Countess of Gloucester

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The Countess of Gloucester was a prominent English noble title in the Middle Ages, often held by women connected to the royal family and associated with extensive lands and political influence in the county of Gloucestershire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noble title ⓘ
noble title ⓘ
associatedWithInstitution English crown ⓘ
linked to: Crown of England
associatedWithJurisdiction county of Gloucestershire ⓘ
associatedWithOffice honor of Gloucester ⓘ
associatedWithSystem feudal land tenure ⓘ
medieval peerage system ⓘ
associatedWithTerritory Gloucestershire ⓘ
county of Gloucester ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
genderOfTitleHolder female ⓘ
governingLaw English feudal law ⓘ
medieval English customary law ⓘ
hasRight income from manors in Gloucestershire ⓘ
lordship over estates in Gloucestershire ⓘ
hasTitleType comital title ⓘ
historicalContext medieval English aristocracy ⓘ
historicalGovernmentContext feudal monarchy ⓘ
holderRole manager of estates ⓘ
participant in dynastic politics ⓘ
patron of religious houses ⓘ
languageOfHistoricalForm Latin ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
linkedToTitle Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
nobleRank countess ⓘ
notableCharacteristic close association with the royal court ⓘ
extensive landed wealth ⓘ
high political influence ⓘ
politicalInfluenceArea Gloucestershire ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
politicalRole landed magnate ⓘ
rankRelativeToOtherTitles above baroness ⓘ
below duchess ⓘ
socialClass aristocracy ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
titleHolderSex woman ⓘ
titleNature consort title when held by the earl’s wife ⓘ
substantive title when held in her own right ⓘ
titleStatus hereditary in practice when linked to the earldom ⓘ
typicalHolderConnection high nobility ⓘ
royal family ⓘ
typicalModeOfAcquisition inheritance ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
usedIn peerage of England ⓘ

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Isabella of Gloucester → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabella of Gloucester → title → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Joan of Acre → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester → mother → Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester → child → Isabel, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
Amice FitzRobert → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Amice FitzRobert → mother → Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
Mabel FitzRobert → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabel Marshal → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester → spouse → Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
2nd Earl of Gloucester → child → Isabel, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
2nd Earl of Gloucester → successor → Isabel, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
Isabel of Gloucester → nobleTitle → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabel of Gloucester → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabel of Gloucester → titleHeldInOwnRight → Countess of Gloucester suo jure ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester → spouse → Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: Earl of Gloucester
linked to: Countess of Gloucester
Mabel FitzRobert → title → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: FitzRobert family
Isabel of Gloucester → title → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: FitzRobert family
Isabel of Gloucester → heldTitle → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: Earldom of Gloucester
Constance of York → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady Despenser
Maud de Lacy, Countess of Gloucester → positionHeld → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Maud de Lacy, Countess of Gloucester → title → Countess of Gloucester ⓘ