Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester Earl of Hereford 
Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester was born in of Gloucestershire, England.1 Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester's father was Walter Constable of Gloucester de Pîtres and his mother was Berthe (de Pîtres). His paternal grandparents were Roger Sheriff of Gloucester Pîtres and Eunice de Baalun. He had a sister named Maud FitzWalter of Gloucester. He died on December 24th, 1143 in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. He was buried in Acceded: 25 Jul 1141. Interred: Llanthony Priory, Gloucester..1 1 General Notes
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Alias:<ALIA> Miles FitzWalter of /Earl of Hereford/
Cause of Death:<CAUS> Shot by an arrow in the head during a hunting accident.
Custom Field:<_FA#> Sherif f and Constable of Gloucester.@@S005967@@b 990
Custom Field:<_FA#> 3rd Earl of H ereford. Constable of England.@@S006031@@@@S005967@@b 990
Custom Field:<_FA#> Nam ed Earl by Empress Matilda in recognition for his services for her cause.@@S0060 31@@@@S005967@@b 990
Custom Field:<_FA#> Instigated his son in law Humphrey de Bo hun III to rally to Matilda.@@S006031@@@@S005967@@b 990
Custom Field:<_FA#> Founde d Lanthony Abbey (Gloucestershire).@@S006031@@@@S005967@@b 990
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Excerpted from Les Seigneurs de Bohon by Jean LeMelletier, Coutances:
Ar naud-Bellee, 1978: Milo of Gloucester (Milon, Miles Fitz Walter)
inherited th e title of constable of England and later that of earl of
Hereford. He was th e grandson of Roger de Pitres, contemporary of William
the Conqueror and sher iff of Gloucester, and the son of Walter (Gautier),
constable of Henry I. Mi lo 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 fo ur sons: Roger, who died
childless in 1155; Walter, Henry, and Mahel, who all died childless
before 1166. His inheritance was split among his daughters: M argery;
Bertha, who married Philip de Brause; and Lucy. Instigated his son i n
law Humphrey de Bohun III to rally with Mathilda and defend Trowbridge
ag ainst King Steven.
Details of Miles de Pîtres of Gloucester's family with Sybil de Neufmarché
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