Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester

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Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, was a 14th-century English nobleman and soldier who rose to prominence through his marriage to Margaret de Clare and his involvement in the political upheavals of Edward II’s reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
medieval soldier
member of the English peerage
acquiredTitleThrough marriage to Margaret de Clare
associatedWith Gloucester NERFINISHED
burialPlace Tonbridge Priory NERFINISHED
child Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley NERFINISHED
country Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1291
dateOfDeath 10 November 1347
deathCause natural causes (presumed)
era 14th century
familyName de Audley NERFINISHED
father Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley NERFINISHED
givenName Hugh
heldOffice royal councillor
heldTitle 1st Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
Baron Audley NERFINISHED
imprisonedAt Wallingford Castle NERFINISHED
imprisonedDuring reign of Edward II of England
inheritedLandsFrom the de Clare family NERFINISHED
language Middle English
militaryRole commander in campaigns of Edward III
monarchServed Edward II of England NERFINISHED
Edward III of England NERFINISHED
mother Isolt de Mortimer NERFINISHED
nobleFamily Audley family NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester NERFINISHED
notableFor rise to prominence through marriage to Margaret de Clare
role in baronial opposition to Edward II
participatedIn Despenser War NERFINISHED
political conflicts during the reign of Edward II
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath England
rank peer of the realm
relatedByMarriageTo House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED
releasedBy Queen Isabella of France NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
servedAs English magnate in the Welsh Marches
sonInLaw Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford NERFINISHED
spouse Margaret de Clare NERFINISHED
spouseFamilyConnection Margaret de Clare was granddaughter of King Edward I of England NERFINISHED
style Lord Audley before creation as Earl of Gloucester
successorInLands Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford NERFINISHED
supported overthrow of Edward II of England
titleCreated Earl of Gloucester (created for him in 1337) NERFINISHED

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Audley family notableMember Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester