Robert of Caen, Earl of Gloucester

Abt 1090 - 1147  (57 years)

• Name	Robert of Caen
  Nickname	the Counsul
  Birth	Abt 1090	Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Title(s)	1122 (32 years)  [2]
  He was created the Earl of Gloucester.
  Death	31 Oct 1147	Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	St James' Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England   [5]
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Robert of Caen, Earl of Gloucester,   b. Abt 1090, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 31 Oct 1147, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 57 years) ▻ Maud FitzHamon + 2. Reginald FitzRoy de Dunstanville, Earl of Cornwall,   b. Between 1110 and 1115   d. 1 Jul 1175, Chertsey, Surrey, England  (Age 65 years) ▻ Beatrice FitzWilliam > 3. Sybilla ▻ Alexander I, King of the Scots > 4. Rohese ▻ Henry de la Pomerai,  m. 1146
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 2 half sisters (family of Henry I and Matilda of Scotland )
  + 1. The Empress Maud,   b. 7 Feb 1102, London, England d. 10 Sep 1167, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France  (Age 65 years) ▻ Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor,  m. 7 Jan 1114 ;   Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy,  m. 22 May 1127   2. Euphamia,   b. Jul 1101   d. young   3. Richard   4. William Athling,   b. Before 5 Aug 1103   d. 25 Nov 1120  (Age 17 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Henry I and Ansfride )
  > 1. Richard of Lincoln,   b. Before 1101   d. 25 Nov 1120  (Age 19 years) ▻ Amice de Montfort
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 3 half sisters (family of Henry I and unknown woman )
  + 1. Matilda,   b. 1086   d. 25 Nov 1120  (Age 34 years) ▻ Conan III, Duke of Brittany;   Routrou II, Count of Perche + 2. Elizabeth FitzRoy,   b. About 1095   d. 12 May 1166, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  (Age 71 years) ▻ Fergus of Galloway, Lord of Galloway + 3. Constance ▻ Roscelin, Viscount of Maine > 4. William de Tracy   d. Abt 1135
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Henry I and Nest verch Rhys )
  + 1. Henry FitzRoy of Narberth and Pebidiog,   b. Abt 1105   d. 1157  (Age 52 years)
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Herbert FitzHerbert and Sibyl Corbet)
  + 1. Herbert FitzHerbert   d. Before 18 Jul 1204 ▻ Lucy, Lady of Blaen Llyfni and Bwlch of Dinas
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Halfdan   (9 x Great Grandfather)  Sibyl Corbet,   b. Abt 1070   d. Abt 1157  (Age 87 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3612	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2020

  
  

• Notes

  Weis (1982) states he married Mable, the daughter of Robert FitzHammond. [2]

  
  

Father	Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy,   b. 1070, Selby, Yorkshire, England d. 1 Dec 1135, Lyons-la-Forêt, Normandy, France (Age 65 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Sibyl Corbet,   b. Abt 1070   d. Abt 1157 (Age 87 years)
Relationship	Natural
Family ID	F1742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




Spouse / Partner	Maud FitzHamon   d. 1157  [1, 2]
Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
+   1. Maud FitzRobert,   b. Abt 1120   d. 29 Jul 1189, Chester, Cheshire, England (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Ranulf IV de Briquessart, Earl of Chester  m. Abt 1141 +   2. William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester,   b. 23 Nov 1121   d. 23 Nov 1183 (Age 62 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Hawise de Beaumont  m. 1145 to 1149     3. Robert FitzRobert, Bishop of Worcester   d. 9 Aug 1179  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Harmon FitzRobert   d. 1159, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Philippe FitzRobert   d. After 1147  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] >   6. Richard, Lord of Creully   d. 1175  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Maud Saint-Clair >   7. Mabel FitzRobert  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Aubrey de Vere  m. yes, date unknow
Family ID	F1737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	12 Mar 2020




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Robert of Caen, Earl of Gloucester(Abt 1090 – 1147) 2Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy(1070 – 1135) 4William I, King of England(1027 – 1087) 8Robert I, Duke of Normandy(1000 – 1035) 16Richard II, Duke of Normandy(963 – 1026) 17Judith of Brittany(982 – 1017) 9Herleva de Falaise(1012 – 1050) 18Fulbert of Falaise 19Dode 5Maltilda of Flanders, Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England(1032 – 1083) 10Baldwin V de Lille, Count of Flanders(1012 – 1067) 20Baldwin IV de Lille, Count of Flanders and Valenciennes(980 – 1035) 21Ogive of Luxembourg(995 – 1030) 11Adelaide of France, Princess of France(1009 – 1078) 22Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 23Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 3Sibyl Corbet(Abt 1070 – Abt 1157) 6Robert FitzCorbet 12Hugh le Corbeau 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1090 - Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France Death - 31 Oct 1147 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Burial - - St James' Priory, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1459] Hête, Thierry le. "An Unstudied Descent from Robert of Caen, Earl of Gloucester" , (Vowchurch, UK: Foundations: Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 3, number 2, July 2009). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S1031] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Bowen, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/bowen.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008). [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975).