Robert FITZROY 1st Earl of Gloucester
- Born: Abt 1090, Caen, Normandy, France
- Marriage (1): Mabel (Sybil) FITZHAMON in Jun 1119 in Lisieux, Calvados, France
- Died: 31 Oct 1147, Bristol, Gloucester, England aged about 57
- Buried: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
General Notes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert,_1st_Earl_of_Gloucester
Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester (c. 1090 \endash 31 October 1147) (alias Robert Rufus, Robert de Caen, Robert Consul) was an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. He was the half-brother of the Empress Matilda, and her chief military supporter during the civil war known as The Anarchy, in which she vied with Stephen of Blois for the throne of England.
Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester was born illegitimately circa 1090 at Caen, Normandy, France. He was the son of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England and Sybilla Corbet.
He married Mabel FitzHamon, daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery, in 1122.
He died on 31 October 1147 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, from a fever. He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
He gained the title of 1st Earl of Gloucester [England] between June 1122 and September 1122.
Children of Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Mabel FitzHamon
Roger fitz Robert1 d. 9 Aug 1179
Hamon fitz Robert1 d. c 1158
Philip fitz Robert1
Richard fitz Robert, Lord of Creully1
Maud fitz Robert+6 d. 29 Jul 1189
Mabel fitz Robert1
Richard fitz Robert1
Robert fitz Robert1
William fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester+1 b. 23 Nov 1116, d. 23 Nov 1183
Robert married Mabel (Sybil) FITZHAMON, daughter of Robert FITZHAMON Earl of Gloucester and Sybil DE MONTGOMERY, in Jun 1119 in Lisieux, Calvados, France. (Mabel (Sybil) FITZHAMON was born about 1085 and died in 1157.)
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