Robert Castellan of Gloucester 
Robert Castellan of was born about 1120 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. Robert Castellan of's father was Robert de Caen , 1st Earl of Gloucester and his mother was Mistress. His paternal grandparents were Henry I "Beauclerc" King of England and Nest verch Rhys , Heiress of Carew. He had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named William FitzRobert 2nd Earl of, Maud FitzRobert de and Christian of. He died after 1160.General Notes
That Robert, a little known son of the Earl of Gloucester was even married, is revealed in a charter dated between June 1141 and 1161, probably before Oct 1147, in which Hawise, daughter of Earl Baldwin de Redvers, made a gift to Quarr Abbey jointly with her husband, Robert, son of the Earl of Gloucester. CP, 5: 686 states Robert was a natural son of Earl Robert and that he was named c1160 in a charter and is addressed in a writ from King Henry II as Castellan of Gloucester. [Ronny Bodine, SGM, 18 Feb 1999]
Note: The marriage took place before the charter, which was June 1141 - Oct 1147 (probably).
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in Lyons-La-Foret, Normandy, France
- b.~ 1090 in Caen, Normandy, France d.31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1073 in Deheubarth, Wales
- b.~ 1120 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d.> 1160
- b.~ 1092 in England
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‌Robert Castellan of and Hawise de were married in a religious ceremony before June 1141.
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