Robert de Caen Earl of Gloucester 
Robert de Caen Earl of was born in 1086 in Caen, Calvados, France. Robert de Caen Earl of's father was Henry I 'Beauclerc' King of England and his mother was Nesta Ferch Rhys. His paternal grandparents were William I "The Conqueror" King of England and Matilda of Flanders; his maternal grandparents were Rhys Ap Tewdr Mawr and Gwladys Ferch Rhiwallon. He had a brother named Henry. He was the older of the two children. He had seven half-brothers and five half-sisters, named William Atheling Prince of, Richard Prince of, William, Reginald Dunstanville FitzRoy Earl of, Maurice FitzGerald Baron of, David, William, Matilda Aethelic Princess of, Elizabeth Princess of, Constance of, Gundred Rohesia Princess of and Angharad. He died at the age of 61 on October 31st, 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.General Notes
The illegitimate son of King Henry I of England (reigned 1100-35), Robert was made Earl of Gloucester in 1122. After the death of Henry I and usurpation of power by Stephen (December 1135), Gloucester became the leader of the party loyal to Matilda, his half sister, who had been designated heir to the throne by Henry I. He took Matilda to England in September 1139 and at the head of her forces won from Stephen most of western England and southern Wales. In February 1141 he captured Stephen at Lincoln and imprisoned him in Bristol. Later that year Gloucester was captured at Winchester, Hampshire, and exchanged for the king. He continued to be the mainstay of Matilda's cause until his death. Chroniclers considered Gloucester an able and sagacious leader.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0933 in Fecamp, Normandy, France d.0996
- b.0963 in Normandy, France d.1026 in Fecamp, Seine Inferieure, France
- b.0942 d.13 Nov 1002
- b.0999 in Normandy, France d.1035 in Nicea, Bithynia, Turkey
- b.0966 in Brittany, France d.1017 in Normandy, France
- b.0952 in Anjou, France d.27 Jun 0992 in Brittany, France
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.1087 in Hermentruvilleby, Rouen, France
- b.0978 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.1003 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.1050
- b.0980 in Falaise, Calvados, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in St. Denis, Seine-St. Denis, France
- b.0968 in Flanders, France d.30 May 1036 in Flanders, France
- b.0950 in Luxembourg d.26 JAN 1002/03 in Gent, Belgium
- b.1012 in Flanders, France d.01 Sep 1067 in Lille, France
- b.1004 d.21 FEB 1029/30 in Flanders, France
- b.1031 d.02 Nov 1083
- b.27 Mar 0972 in OrlÈans, France d.04 Aug 1060 in Meulan, Aquitaine
- b.1010 d.1079 in Monastere De L'Ordre De St. Benoist, Messines, France
- b.0973 in Toulouse, France d.1032 in Melun, France
- b.0948 in Anjou, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.1086 in Caen, Calvados, France d.31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.0995 d.1053
- b.1022 d.1103
- b.0997 d.1041
- b.1048 in Debeubarth, Wales d.1133
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- b.1030 d.1109
- b.1070 d.1154
- d.UNKNOWN
- b.1051 d.1139
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They had three sons and a daughter, named Philip FitzRobert, Richard FitzRobert Lord of, William FitzRobert Earl of and Maud.
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Children
Maud FitzRobert
Maud was born in 1106 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. She died at the age of 83 on July 29th, 1189.
Philip FitzRobert De Gai
Philip FitzRobert was born in 1122 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He died at the age of 45 in 1167 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
William FitzRobert Earl of Gloucester
William FitzRobert Earl of was born in 1128 in Gloucestershire, England. He died at the age of 55 on November 23rd, 1183.
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