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Robert Fitzroy
(1090 - 31 Oct 1147)
thePeerage.com
Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester1,2
M, #102035, b. circa 1090, d. 31 October 1147
Last Edited=6 Jan 2012
Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester was born illegitimately circa 1090 at Caen, Normandy, France.3 He was the son of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England and Sybilla Corbet.1 He married Mabel FitzHamon, daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery, in 1122.4 He died on 31 October 1147 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, from a fever.5 He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
He gained the title of 1st Earl of Gloucester [England] between June 1122 and September 1122.2
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
Citations
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 683. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2187. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 686.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 167.
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Sources for Robert de Caen
1 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Fall 1988, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, Page 193.
2 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1986-1987, Vols. 7-8, Page 62.
3 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 10.
4 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 489, 503, 507, 509.
5 Weis, Frederick Lewis, et. al., Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004), 125.
6 Wikipedia, "Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester", (accessed 02/23/2010).
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From FindAGrave
Birth: 1090
Caen, France
Death: Oct. 31, 1147
Bristol
Gloucestershire, England
Robert de Caen, Robert FitzRoy, Robert of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Chief military supporter of his half sister, Matilda.
Illegitimate son of King Henry I Beauclerc and possibly Sybilla Corbet, born about 1090 at Caen, Normandy. Grandson of William the Conqueror and Mathilda of Flanders. His mother is still debated.
He married Mabel FitzHamon, daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery. They married in 1122, their marriage contract written before 1119 and had the following children:
* William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
* Roger FitzRobert, Bishop of Worcester
* Hamon FitzRobert, killed at the siege of Toulouse
* Philip FitzRobert, Lord of Cricklade
* Richard FitzRobert, Lord of Creully
* Matilda FitzRobert, wife of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester
* Mabel FitzRobert, wife of Aubrey de Vere
* Richard FitzRobert, Sire of Creully
Robert had four illegitimate children:
* Richard FitzRobert, Bishop of Bayeux, his mother was Isabel de Dourves
* Robert FitzRobert, Castellan of Gloucester
* Mabel FitzRobert, wife of Gruffud, Lord Senghenydd, ancestors of President Franklin Pierce
* Son who had a son, Thomas
After the disaster of the White Ship, he was made Earl of Gloucester. Robert supported his sister against King Stephen, and when the King and Robert were captured and then exchanged for each other, destroying any chances of Matilda becoming Queen of England.
He died on 31 October 1147 at Bristol Castle, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, from a fever.
Some sources says he was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, another says St James Priory, which he founded.
Family links:
Parents:
King Henry de Normandie (1068 - 1135)
Spouse:
Mabel FitzHamon (1090 - 1157)*
Children:
William FitzRobert (1116 - 1183)*
Maud de Caen (1120 - 1189)*
Robert Fitzrobert (1120 - 1170)*
Siblings:
Matilda of Perche (1086 - 1120)*
Robert de Caen (1090 - 1147)
Sybilla of Normandy (1092 - 1122)*
Richard of Lincoln (1094 - 1120)*
Matilda of England (1102 - 1167)*
William Adelin de Normandie (1103 - 1120)*
Reginald de Dunstanville (1105 - 1175)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
St. James Priory
Bristol
Bristol Unitary Authority
Bristol, England
Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Record added: Feb 15, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85015940
Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester1,2
M, #102035, b. circa 1090, d. 31 October 1147
Last Edited=6 Jan 2012
Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester was born illegitimately circa 1090 at Caen, Normandy, France.3 He was the son of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England and Sybilla Corbet.1 He married Mabel FitzHamon, daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery, in 1122.4 He died on 31 October 1147 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, from a fever.5 He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.
He gained the title of 1st Earl of Gloucester [England] between June 1122 and September 1122.2
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
Citations
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume V, page 683. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2187. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 686.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 167.
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Sources for Robert de Caen
1 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, Fall 1988, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, Page 193.
2 American Society of Genealogists, The Genealogist, Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1986-1987, Vols. 7-8, Page 62.
3 Hemingway, Patricia S., The Hemingways: Past and Present and Allied Families, Rev. Ed., Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. (1988), 10.
4 Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. (2008), 489, 503, 507, 509.
5 Weis, Frederick Lewis, et. al., Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America before 1700, 8th Edition, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company (2004), 125.
6 Wikipedia, "Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester", (accessed 02/23/2010).
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From FindAGrave
Birth: 1090
Caen, France
Death: Oct. 31, 1147
Bristol
Gloucestershire, England
Robert de Caen, Robert FitzRoy, Robert of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Chief military supporter of his half sister, Matilda.
Illegitimate son of King Henry I Beauclerc and possibly Sybilla Corbet, born about 1090 at Caen, Normandy. Grandson of William the Conqueror and Mathilda of Flanders. His mother is still debated.
He married Mabel FitzHamon, daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery. They married in 1122, their marriage contract written before 1119 and had the following children:
* William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
* Roger FitzRobert, Bishop of Worcester
* Hamon FitzRobert, killed at the siege of Toulouse
* Philip FitzRobert, Lord of Cricklade
* Richard FitzRobert, Lord of Creully
* Matilda FitzRobert, wife of Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester
* Mabel FitzRobert, wife of Aubrey de Vere
* Richard FitzRobert, Sire of Creully
Robert had four illegitimate children:
* Richard FitzRobert, Bishop of Bayeux, his mother was Isabel de Dourves
* Robert FitzRobert, Castellan of Gloucester
* Mabel FitzRobert, wife of Gruffud, Lord Senghenydd, ancestors of President Franklin Pierce
* Son who had a son, Thomas
After the disaster of the White Ship, he was made Earl of Gloucester. Robert supported his sister against King Stephen, and when the King and Robert were captured and then exchanged for each other, destroying any chances of Matilda becoming Queen of England.
He died on 31 October 1147 at Bristol Castle, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, from a fever.
Some sources says he was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, another says St James Priory, which he founded.
Family links:
Parents:
King Henry de Normandie (1068 - 1135)
Spouse:
Mabel FitzHamon (1090 - 1157)*
Children:
William FitzRobert (1116 - 1183)*
Maud de Caen (1120 - 1189)*
Robert Fitzrobert (1120 - 1170)*
Siblings:
Matilda of Perche (1086 - 1120)*
Robert de Caen (1090 - 1147)
Sybilla of Normandy (1092 - 1122)*
Richard of Lincoln (1094 - 1120)*
Matilda of England (1102 - 1167)*
William Adelin de Normandie (1103 - 1120)*
Reginald de Dunstanville (1105 - 1175)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
St. James Priory
Bristol
Bristol Unitary Authority
Bristol, England
Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
Record added: Feb 15, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 85015940
Events
| Birth | 1090 | Caen, France | |||
| Death | 31 Oct 1147 | Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | |||
| Alt name | Robert de Caen | ||||
| Burial | St. James Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 1st Earl of Gloucester | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 1st Earl of Gloucester |
Families
| Spouse | Mabel FitzHamon (1090 - 1157) |
| Child | Maud de Caen (1120 - 1189) |
| Child | William FitzRobert (1116 - 1183) |
| Father | King Henry I "Beauclerc" (1068 - 1135) |
| Mother | Matilda "Matilda of Scotland" (1080 - 1118) |
| Sibling | Matilda of England "the Empress" (1102 - 1167) |