2nd Earl of Gloucester

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The 2nd Earl of Gloucester was a prominent 12th-century English nobleman and feudal magnate, notable for his extensive landholdings and political influence during the reigns of King Stephen and Henry II.

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2nd Earl of Gloucester canonical 2
Earl of Gloucester 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
feudal magnate ⓘ
activeDuringReignOf Henry II of England ⓘ
King Stephen of England ⓘ
linked to: King Stephen
alsoKnownAs William FitzRobert ⓘ
William, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
associatedWithEvent the Anarchy (English civil war, 1135–1153) ⓘ
burialPlace Keynsham Abbey ⓘ
centuryOfBirth 12th century ⓘ
child Amice of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Amice FitzRobert

Isabel, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Mabel of Gloucester ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1116 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 23 November 1183 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
father Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
fatherInLaw Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester ⓘ
feudalLordOf Bristol ⓘ
Glamorgan ⓘ
Tewkesbury ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
heldCastle Bristol Castle ⓘ
Cardiff Castle ⓘ
heldTitleFrom King Stephen of England ⓘ
linked to: King Stephen
heldTitleUnder Henry II of England ⓘ
languageOfUse Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
mother Mabel FitzRobert ⓘ
motherInLaw Amice de Gael ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Gloucester ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
notableFor extensive landholdings in England and Wales ⓘ
political influence during the Anarchy ⓘ
placeOfBirth Gloucestershire ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cardiff Castle ⓘ
reignOrTenure 1147–1183 ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Cardiff ⓘ
Gloucester ⓘ
spouse Hawise de Beaumont ⓘ
Hawise of Leicester ⓘ
succeeded Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
successor Isabel, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
supported Henry II of England ⓘ
titleInheritedFrom Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester → heldTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Earl of Gloucester
2nd Earl of Gloucester → nobleTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: 2nd Earl of Gloucester
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester → title → 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: FitzRobert family