Mabel fitzRobert

Daughter of Robert fitzHamon of Gloucester

wife of Robert Earl of Glos.

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ROBERT de Caen, illegitimate son of HENRY I King of England & his mistress --- ([1090]-Bristol 31 Oct 1147, bur Priory of St James, Bristol). Also known as Robert FitzRoy. Orderic Vitalis records him as "Robert the king's son", and specifies that he led a force from the Cotentin in Sep 1123 to quell the rebellion led by Amaury de Montfort Comte d'Evreux and Waleran de Beaumont Comte de Meulan[1349]. He was created Earl of Gloucester in [Jun/Sep] 1122. He had the custody of his uncle Robert ex-Duke of Normandy as a prisoner at Bristol in 1126. He did homage to King Stephen in 1136, but quarrelled with him in 1137, and his English and Welsh estates were forfeited. He joined forces with his half-sister "Empress" Maud, landing in England with her in Sep 1139. He became her commander-in-chief in the civil war. After a series of successes against King Stephen’s forces, including the capture of the King at Lincoln in Feb 1141, he himself was captured at Stockbridge 14 Sep 1141 and imprisoned at Rochester. He was freed shortly after in exchange for the king[1350]. The Gesta Stephani Regis records the death of "comes…Glaorniæ" at Bristol, dated from the context to [1147][1351].

m (before [1112]%29 MABEL [Maud or Sibylle] FitzRobert, daughter & heiress of ROBERT FitzHamon Lord of Glamorgan and Gloucester & his wife Sibylle de Montgomery

(-[29 Sep] 1157).  The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey names (in order) “Mabiliam, Hawysiam, Ceciliam, Amisiam” as the four daughters of ”Robertum filium Haymonis, dominum de Astramervilla in Normannia”, recording that Mabile married Robert Fitzroy[1352].  Her marriage is recorded by Orderic Vitalis, who also names her parents[1353].  Robert of Torigny records that "filia Roberti Belismensis" was the mother of "Rogerius Wigornensis episcopus", son of "Robertus comes Gloecestrensis…filius primi Henrici regis Anglorum", clarifying that the bishop's grandfather was "Robertus filius Haimonis dominus de Torigneio"[1354].  The Annals of Tewkesbury record that “Mabilia comitissa Gloucestriæ” died in 1157[1355].  

Earl Robert & his wife had [seven] children:

1. WILLIAM FitzRobert (23 Nov [1112]-23 Nov 1183, bur Keynsham Abbey, Somerset). The Chronica de Fundatoribus et Fundatione of Tewkesbury Abbey records that “comes Willielmus filius et hæres eiusdem” succeeded on the death of Robert Earl of Gloucester[1876]. He succeeded his father in 1147 as Earl of Gloucester.

2. ROGER FitzRobert (-Tours 9 Aug 1179, bur Tours). The Annals of Tewkesbury record that “Rogerus filius comitis Gloecestriæ” was appointed Bishop of Worcester in Mar 1163, and consecrated “X Kal Sep” in 1164[1877]. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1180 of "Rogerius Wigornensis episcopus" at "Turonis", specifying that his father was "Robertus comes Gloecestrensis…filius primi Henrici regis Anglorum" and his mother "filia Roberti Belismensis"[1878].

3. HAMON FitzRobert (-killed at the siege of Toulouse 1159). The Chronicle of Melrose records the death in 1159 at Toulouse of "Hamo the son of the earl of Gloucester, deceased"[1879].

4. PHILIP FitzRobert (-after 1147). The Gesta Stephani Regis records that "Philippum filium Glaornensis comitis" was given command of Cricklade in succession to "Willelmus…de Dovre" but later joined King Stephen, dated from the context to [1147][1880]. He went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land[1881]. "Philippo quoque filio comitis Gloecestrie" is recorded as present in a letter from Hugues Archbishop of Rouen to Emma abbess of St Amand, in a charter dated 1147[1882].

