Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester Earl of Hereford 
Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester was born in 1097 in England.1 Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester's father was Walter de Pîtres and his mother was Berthe Unknown. His paternal grandparents were Roger Pîtres and Eunice de Baalun. He had a sister named Maud FitzWalter. He was the younger of the two children. He died due to Shot by an arrow in the head during a hunting accident. at the age of 46 in 1143 in England.1 General Notes
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Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier, Coutances:
Arnaud-Bellee, 1978: Milo of Gloucester (Milon, Miles Fitz Walter) inherited the title of constable of England and later that of earl of Hereford. He was the grandson of Roger de Pitres, contemporary of William the Conqueror and sheriff of Gloucester, and the son of Walter (Gautier), constable of Henry I. Milo possessed a considerable honor from the inheritance of his father's lands in Gloucestershire and his marriage in 1121 to Sybyl, sole heiress of Bernard de Newmarch. Milo died of a hunting accident on 25 December 1143, leaving four sons: Roger, who died childless in 1155; Walter, Henry, and Mahel, who all died childless before 1166. His inheritance was split among his daughters: Margery; Bertha, who married Philip de Brause; and Lucy. Instigated his son in law Humphrey de Bohun III to rally with Mathilda and defend Trowbridge against King Steven.
Details of Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester's family with Sybil de Neufmarché
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Further sources/citations:
Complete Peerage, Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Some Early English Pedigrees @ p 31, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, 11615-2.ftw, Les Seigneurs de Bohun
Further sources/citations:
Complete Peerage, Ahnentafel for Margery Arundell, Some Early English Pedigrees @ p 31, large-G675.FTW, large-G675.FTW, 11615-2.ftw, Les Seigneurs de Bohun
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