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 1116 - 1183 (67 years)
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| Name |
William "Mafonache" FITZROBERT, [3, 4, 5] |
| Suffix |
2nd Earl of Gloucester |
| Nickname |
Mafonache |
| Born |
23 Nov 1116 |
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England  [5] |
| Gender |
Male |
| AFN |
V9V7-D7 |
| FamilySearch ID |
K2H7-B9K |
| He served as Governor of Wareham and looked after the baronial estates when his father |
Oct 1141 [6] |
| fell into the hands of partisans at Winchester and was exchanged for King Stephen. |
| He overthrew Henry de Tracy at Castle Cary. |
1147 [6] |
| TitleOfNobility |
Between 31 Oct 1147 and 23 Nov 1183 [6] |
| 2nd Earl of Gloucester (Predecessor: Sir Robert de Caen; Successor: John de Mortain) |
| He made an alliance with Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford, by which they agreed |
1154 [6] |
| to aid each other against all men except Henry II of England. |
| He and his wife and son were captured by the Welsh Lord of Senghenydd, Ifor Bach |
1158 [6] |
| ("Ivor the Little") and carried away into the woods, where they were held as prisoners until he redressed Ivor's grievances. |
| Name |
Mafonache |
| Name |
William Fitzrobert MEULLENT |
| Reference Number |
ems-jw |
| Died |
23 Nov 1183 |
Cardiff Castle, Glamorganshire, Wales [5, 7] |
| Buried |
Aft 23 Nov 1183 |
Keynsham, Somerset, England [5] |
| Person ID |
I594766771 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
30 Dec 2022 |
| Father |
Robert FITZROY, 1st Earl of Gloucester, b. 1090, Caen, Calvados, France , d. 31 Oct 1147, Bristol Castle, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 57 years) |
| Mother |
Maud (Mabel) FITZHAMON, Countess Of Glo, b. 1090, Of, Gloucestershire, England , d. 29 Sep 1157, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (Age 67 years) |
| Married |
Jun 1119 |
Lisieux, Calvados, Duchy of Normandy, France [5] |
| Family ID |
F536728762 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Hawise Mabel Avis BEAUMONT, [Countess], b. Abt 1129, Leicester, Leicestershire, England , d. 24 Apr 1197, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1150 |
Leicester, Leicestershire, England [7] |
| Children |
| | 1. Hawise FITZROBERT, b. Abt 1148, d. Deceased |
| | 2. Robert FITZWILLIAM, b. Abt 1151, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales , d. 1185, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age ~ 34 years) |
| | 3. Mabel Fitzrobert Countess Of GLOUCESTER, b. Abt 1152, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England , d. 1198, Evereux, Eure, Normandy, France (Age ~ 46 years) |
| | 4. Matilda FITZ ROBERT, b. Abt 1155, England , d. Deceased |
| | 5. Amice FITZROBERT, [Countess], b. 1160, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England , d. 1 Jan 1223-1224, England (Age 64 years) |
| | 6. Avisa (Isabella) Of GLOUCESTER, b. Abt 1173, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England , d. 14 Oct 1217 (Age ~ 44 years) |
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| Last Modified |
30 Dec 2022 |
| Family ID |
F9063 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Seal to Parents: 23 OCT 1936
Name Suffix: [Earl of Glouces
Ancestral File Number: V9V7-D7
[From Burke's Peerage-see source for details]An undoubted Earl of Gloucester, perhaps the first authentic one, at any rate after the Conquest, is Robert FitzHamon's son-in-law, another Robert, who was an illegitimate son of Henry I and was so created 1122. The Earldom passed to his eldest son, William FitzRobert, and from him to John, later King John and husband from 1189 to 1199 (when he divorced her) of Isabel, the youngest of William FitzRobert's three daughters. On John's coming to the throne the title did not merge in the Crown for it was not his in his own right but in right of his wife.
William Fitz Robert, 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.
William FitzRobert was the son of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester, an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England, during whose reign William was born. Thus William was a nephew of the Empress Maud and a cousin of King Stephen, the principal combatants of the English Anarchy period. It also meant that William is the great-grandson of the famed William the Conqueror.
