Earl of Gloucester Robert de Caen Earl of Gloucester 
Robert was born in 1086 in Caen, Calvados, Normandie. Robert's father was King Henry I Beauclerc of England and his mother was Princess/of Deheubarth Nesta ferch Rhiwallon of Deheubarth. His paternal grandparents were William I "The Conqueror" King of England de Normandie and Princess/Queen of England Mathilde de Flandres; his maternal grandparents were Rhys King of Deheubarth/King of Wales/ap Tewdwr and Gwladus Gwladys Gwladys. He had a brother named Henry. He had sixteen half-brothers and twenty-two half-sisters, named Robert, William, William, Rainald, Gilbert, William, Richard, Robert, Henry, Robert, Robert, Gilbert, Richard, Fulk, Richard, Maurice, Sibyl Elizabeth, Gundred, Rohese, Matilda (Maud), Eustacie, Alice, Daughter, Elizabeth, Matilda, Euphamia, Isabel, Isabel, Maud, Princess, Maud, Emma, Maud, Juliane, Constance, Juliane, Mathilde and Alix. He died at the age of 61 on October 31st, 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He was buried in Priory of St. James, Bristol, Gloucester, England.General Notes
He was created Earl of Gloucester in 1122.
He was the natural son of King Henry I, perhaps from Nesta Ferch Rhys. He was created Earl of Gloucester in 1122. He served his half-sister, Matilda in her bid for the Throne of England.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise, Calvados, Normandie d.09 Oct 1087 in Hermantruville, Rouen, Normandie
- b.Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.11 Dec 1135 in Lyons-la-Foret, Normandie, France
- b.1032 in of Flanders, France d.03 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandie
- b.1086 in Caen, Calvados, Normandie d.31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1035 in Debeubarth, Wales d.Apr 1093 in Aberhonddu, Powys, Wales
- b.1070 in of Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.1154
- b.~ 1051 in Powys, Montgomeryshire, Wales d.1139
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‌Robert and Mabel were married in a religious ceremony about 1109 in of England. They had five sons and two daughters, named Roger, Hamon, William, Philip, Richard, Maud and Mabira.
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Children
Bishop Roger FitzRobert Bishop
Roger was born about 1112 in of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. He died on August 9th, 1179.
Hamon FitzRobert
Hamon was born about 1116 in of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. He died in 1160.
Earl of Gloucester William William Earl of Gloucester/Earl/FitzRobert
William was born on November 23rd, 1116 in Gloucestershire, England. He died at the age of 67 on November 23rd, 1183 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales, Castle.
Maud Matilda FitzRobert
Maud was born about 1117 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. She died on July 29th, 1189 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
Philip Fitzrobert de Gai
Philip was born in 1122 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He died at the age of 45 in 1167 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
Bishop Richard FitzRobert Bishop
Richard was born in 1125 in of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. He died at the age of 50 in 1175.
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