William Fitzrobert, 2nd Earl Of Gloucester

Abt 1116 - 1183  (67 years)

• Name	William Fitzrobert
  Title	2nd Earl Of Gloucester
  Birth	Abt 23 Nov 1116	Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Male
  FSID	K2H7-B9K
  Death	23 Nov 1183	Somerset, England
  Person ID	I7819	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Fitzroy, First Earl Of Gloucester ,   b. 11 Apr 1090, Normandie, France d. 31 Oct 1147, Gloucestershire, England (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mabel Fitzrobert,   b. 1090, Gloucestershire, England d. 29 Sep 1157, Gloucestershire, England (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1119	Normandie, France
  Family ID	F1429	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hawise Beaumont,   b. Abt 1129, Leicestershire, England d. 24 Apr 1197, Gloucestershire, England (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1150	England, United Kingdom
  Children	+ 1. Amice Fitzwilliam, 4th Countess Of Gloucester ,   b. Abt 1160, Gloucestershire, England d. 1 Jan 1225, England, United Kingdom (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  William was heir to one of the greatest Anglo-Norman baronies. From his m o t h e r , Mabel (d. 1157), daughter of Robert fitz Haimon, came Norman lan d s , t h e W elsh marcher county of Glamorgan, and the English honour of Gl o u c e s ter. His total annual income at times may have been more than 700, a n d h e c o m manded the service of more than 300 knights' fees from England a n d W a l e s alone. Significant additions came from the patronage which Wil l i a m ' s grandfather Henry I bestowed on his father, Robert, earl of Glou c e s t e r, and from Robert's own acquisitions. William was the eldest of a t l e a s t f ive sons and one daughter born to Earl Robert and Countess Mab el . H e a l s o had a number of illegitimate siblings, products of his fath e r' s e x t ramarital liaisons.