GERAARD [I] (-after 1129). Pope Eugene III records donations by "Vualterius qui dicebatur magnus…Gerardus filius suus…Alvericus et filius suus Reimerus…Adeloia venerabilis vidua" to Grimbergen abbey by bull dated 1 May 1147 which confirms the abbey´s privileges[694]. Godefroi Duke of Lower Lotharingia recorded a donation by "Arnulfus comes Aderschot cum duobus filiis suis Godefrido et Arnulfo" to Afflighem abbey of land in Buggenhout, Malre and Steenhuffel which was the inheritance of "Joannem filium suum", placed as a monk at the abbey, by charter dated 1125, witnessed by "Arnulfus de Grembergis, Gerardus frater eius, filii comitis Arnulfi Godefridus et Arnulfus, Worwinus de Heverle et Reinerus filius eius…"[695]. Arnout and his brothers Gerard and Alveric are named in the charter dated 1129 which records the foundation of the abbey of Parcq[696]. A charter dated 1132 records that "Gualterus quidam nobilis qui in alodio sio sita erat" founded the church at Grimbergen, and that after he died "heredes eius Gerardus…et Arnulphus" (whose father and mother were buried in the church) acting "per legatum suum hominem quemdam Alvaricum" requested "domino Norberto" to install his monks there, and records donations by "prædictus Gualterus, Gerardus filius…Alvericus tertius filius suus"[697]. m ---. The identity of Gerard´s wife is not known with certainty. According to Croenen, she was Oda, daughter of Arnout [III] Graaf van Aarschot, but he does not cite the primary source on which this is based[698]. The chronology for this parentage is not ideal, given the birth date ranges estimated for this family, and suggests that, if Oda was related to the Aarschot family, she was more likely Arnout [III]´s sister. John Immerseel has pointed out a property connection between the Aarschot and Grimbergen families: the donation by Graaf Arnold to Afflighem in 1125 (see above) consisted of Buggenhout, Malre and Steenhuffle all of which were later held by the Grimbergen family[699]. A relationship between the Aarschot and Grimbergen families is confirmed by the charter of Liège Saint-Lambert dated 1175 which names "confrater noster Reinnerus bone memorie archidiaconus" [identified as Reiner son of Arnout [III] Graaf van Aarschot] and "cognato suo et ab infantia secum educato Arnulpho de Grinberges concanico nostro"[700]. If the possible reconstruction shown here is correct, the two individuals named in this document would have been first cousins. On the other hand, Wauters[701] suggests that Gerard´s wife may have been "Adeloia venerabilis vidua" who is named as one of the donors to Grimbergen abbey in the 1 May 1147 bull of Pope Eugene III ("Vualterius qui dicebatur magnus…Gerardus filius suus…Alvericus et filius suus Reimerus…Adeloia venerabilis vidua")[702]. The bull does not specify the location of the donations by the members of the Grimbergen whereas, in the case of "Adeloia", it refers to "allodium in Kerberghe cum…in Vicele, et terram…Bochult…et dimidium molendinum in Grimberghen". There is no indication of her relationship to the Grimbergen family, if any. However, it appears likely that she is identified with Adelheid, wife of Henri [II] Comte de Louvain. Geraard & his wife had [three] children