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Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester (c. 1090 – 31 October 1147 [1]) ( alias Robert Rufus, Robert de Caen ( Latinised to Robertus de Cadomo [2] ), Robert Consul [3] [4]) 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 ...
- c. 1090
- Henry I of England
- 31 October 1147, Bristol Castle
- Mabel FitzRobert
Aug 4, 2023 · Death 31 OCT 1147 • Bristol, Somerset, England. When Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester FITZROY was born in 1090 in Caen, Calvados, France, his father, Henry, was 22 and his mother, Sybilla, was 13. He had two sons and three daughters with Mabel FITZHAMON. He died on October 31, 1147, at the age of 57.
- Caen, Normandy
- circa 1090
Earl of Gloucester. Robert Fitzroy (before 1100 - 31 October 1147) was the illegitimate son of King Henry I 'Beauclerc' of England. He was also known as 'Robert Rufus' and occasionally as Robert of Caen. Robert was probably the firstborn of Henry's many illegitimate children and was born before he succeeded to the throne.
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Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester (c. 1090 – 31 October 1147) ( alias Robert Rufus, Robert de Caen ( Latinised to Robertus de Cadomo ), 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 ...
Robert of Gloucester: The Almost-King of England. By James Turner. Family was of the utmost importance in shaping the identity, political affinity and horizons of twelfth century aristocrats. This was no less true for royals with the Norman and Angevin kings of England finding both their greatest supporters and ardent foes emerging from the ...
In the wake of the White Ship disaster and the death of his legitimate half-brother, William the Atheling, Robert was propelled from his niche within the royal family to a position of political prominence. Henry I, faced with an upswell of dissent and political instability, elected to raise his eldest son to the Earldom of Gloucester ...
Jun 8, 2018 · Robert, earl of Gloucester. Robert, earl of Gloucester ( c. 1090–1147), was Henry I's favourite from among his many illegitimate sons and was advanced by him to be one of the leading magnates of the Anglo-Norman realm. In 1135 Robert apparently accepted King Stephen's succession, but in 1138 he declared his support for his half-sister Matilda ...
