Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincoln

Gilbert de Gant,[1] 1st Earl of Lincoln (c. 1126 – 1156) was an English nobleman who fought for King Stephen during The Anarchy.

Gilbert was thus a nephew of Alan, 1st Earl of Richmond, one of King Stephen's commanders.

Another uncle, Robert de Gant, was Lord Chancellor for King Stephen.

In 1149 or 1150 the king created him Earl of Lincoln as a rival to William de Roumare, who had gone over to the side of Empress Matilda.

[7] Evidence suggests that in the period 1149–1151, Stephen almost lost control of Yorkshire and that the only magnates in Yorkshire who openly supported him at the time were Gilbert de Gant and his brother Robert.