gilbert was succeeded as lord of Monmouth by

John of Monmouth John of Monmouth (c. 1182 – 1248) was an Anglo-Norman feudal lord of Breton ancestry, who was lord of Monmouth between 1190 and 1248. He was a favourite of both King John and his son, Henry III, and one of the most powerful royal allie ...

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