Rosamund Clifford

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Rosamund Clifford was a 12th-century English noblewoman famed as the mistress of King Henry II and later romanticized in legend as "Fair Rosamund."

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instanceOf English noblewoman
historical figure
royal mistress
associatedWith Godstow, Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
Plantagenet court NERFINISHED
Woodstock Palace NERFINISHED
labyrinth legend at Woodstock
burialPlace Godstow Abbey NERFINISHED
near Oxford
centuryOfActivity 12th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth circa 1150
dateOfDeath circa 1176
era High Middle Ages
ethnicGroup English
familyName Clifford NERFINISHED
father Walter de Clifford NERFINISHED
givenName Rosamund NERFINISHED
hasAlias Fair Rosamund NERFINISHED
Rose of the World NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalName Rosamund Clifford NERFINISHED
hasLegend kept in a maze at Woodstock (legendary)
poisoning by Eleanor of Aquitaine (unsubstantiated legend)
historicity core biographical facts are documented, many details are legendary
influenced later English romantic literature
languageOfUse Middle English NERFINISHED
mother Margaret de Toeni NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Clifford family NERFINISHED
notableFor being the mistress of King Henry II of England
her legendary beauty
the legend of "Fair Rosamund"
notableWork subject of later romantic legends
subject of medieval ballads
occupation noblewoman
partner Henry II of England NERFINISHED
partOf Anglo-Norman aristocracy NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Herefordshire NERFINISHED
portrayedAs tragic romantic heroine in later literature
relative Rosamund Clifford’s siblings of the Clifford family (names uncertain)
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Godstow Abbey NERFINISHED
court of Henry II of England NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
significantEvent became mistress of Henry II of England
retired to Godstow Abbey
socialClass nobility

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Clifford hasNotableBearer Rosamund Clifford