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
. He had a brother named
Henry
. He had fifteen half-brothers and twenty-two half-sisters, named
Robert
,
William
,
William
,
Rainald
,
Gilbert
,
William
,
Richard
,
Robert
,
Henry
,
Robert
,
Robert
,
Gilbert
,
Richard
,
Fulk
,
Richard
,
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.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
King Henry I Beauclerc of England
- b.Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.11 Dec 1135 in Lyons-la-Foret, Normandie, France
Earl of Gloucester Robert de Caen Earl of Gloucester
- b.1086 in Caen, Calvados, Normandie d.31 Oct 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Princess/of Deheubarth Nesta ferch Rhiwallon of Deheubarth
- b.1070 in of Dynevor Castle, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.1154
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