Robert (FitzRobert) of Gloucester (1110 - 1170)

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Died 1170 at about age 60 in England

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Robert FitzRobert was the son of Robert de Caen or FitzRoy, Earl of Gloucester (Robertus filius comitis Glaocestrie dominm ... patri Roberto filia regis, Gloecestrie comiti). He is often considered to be an illegitimate son with an unnamed woman^[1], ^[2] but a charter dated circa 1160, names him as the son of Mabel, Countess of Gloucester (M(abilia) comitissa et filii mei, Willelmus consul, et Robertus), though it it possibly a mistake in the charter for her son Roger.^[3]

Robert is addressed as Castellan (or Constable) of the castle of Gloucester by Henry II in an undated writ. (Henricus, rex Angliæ et dux Normanniæ et Aquitanniæ et comes Andegaviæ, Roberto filio comitis Gloucestriæ constabulario castri, salutem.)^[4]

He married Hawise de Reviers (de Redvers) daughter of Baldwin de Reviers, Earl of Devon and his wife Adelise. The marriage is confirmed by a gift made by Hawise to Quarr Abbey, Isle of Wight, with her husband Robert, son of the Earl of Gloucester. The charter which isn't actually cited, is dated somewhere between June 1141 and 1161, and probably before October 1147.^[5]

They seemed to have one daughter:

1. Mabel, married (1) Jordan de Champernoun (Chambernun); (2) William de Soliers, having issue with both husbands.

According to the Chronicle of Robert of Torigni, he died in 1170 (Mortuo Roberto filio Roberti comitis Gloecestriae). ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Cawley, Charles. "England, Earls Created 1067-1122: Chapter 11B Earls of Gloucester 1122-1225." Medieval Lands: A Prosopography of Medieval European Noble and Royal Families. January 27, 2016. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands : accessed March 27, 2016.
2. ↑ Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom. 2nd ed. Vol. 5. Edited by Vicary Gibbs and H. A. Doubleday. London: St Catherine Press, 1926. p. 686. Published electronically by ABC Publications, 2003.
3. ↑ Jones, W. Rich, comp. Charters and Documents Illustrating the History of the Cathedral, City, and Diocese of Salisbury in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries. Edited by W. Dunn Macray. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1891. pp. 33 & 409. https://archive.org/details/chartersdocument00sali : accessed March 27, 2016.
4. ↑ Hart, William Henry, ed. Historia Et Cartularium Monasterii Sancti Petri, Gloucestriæ. Vol. 1. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green, 1863. CLX, De Coleby, p. 241. https://archive.org/details/historiaetcartul01glou : accessed March 28, 2016.
5. ↑ Bodine, Ronny. "The Early Champernouns." soc.genealogy.medieval Forum. 18 February 1999. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/soc.genealogy.medieval : accessed March 28, 2016.
6. ↑ Robert of Torigni. The Chronicle of Robert of Torigni (Cronica Roberti de Torigneio). Edited by Richard Howlett. Vol. 4. of Chronicles of the Reigns of Stephen, Henry II., and Richard I. London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1889. p. 247 https://archive.org/details/chroniclesofreig04howl : Accessed March 27, 2016.