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Father: Prince Robert Earl of Gloucester
Born: 1086 in Caen, Calvados, France
Married: Unknown
Died: October 31, 1147 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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Mother: Lady Mabel Fitzhamon of Glamorgan
Born: 1091 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Died: 1157 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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Children:
1. Lady Maud Fitzrobert of Gloucester (b.1106)
2. Lord Hamon Fitzrobert of Gloucester (b.1109)
3. Bishop Richard Fitzrobert of Gloucester (b.1111)
4. Lady Mabel Fitzrobert of Gloucester (b.1114)
5. Bishop Roger Fitzrobert of Gloucester (b.1119)
6. Baron Philip Fitzrobert of Gai (b.1122)
7. Earl William Fitzrobert of Gloucester (b.1128)

Note: The illegitimate son of King Henry I of England (reigned 1100-35), Robert was made Earl of Gloucester in 1122. After the death of Henry I and usurpation of power by Stephen (December 1135), Gloucester became the leader of the party loyal to Matilda, his half sister, who had been designated heir to the throne by Henry I. He took Matilda to England in September 1139 and at the head of her forces won from Stephen most of western England and southern Wales. In February 1141 he captured Stephen at Lincoln and imprisoned him in Bristol. Later that year Gloucester was captured at Winchester, Hampshire, and exchanged for the king. He continued to be the mainstay of Matilda's cause until his death. Chroniclers considered Gloucester an able and sagacious leader.

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