Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester

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Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, was a 14th-century English nobleman and soldier who rose to prominence through his marriage to Margaret de Clare and his involvement in the political upheavals of Edward II’s reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
medieval soldier ⓘ
member of the English peerage ⓘ
acquiredTitleThrough marriage to Margaret de Clare ⓘ
associatedWith Gloucester ⓘ
burialPlace Tonbridge Priory ⓘ
child Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 1291 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 10 November 1347 ⓘ
deathCause natural causes (presumed) ⓘ
era 14th century ⓘ
familyName de Audley ⓘ
father Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Audley
givenName Hugh ⓘ
heldOffice royal councillor ⓘ
heldTitle 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Baron Audley ⓘ
imprisonedAt Wallingford Castle ⓘ
imprisonedDuring reign of Edward II of England ⓘ
inheritedLandsFrom the de Clare family ⓘ
linked to: de Clare family
language Middle English ⓘ
militaryRole commander in campaigns of Edward III ⓘ
monarchServed Edward II of England ⓘ
Edward III of England ⓘ
mother Isolt de Mortimer ⓘ
linked to: Maud de Braose
nobleFamily Audley family ⓘ
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
notableFor rise to prominence through marriage to Margaret de Clare ⓘ
role in baronial opposition to Edward II ⓘ
participatedIn Despenser War ⓘ
political conflicts during the reign of Edward II ⓘ
placeOfBirth England ⓘ
placeOfDeath England ⓘ
rank peer of the realm ⓘ
relatedByMarriageTo House of Plantagenet ⓘ
releasedBy Queen Isabella of France ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedAs English magnate in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
sonInLaw Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford ⓘ
spouse Margaret de Clare ⓘ
spouseFamilyConnection Margaret de Clare was granddaughter of King Edward I of England ⓘ
style Lord Audley before creation as Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
successorInLands Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford ⓘ
supported overthrow of Edward II of England ⓘ
titleCreated Earl of Gloucester (created for him in 1337) ⓘ

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Audley family → notableMember → Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester → title → 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester → heldTitle → 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Baron Audley → hasTitleHolder → Hugh Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
linked to: Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester