William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester

William FitzRobert
William Earl of Gloucester gives his great charter to Tewkesbury Abbey. Tewkesbury Abbey Founders Book, Bodleian Library, Oxford, made in Tewkesbury c.1500-1525. His tabard displays his attributed arms quarterly 1st & 4th Gules three clarions or; 2nd & 3rd Azure, a lion rampant guardant or an inescutcheon Or, three chevrons gules. These are forms of the attributed arms of Robert FitzHamon and actual arms of de Clare, Earls of Gloucester
Earl of Gloucester
Reign31 October 1147 – 23 November 1183
PredecessorSir Robert de Caen
SuccessorJohn de Mortain
Born(1116-11-23)23 November 1116
Died23 November 1183(1183-11-23) (aged 67)
Spouse(s)Hawise de Beaumont
IssueRobert FitzWilliam
Mabel FitzWilliam
Amice FitzWilliam
Isabel, Countess of Gloucester
FatherSir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester
MotherMabel FitzHamon of Gloucester

William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (23 November 1116 – 23 November 1183) was the son and heir of Sir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and Mabel FitzRobert of Gloucester, daughter of Robert Fitzhamon, and nephew of Empress Matilda.


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