Isabella of Gloucester

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English noblewoman countess heiress medieval noble

Isabella of Gloucester was an English noblewoman and heiress who became the first wife of King John of England, bringing him substantial lands and political influence through their marriage.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Isabel of Gloucester 1
John, King of England 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
countess ⓘ
heiress ⓘ
medieval noble ⓘ
associatedWith Bristol ⓘ
Gloucester ⓘ
burialPlace Bristol Cathedral ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1173 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 14 October 1217 ⓘ
deathCause unknown natural causes ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
givenName Isabella ⓘ
governedBy feudal law of England ⓘ
heldTerritory Gloucester ⓘ
large estates in the west of England ⓘ
issue no surviving legitimate children ⓘ
languageSpoken Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form: Anglo-Norman French

Latin ⓘ
legalStatusOfMarriageToJohn initially required papal dispensation ⓘ
marriageDate 29 August 1189 ⓘ
marriageToJohnAnnulled yes ⓘ
marriageToJohnAnnulmentDate circa 1199 ⓘ
monarchDuringLifetime Henry II of England ⓘ
Henry III of England ⓘ
King John of England ⓘ
surface form: John, King of England

King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ
surface form: Richard I of England
mother Hawise de Beaumont ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Gloucester ⓘ
nobleTitleInheritedFrom William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
notableFor being the first wife of King John of England ⓘ
bringing substantial lands and influence to John through marriage ⓘ
placeOfBirth Gloucestershire ⓘ
surface form: Gloucestershire, England
placeOfDeath Keynsham Abbey ⓘ
positionHeld Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
reasonForAnnulment consanguinity ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Amice FitzRobert ⓘ
Mabel FitzRobert ⓘ
spouse Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Hubert de Burgh ⓘ
surface form: Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent

Isabella of Gloucester self-linksurface differs ⓘ
King John of England ⓘ
surface form: John, King of England
successorAsCountessOfGloucester Amaury VI of Montfort ⓘ
title Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Queen consort of Ireland ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Hubert de Burgh → spouse → Isabella of Gloucester ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isabel of Gloucester
John → spouse → Isabella of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabella of Gloucester → spouse → Isabella of Gloucester self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: John, King of England
King John of England → spouse → Isabella of Gloucester ⓘ