Isabel of Gloucester married King John of England

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Isabel of Gloucester, first wife of King John of England, was an English noblewoman and heiress whose marriage helped bolster John's political and territorial claims early in his reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
heiress ⓘ
medieval English noble ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Isabella of Clare ⓘ
Isabella of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabella, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
associatedDynasty Angevin period of English monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Angevin Empire
associatedWith Gloucestershire ⓘ
reign of King John of England ⓘ
birthPlace England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
father William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Isabel ⓘ
heldTitleFrom Earl of Gloucester (in her own right) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Gloucester
historicalRole link between Gloucester earldom and the English crown ⓘ
languageOfUse Anglo-Norman French ⓘ
linked to: Anglo-Norman
legalStatusOfMarriageToJohn politically motivated union ⓘ
maritalStatus married multiple times ⓘ
marriageImpact helped bolster John’s early reign claims in England ⓘ
marriagePartner Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Hubert de Burgh

John, King of England ⓘ
linked to: John of England
mother Hawise de Beaumont ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Gloucester ⓘ
de Clare family ⓘ
nobleTitle Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
notableFor first wife of King John of England ⓘ
hereditary Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
marriage that strengthened John’s political and territorial position ⓘ
politicalSignificance brought Gloucester lands and influence to John ⓘ
marriage used to consolidate John’s territorial claims in England ⓘ
positionHeld Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
realm Kingdom of England ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
socialClass high nobility ⓘ
spouse Geoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex ⓘ
Hubert de Burgh, 1st Earl of Kent ⓘ
linked to: Hubert de Burgh

John, King of England ⓘ
linked to: John of England
spouseOrderWithRespectToJohn first wife of John, King of England ⓘ
spouseTitle Earl of Essex (Geoffrey de Mandeville) ⓘ
Earl of Kent (Hubert de Burgh) ⓘ
King of England (John) ⓘ
territorialConnection Gloucester ⓘ
Gloucestershire estates ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
titleHeldInOwnRight Countess of Gloucester suo jure ⓘ

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House of Gloucester → maritalAlliance → Isabel of Gloucester married King John of England ⓘ