2nd Earl of Gloucester

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The 2nd Earl of Gloucester was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and feudal magnate, notable for his extensive landholdings and political influence during the reigns of King Stephen and Henry II.

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Earl of Gloucester 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Gloucester
English nobleman
feudal magnate
activeDuringReignOf Henry II of England NERFINISHED
King Stephen of England NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs William FitzRobert NERFINISHED
William, 2nd Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
associatedWithEvent the Anarchy (English civil war, 1135–1153) NERFINISHED
burialPlace Keynsham Abbey NERFINISHED
centuryOfBirth 12th century
child Amice of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Isabel, Countess of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Mabel of Gloucester NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth 1116
dateOfDeath 23 November 1183
era High Middle Ages
father Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
fatherInLaw Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester NERFINISHED
feudalLordOf Bristol NERFINISHED
Glamorgan NERFINISHED
Tewkesbury NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName William
heldCastle Bristol Castle NERFINISHED
Cardiff Castle NERFINISHED
heldTitleFrom King Stephen of England NERFINISHED
heldTitleUnder Henry II of England NERFINISHED
languageOfUse Anglo-Norman French NERFINISHED
mother Mabel FitzRobert NERFINISHED
motherInLaw Amice de Gael NERFINISHED
nobleFamily House of Gloucester NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
notableFor extensive landholdings in England and Wales
political influence during the Anarchy
placeOfBirth Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cardiff Castle NERFINISHED
reignOrTenure 1147–1183
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Cardiff NERFINISHED
Gloucester NERFINISHED
spouse Hawise de Beaumont NERFINISHED
Hawise of Leicester NERFINISHED
succeeded Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
successor Isabel, Countess of Gloucester NERFINISHED
supported Henry II of England NERFINISHED
titleInheritedFrom Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED

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William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester heldTitle 2nd Earl of Gloucester
this entity surface form: Earl of Gloucester