Earl of Gloucester

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The Earl of Gloucester was a prominent English noble title historically held by influential magnates closely connected to the royal family and the political affairs of medieval England.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf noble title ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
associatedDynasty Norman dynasty ⓘ
Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
associatedWith Bristol ⓘ
Glamorgan ⓘ
Gloucester Castle ⓘ
associatedWithPlace Gloucester ⓘ
closelyConnectedTo English royal family ⓘ
connectedTo Anglo-Norman aristocracy ⓘ
English baronial politics ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
diedIn Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ
father Henry I of England ⓘ
feudalRole major landholder ⓘ
tenant-in-chief of the Crown ⓘ
hasFirstHolder Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
hasHolder Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabel, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
heldBy Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford ⓘ
heldByFamily House of Clare ⓘ
House of Plantagenet ⓘ
hereditaryTitle true ⓘ
inception 12th century ⓘ
involvedIn First Barons' War ⓘ
Second Barons' War ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Gloucestershire ⓘ
mother Unknown mistress of Henry I of England ⓘ
nobleRank Earl ⓘ
notableHolder Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
participatedIn The Anarchy ⓘ
partOf Peerage of England ⓘ
spouse John, King of England ⓘ
linked to: John of England

Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester ⓘ
styleOfAddress Earl ⓘ
supported Empress Matilda ⓘ
timePeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ
titleStatus extinct ⓘ

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Referenced by (30)

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

House of Gloucester → associatedTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Keynsham Abbey → patron → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Countess of Gloucester → linkedToTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester → title → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Audley family → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer → positionHeld → Earl of Gloucester (jure uxoris) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Gloucester
Robert of Gloucester → nobleTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert of Gloucester → positionHeld → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester → nobleTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester → heldTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
de Clare family → nobleTitleHeld → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Despenser family → titleHeldByMembers → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Isabel of Gloucester → heldTitleFrom → Earl of Gloucester (in her own right) ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Gloucester
Gloucester family → nobleTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Mabel of Gloucester → hasRelative → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
William, Earl of Gloucester → nobleTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
William, Earl of Gloucester → positionHeld → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
FitzRobert family → heldTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester → heldTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: Earldom of Gloucester
William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester → heldTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: Earldom of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester → heldTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: Earldom of Gloucester
Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester → heldTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
subject linked to: Earldom of Gloucester
House of Clare → hasTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Hugh de Audley → nobleTitle → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Hugh de Audley → positionHeld → Earl of Gloucester ⓘ