Early career
In October 1141, William looked after the Baronial estates, when his father fell into the hands of partisans at Winchester. His father was exchanged for King Stephen, and during his father's absence in Normandy in 1144 he served as Governor of Wareham. In 1147, he overthrew Henry de Tracy at Castle Cary.
In 1154 he made an alliance with Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford, by which they agreed to aid each other against all men except Henry II of England.
FitzRobert granted Neath, a town in Glamorgan, a charter. He was Lord of the manor of Glamorgan, as well as Caerleon, residing chiefly at Cardiff Castle. It was there that in 1158 he and his wife and son were captured by the Welsh Lord of Senghenydd, Ifor Bach ("Ivor the Little") and carried away into the woods, where they were held as prisoners until the Earl redressed Ivor's grievances.
Relationship with King Henry II
In 1173 the earl took the King's part against his sons, but thereafter he appears to have fallen under suspicion, for the following year he submitted to the King, and in 1175 surrendered to him Bristol Castle. Because his only son and heir Robert died in 1166, Earl William made John, the younger son of King Henry II, heir to his earldom, in conformity with the King's promise that John should marry one of the Earl's daughters, if the Church would allow it, they being related in the third degree.
Earl William was present in March 1177 when the King arbitrated between the Kings of Castile and Navarre, and in 1178, he witnessed Henry's charter to Waltham Abbey. But during the King's struggles with his sons, when he imprisoned a number of magnates of whose loyalty he was doubtful, Earl William was among them.
Family and children
He was married to Hawise de Beaumont of Leicester, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Amica de Gael and had children:
1. Robert fitz William (1151, Cardiff, Glamorganshire ? 1166, Cardiff, Glamorganshire).
2. Mabel fitz William, married Amaury V de Montfort, her son Amaury briefly being Earl of Gloucester
3. Amice fitz William, d. 1220. Married Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford, their descendants eventually inherited the Earldom of Gloucester.
4. Isabel, Countess of Gloucester. She was married three times:
- John of England
- Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex, Earl of Gloucester
- Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent
The earl died in 1183; his wife Hawise survived him. Since their only son, Robert, predeceased his father, their daughters became co-heirs to the feudal barony of Gloucester.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fitz_Robert,_2nd_Earl_of_Gloucester
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Royal Ancestry by Douglas Richardson, Vol. 1 pg 43, 247, Vol. 2 pg 180, 514; Vol. 3 pg 88/558; Vol. 4 pg 559
2nd Earl of Gloucester, lord of Glamorgan and Caerleon, seigneur of Torigny in Manche, Normandy, etc., Governor of Wareham Castle, 1144, son and heir. They had one son, Robert (living c.1170), and three daughters, Mabel, Amice, and Isabel.
In 1128 he witnessed an agreement between his father and the Abbot of Fecamp. In 1141 he served as surety for his father, then a prisoner at Rochester. In 1147 he overthrew Henry de Tracy at Castle Cary. Sometime in the period, 1147-50, probably before March 1148/9, he signed a treaty with Roger, Earl of Hereford, by which William agreed t hold faith and give aid to Roger as his man, against all men except their lord, Henry; William promised aid especially for the purpose of disinherity Gilbert de Lacy. Sometime in the period, 1147-83, he granted Margam Abbey land in Margam, in echange for the land of Baldwin the Harper of Newborough. Sometime in the period, 1147-83, he gave to the church and monks of St. Giles, Little Malvern, Worcestershire ten acres in the forest of Malvern with appurtenances in the said forest for inclosure and cultivation. In 1148 he gave a confirmation to Gloucester jointly with his mother. In 1153 he was one of the witnesses to the agreement between King Stephen and Henry, Duke of Normandy [afterwards King Henry II]; he also witnessed a charter of Duke Henry dated at Bristol.
In 1158 he and his wife and son Robert were captured at Cardiff Castle by Ivor the Little and carried into the woods, where they were held as prisoners until the earl redressed Ivor's grievances.
He witnessed a charter of his father-in-law, Robert, Earl of Leicester, dated c.1150-60. He founded Keynsham Priory in Somerset in 1169, and was a benefactor to many other religious foundations. About 1170 he granted his son, Robert, land in Margam, which Robert thereupon gave to Abbot Conan and the convent. In 1173 he took the king's part against his sons, and later that year went to the help of the king's forces at the Battle of Fornham. In 1174 he submitted to the king, and in 1175 he surrendered Bristol Castle to him. In 1178 he witnessed King Henry's charter to Waltham Abbey. In 1183 the king imprisoned a number of magnates of whose loyalty he was doubtful, including Earl William, About 1183 Earl William granted Walter Lageles land which his father held, for an annual rent of eight shillings. About 1183 he granted Kenaithur son of Herbert son of Godwinet and his brothers the lands of Keleculam and Treikik.
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Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
WILLIAM FitzRobert, son of ROBERT Fitzroy Earl of Gloucester & his wife Mabel [Matilda or Sibylle] FitzRobert (23 Nov [1112]-23 Nov 1183, bur Keynsham Abbey, Somerset). His birth date is confirmed by the Annals of Waverley which record the death "in nocte Sancti Clementis" in 1183 of "Willelmus comes Glocestri?", specifying that it was the same day he was born. The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records that "comes Willielmus filius et h?res eiusdem" succeeded on the death of Robert Earl of Gloucester. He witnessed an agreement in 1128. He was imprisoned with his father at Rochester in Oct 1141 by the forces of King Stephen. Governor of Wareham 1144, during his father's absence in Normandy. He succeeded his father in 1147 as Earl of Gloucester. The Gesta Stephani Regis records that "Willelmus filius suus?senior??tate" succeeded as Earl of Gloucester on the death of his father, dated from the context to [1147]. The Annals of Margan record that "comes Gloucestri? Willelmus?et comitissa Hawysia" were captured "in castello Cardivi?" by the Welsh in 1158. "Willielmus comes Glouc." donated "ecclesia de Eltham" to Rochester, for the souls of "Roberti filii mei...Hawyse comitisse uxoris mee et liberorum...meorum", by undated charter, confirmed by charter dated 8 Dec 1314. On his death, King Henry II took the honour of Gloucester and the Earldom into his own hands. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1183 of "Guillermus comes Gloecestri?" leaving three daughters as his heirs. The Annals of Margan record the death "IX Kal Dec" in 1183 of "Willelmus comes Gloucestri?". The Obituary of Lyre records the death 23 Nov of "Willelmus comes Glocestri?". The Annals of Waverley record the death "in nocte Sancti Clementis" in 1183 of "Willelmus comes Glocestri?", specifying that it was the same day he was born. The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records the death in 1183 of "comes Willielmus Gloucestri?" and his burial "apud Kenisham". The necrology of Lyre monastery records the death "23 Nov" of "Willelmus comes Glocestri?".
m ([1150]) HAVISE de Beaumont, daughter of ROBERT de Beaumont[-le-Roger] Earl of Leicester & his wife Amice de Ga?l et de Montfort ([after 1120]-24 Apr or 25 May 1197). The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records that "comes Willielmus" married "Hawisia filia comitis Leicestri?"[1741]. The Annals of Margan record that "comes Gloucestri? Willelmus?et comitissa Hawysia" were captured "in castello Cardivi?" by the Welsh in 1158[1742]. "Willielmus comes Glouc." donated "ecclesia de Eltham" to Rochester, for the souls of "Roberti filii mei...Hawyse comitisse uxoris mee et liberorum...meorum", by undated charter, confirmed by charter dated 8 Dec 1314[1743]. The necrology of Lyre monastery records the death "25 May" of "Hawis comitissa Gloecestr?"[1744]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death "VIII Kal Mai" in 1197 of "Hawisa comitissa Glocestri?"[1745].
Earl William & his wife had four children:
1. ROBERT (Cardiff [1150]-Cardiff 1166, bur Keynsham Abbey, Somerset). ...
2. MABEL (-1198). ...
3. AMICE (-1 Jan 1225). ...
4. ISABEL [Avise] ([before 1176]-14 Oct or [18 Nov] 1217, bur Canterbury Cathedral Church). ...
https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#WilliamFitzRobertdied1183
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