Mon arbre généalogique

GISELBERT van Oudenaarde (-before 1176). Heer van Oudenaarde.

m as her first husband, RICHILDE, daughter of EVERARD [III] Radoul Châtelain de Tournai & his first wife Mathilde de Béthune (-after 1215). The Chronicon Hanoniense names "Richeldem" as daughter of "Evrardum cognomina Radonem" and his first wife, adding that she married "Gislberto de Aldenarde" and secondly "Waltero de Sothenghien"[1269]. “Rikildis Aldenardensis domina” donated revenue from “villam...Leseines” to Eename abbey, for the soul of “Gilliberti domini et mariti mei”, by charter dated 1176, witnessed by “...Libbo d’Aldenardo, Alardus de Mercka, et tres cognati mei de Betuna, Roberto, Willelmo, Conrado”[1270]. "Riquildis domina de Aldenarda et…filius meus Arnulphus" donated property to Gand Saint-Pierre, for the soul of "mariti mei Ghilberti de Aldenarda", by charter dated 1181, witnessed by "…Gerardi de Sottinghien…"[1271]. She married secondly (after 1181) Wouter van Zotteghem. Her two marriages are confirmed by the 13th century Histoire des ducs de Normandie et des rois d’Angleterre which names "Gautiers de Sothenghien…freres fu Arnoul d’Audenarde de par sa mere ma dame Rikaut"[1272]. Baudouin VIII Count of Flanders guaranteed payments by "Walteri de Sotenghiem et Richeldis de Aldenarda uxoris eius" relating to the purchase of the forest of Lessines, by charter dated Oct 1193[1273]. "Galterus de Sottengem et uxor mea Ricaldis" donated property "in parochia de Felseca" to Ninove by charter dated 1212, another charter dated 1212 recording that "Arnoldus de Aldenardo" confirmed the donations made by "dominus Galterus de Sotengem de consensu matris meæ Ricaldis" signed by "Razonis de Gavera et Arnoldi filii sui, Walteri de Sotengem et Oliveri fratris eius…"[1274]. “Ricaldis de Aldenarda” donated woods at “Parvach” to Mons Saint-Martin, with the consent of “filiorum meorum Arnulfi domini de Aldenarde, Everardi, et Walteri domini de Sotengiem”, by charter dated 1215[1275].

Giselbert & his wife had two children