William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester

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Anglo-Norman nobleman Earl feudal magnate medieval English politician

William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and feudal magnate who held extensive lands in England and Wales and played a significant role in the politics of the reigns of Kings Stephen and Henry II.

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Label Occurrences
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester canonical 5
William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman ⓘ
Earl ⓘ
feudal magnate ⓘ
medieval English politician ⓘ
allegiance Henry II of England ⓘ
King Stephen ⓘ
surface form: King Stephen of England
associatedWithPlace Bristol ⓘ
Cardiff ⓘ
Glamorgan ⓘ
Gloucestershire ⓘ
burialPlace Keynsham Abbey ⓘ
child Amice FitzRobert ⓘ
surface form: Amice of Gloucester

Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
surface form: Isabel, Countess of Gloucester

Mabel of Gloucester ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1116 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1183 ⓘ
era 12th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
familyName FitzRobert ⓘ
father Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
feudalLordOf Bristol Castle ⓘ
Cardiff Castle ⓘ
Lordship of Glamorgan ⓘ
surface form: Glamorgan lordship
givenName William ⓘ
heldTitle 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
surface form: Earl of Gloucester

Lord of Bristol ⓘ
Lord of Cardiff ⓘ
Lord of Glamorgan ⓘ
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
laterSupportedMonarch Henry II of England ⓘ
mother Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
surface form: Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester
nobleFamily House of Gloucester ⓘ
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
notableFor holding extensive lands in England and Wales ⓘ
role in the civil war known as The Anarchy ⓘ
support of Henry II during his accession to the throne ⓘ
participatedIn The Anarchy ⓘ
placeOfBirth Gloucester ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cardiff Castle ⓘ
politicalRole major baron in the reign of Henry II ⓘ
major baron in the reign of King Stephen ⓘ
reignOrTenureEnd 1183 ⓘ
reignOrTenureStart 1147 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse Hawise de Beaumont ⓘ
supportedClaimant Empress Matilda ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isabella of Gloucester → father → William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabella of Gloucester → nobleTitleInheritedFrom → William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
House of Gloucester → notableMember → William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
this entity surface form: William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester
Amice FitzRobert → sibling → William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert of Gloucester → child → William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester → child → William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