Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury

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Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, was a powerful and notoriously ruthless Anglo-Norman nobleman and military leader active in England and Normandy during the late 11th and early 12th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman
Earl of Shrewsbury
feudal magnate
military leader
activeIn England NERFINISHED
Normandy NERFINISHED
Ponthieu NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Robert II of Bellême NERFINISHED
Robert Talvas NERFINISHED
Robert de Bellême NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 1052
child William III of Ponthieu NERFINISHED
conflict Norman succession disputes after William the Conqueror
Rebellion against Henry I of England (1102)
countryOfOrigin Normandy NERFINISHED
deathDate after 1130
ethnicGroup Norman
familyName of Bellême
father Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury NERFINISHED
forfeitedLandsTo Henry I of England NERFINISHED
forfeitedTitle Earl of Shrewsbury NERFINISHED
givenName Robert
imprisonedBy Henry I of England NERFINISHED
imprisonmentPlace Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Latin
Old Norman French NERFINISHED
mother Mabel de Bellême NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Bellême NERFINISHED
House of Montgomery NERFINISHED
nobleTitle 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury NERFINISHED
Count of Ponthieu NERFINISHED
Lord of Alençon NERFINISHED
Lord of Arundel
Lord of Bellême NERFINISHED
Lord of Tickhill NERFINISHED
notableFor large cross-Channel lordship
military skill
ruthlessness
opposed Henry I of England NERFINISHED
positionHeld Earl of Shrewsbury NERFINISHED
regionRuled Alençon NERFINISHED
Bellême NERFINISHED
Ponthieu NERFINISHED
Shropshire NERFINISHED
parts of the Welsh Marches
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
spouse Agnes of Ponthieu NERFINISHED
supported Robert Curthose NERFINISHED
timePeriod early 12th century
late 11th century

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House of Montgomery notableMember Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury
Arnulf de Montgomery sibling Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury