• General Notes

  [Johnson.FTW]
  
  [1144734.FTW]
  
  Cause of Death:<CAUS> Fever.
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Distinguished soldier & power ful magnate in the west country.@@S005967@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #19 90, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Loyally supported his half -sister Maud in the civil war with King Stephen.@@S005967@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Comte de M eulan. Known as "the Consul".@@S005864@@line 124Known as "the Consul"@@S005967@@Brø derbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custom Fiel d:<_FA#> A founder of St. James Priory, Bristol.@@S005914@@Vol V pp 683-686@@S0059 67@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custo m Field:<_FA#> 1119In Battle of Bremule where his father defeated  Louis VI of France.@@S005864@@63:26, 124:26, 124A:26, 125:26, 132A:27@@S005967@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custom Field:<_FA#> 112 2Led force to capture Brionne Castle held by rebels in Normandy.@@S005864@@@@S0059 67@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custo m Field:<_FA#> 1126Had custody of his uncle, Robert of Normandy.@@S005864@@@@S0059 67@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custo m Field:<_FA#> 1127Did homage to 1/2 sister Maud & recognized her as his father 's heir to throne.@@S005864@@@@S005967@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, D ate of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custom Field:<_FA#> When Stephen became King, did h omage to him for English lands.@@S005864@@@@S005967@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custom Field:<_FA#> 1137Quarrelled w/ Stephen, switched allegiance to Maud.@@S005864@@@@S005967@@Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, E d. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  Custom Field:<_FA#> Became Maud' s commander in chief in the Civil War that followed.@@S005864@@@@S005967@@Brøderbun d WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #1990, Date of Import: 18 Jul 1996
  REFN: 4159
  [G675 .ged]
  REF: Weis Ancestral Roots (63:26), (124:26), (124A:26), (125:26),
  (132 A:27): He was an illigitimate son of King HENRY I.  According to "The
  Diction ary of National Biography", his mother was probably an unknown
  French woman. This birth was before HENRY became king.  On insufficient
  grounds some claim his mother to be Nesta, dau. of RHYS AP TEWDR, King of
  Dehubarth.  In his "C omplete Peerage", Cockayne is of the opinion that
  his mother was most likely SIBYL CORBET. He fought at the Battle of
  Bremule in 1119, where his father de feated King LOUIS VI of France (RIN
  1531).  In 1122 he was created Earl of Gl oucester.  In 1123, he led a
  force to assist in the capture of the castle
  of Brionne, which was held by rebel Norman barons.  In 1126 he had custody
  of th e imprisoned rebel, Robert, Duke of Normandy.  In 1127 he did homage
  to the EM PRESS MATILDA, recognizng her as his father's successor to the
  throne. When St ephen was chosen as king over the EMPRESS MATILDA, Robert
  did homage to him f or his English lands.  In 1137 he accompanied King
  Stephen to Normandy where a quarrel ensued.  He then threw his support to
  MATILDA, who was in Normandy, and obtained the surrender of Caen and
  Bayeux to her husband, GEOFFREY PLANT AGANET, Count of Anjou (RIN 787). In
  Sep. 1139 he landed in England with MATI LDA and took her to Arundel
  Castle.  He became her commander-in-chief in the civil war which followed.
  Robert was captured by Stephen's forces, but Stephen had also been
  previously captured by MATILDA's.  The two were returned to th eir
  respective camps in an even exchange.  MATILDA sent Robert to Anjou to
  attempt to convince her husband, GEOFFREY, to come to her aid. GEOFFREY
  declin ed to help until he had conquered Normandy, so Robert joined in his
  campaign. However, hearing that MATILDA was beseiged at Oxford, he
  hurried
  back to he r assistance.  He took MATILDA's and GEOFFREY's son, HENRY (the
  future King HE NRY II) with him.  In 1143 Robert defeated Stephe

Details of Robert de Caen de Mellent's family with Mabel FitzHamon