Robert of Caen | |
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Earl of Gloucester | |
![]() Effigy of Robert Consul, St James' Priory, Bristol. 1840 drawing | |
Born | c. 1090 |
Died | 31 October 1147 Bristol Castle |
Noble family | Normandy |
Spouse(s) | Mabel FitzRobert |
Issue |
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Father | Henry I of England |
Mother | A woman from Gay or Gayt family of north Oxfordshire[1] |
Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester (c. 1090 – 31 October 1147[2]) (alias Robert Rufus, Robert de Caen (Latinised to Robertus de Cadomo[3]), Robert Consul[4][5]) was an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. He was the half-brother of the Empress Matilda, and her chief military supporter during the civil war known as the Anarchy, in which she vied with Stephen of Blois for the throne of England.
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