William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester^[1]

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• Name	William FitzRobert  [2]
  Suffix	Earl of Gloucester
  Gender	Male
  AFN	V9V7-D7
  Name	William  [3, 4]
  Name	William fitz Robert  [5]
  UID	55265FAE0A8F45B3844B102880F2C4DA30B9
  Death	23 Nov 1183  [6]
  Burial	Keynsham, Somerset, England   [7]
  Person ID	I23087	Master
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2015

  
  

  Family	Countess of Gloucester Hawise of Leicester   d. 24 Apr 1197
  Marriage	Abt 1150  [7]
  Family ID	F6037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Keynsham, Somerset, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  KINSHIP: 1st son and heir. OFFICE: Governor of Wareham, 1144. TITLES: Succeeded father, in 1147, as Earl of Gloucester, title created 1122. POLITICS: He was surety for his father, Oct 1141, then a prisoner at Rochester, in the exchange with King Stephen, whom Earl Robert had captured at Lincoln in Feb 1140/1141; made an alliance with Roger, Earl of Hereford, in 1154, by which they agreed to aid each other against all men except King Henry; in 1173 took the King's part against his sons; in Oct 1173 he went to the King's forces at the battle of Fornham, when the Earl of Leicester was taken prisoner; submitted to the King, 1174; surrendered Bristol Castle to the King, 1175; the King, during his struggle with his sons imprisoned a number of magnates of whose loyalty he was doubtful, William, Earl of Gloucester, being among them. RESIDENCE: Of Cardiff {Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales}. PROPERTY: Lord of the manor of Glamorgan {, Glamorgan, Wales}. DEATH: Date> Died on his birthday - 11 Nov 1183. CONDITION: spms> Died without surviving male issue.

  
  

• Sources

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