Robert of Gloucester

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12th-century English person illegitimate royal military leader nobleman

Robert of Gloucester was a 12th-century English nobleman and military leader who played a central role in supporting Empress Matilda during the civil war known as The Anarchy.

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Label Occurrences
Robert of Gloucester canonical 6

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 12th-century English person ⓘ
illegitimate royal ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Empress Matilda ⓘ
House of Normandy ⓘ
battle Battle of Lincoln (1141) ⓘ
Battle of Wilton (1143) ⓘ
burialPlace St James Priory, Bristol ⓘ
child Hawise of Gloucester ⓘ
Mabel of Gloucester ⓘ
surface form: Maud of Gloucester

Philip of Gloucester ⓘ
Roger of Worcester ⓘ
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1147 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Henry I of England ⓘ
feudalTitle Lord of Glamorgan ⓘ
floruit early 12th century ⓘ
mid 12th century ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
knownFor central role in The Anarchy ⓘ
supporting the Angevin cause in England ⓘ
language Anglo-Norman ⓘ
lordOf Glamorgan ⓘ
militaryRank commander ⓘ
monarchOpposed Stephen of England ⓘ
monarchServed Henry I of England ⓘ
mother Sybil Corbet ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Gloucester ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
notableEvent capture of King Stephen at the Battle of Lincoln ⓘ
notableWork defence of Empress Matilda’s claim to the English throne ⓘ
opponent King Stephen ⓘ
surface form: King Stephen of England
participantIn The Anarchy (English civil war) ⓘ
surface form: English civil war (1135–1154)

The Anarchy ⓘ
placeOfDeath Bristol ⓘ
positionHeld Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
relative Empress Matilda ⓘ
Henry II of England ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Bristol Castle ⓘ
Gloucester ⓘ
role chief military supporter of Empress Matilda ⓘ
political leader during The Anarchy ⓘ
spouse Mabel FitzRobert ⓘ
supported Empress Matilda ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

The Anarchy (English civil war) → significantPerson → Robert of Gloucester ⓘ
subject surface form: The Anarchy
Stephen of England → opponent → Robert of Gloucester ⓘ
The Anarchy → participant → Robert of Gloucester ⓘ
Stephen of Blois → opponent → Robert of Gloucester ⓘ
Stephen–Matilda conflict → participant → Robert of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester → fullName → Robert of Gloucester ⓘ