Gloucester family

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The Gloucester family was a prominent Anglo-Norman noble lineage in medieval England, closely associated with the earldom of Gloucester and influential in royal and baronial politics.

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Surface form Occurrences
Gloucester ducal family 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman dynasty
noble family
alliedWith Empress Matilda NERFINISHED
House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED
King Henry I of England NERFINISHED
King Henry II of England NERFINISHED
associatedTitle Earl of Hertford NERFINISHED
Lord of Glamorgan NERFINISHED
associatedWith Anglo-Norman aristocracy
earldom of Gloucester NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
declinePeriod late 13th century
ethnicOrigin Norman
feudalStatus tenants-in-chief of the Crown
heldOffice earl
historicalSignificance key power-brokers in 12th- and 13th-century England
major marcher lords
influenced Anglo-Norman baronial politics
royal succession disputes
landholdings Devon NERFINISHED
Glamorgan NERFINISHED
Gloucester NERFINISHED
Herefordshire NERFINISHED
Somerset NERFINISHED
South Wales Marches NERFINISHED
language Anglo-Norman French NERFINISHED
legacy integration into later English peerage families
maritalAlliance English royal family
Norman nobility
de Clare family NERFINISHED
militaryRole commanders in baronial wars
leaders in Anglo-Welsh conflicts
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
notableMember Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Isabel of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
patronage monasteries in Gloucestershire
religious houses in Wales
politicalRole baronial leadership
royal ally
region Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
Wales
religion Roman Catholicism
socialStatus high nobility
timePeriod High Middle Ages NERFINISHED

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Amice FitzRobert memberOf Gloucester family
Lady Margaret Bridgeman associatedWith Gloucester family
this entity surface form: Gloucester ducal family
Earl of Hereford associatedWithFamily Gloucester family