5. MATILDA FitzRobert (-29 Jul 1190). Robert of Torigny refers to the wife of "Ranulfus comes Cestriæ" as "filia Roberti comitis Gloecestriæ"[1883]. The Rotuli de Dominabus of 1185 records property “Wadinton de feodo comitis Cestrie” held by “Matillis comitissa Cestrie…filia Roberti comitis Gloecestrie, filii regis Henrici primi”[1884]. It was alleged that she and William Peverell of Nottingham poisoned her husband[1885]. "Hugo comes Cestrie" confirmed a donation of land in Thoresby donated by "Willelmus filius Othuer" to Greenfield priory, Lincolnshire, for the soul of "patris mei Randulfi", by charter dated to [1155] witnessed by "Matilla matre sua…"[1886]. The Annals of Tewkesbury record the death “IV Kal Aug” in 1190 of “Matildis comitissa Cestria”[1887]. m ([1141]%29 RANULF “de Gernon” Earl of Chester, son of RANULPH “le Meschin” Vicomte de Bayeux & his wife Lucy --- (Château de Gernon, Normandy before 1100-[murdered] 16 Dec 1153, bur Chester, Abbey of St Werburg).

6. MABEL FitzRobert. "Mabira daughter of Earl Robert, mother of Jordan de Campo Ernulfi and lady of Maisoncelles [Mansum cellarum]" donated property to the abbey of Saint-Etienne, Plessis-Grimoud by charter dated [1170][1888]. [1889][m AUBREY de Vere].

7. RICHARD FitzRobert ([1120/35]-1175). His parentage is confirmed by the undated charter under which his son "Roger de Croylet, fils de Richard fils du comte de Gloucester" donated property to the abbey of Ardennes, Calvados[1890]. He succeeded his mother as Sire de Creully.

Earl Robert had [four] [illegitimate] children:

8. RICHARD (-3 Apr 1142). Orderic Vitalis names Richard as son of "the king's son Robert", and records that he was appointed Bishop of Bayeux in 1135[1891], having obtained the Pope's dispensation to hold religious office despite his illegitimate birth[1892]. The Gesta Stephani Regis records the death of "Roberti Glaornensis comitis filius", dated from the context to [1142][1893]. The son in question is not named and it is not certain that this entry refers to Richard.

9. ROBERT FitzRobert (-1170). The 1155 Pipe Roll records "Rob. fil. Com. Gloecestr." in Somerset[1894]. Named in charters in [1160], and addressed as Castellan of Gloucester[1895]. Robert of Torigny records the death in 1170 of "Roberto filio Roberti comitis Gloecestriæ"[1896]. [1897]m ([1147]%29 HAWISE de Reviers, daughter of BALDWIN de Reviers Earl of Devon & his first wife Adelisa --- (-[1215]). The 1194/95 Pipe Roll records "Agnes uxor Roberti f comitis de Gloecr" in Lincolnshire[1898]. Robert & his wife had one child:

a) [1899]MABEL . m firstly JORDAN de Chambernon, son of ---. m secondly WILLIAM de Soliers, son of ---.

10. MABEL . She is referred to as Earl Robert's illegitimate daughter in Domesday Descendants[1900]. It is not known whether she is the same person as Mabel who is shown above as Earl Robert's legitimate daughter. m GRIFFITH ap IVOR Bach .

11. [--- . It is not known whether the parent of Thomas was one of the other illegitimate children of Robert Earl of Gloucester who are named above. According to Domesday Descendants, Thomas was nephew of Earl William’s father Robert, citing a charter of the Earldom of Gloucester (not yet consulted)[1901]. m ---.] One child:
a) THOMAS (-after 1176). The 1176/77 Pipe Roll names "Tomas nepos comitis Gloecestr et Ricardus filius eius" in Dorset and Somerset[1902]. m ---. The name of Thomas’s wife is not known. Thomas & his wife had one child: i) RICHARD . The 1176/77 Pipe Roll names "Tomas nepos comitis Gloecestr et Ricardus filius eius" in Dorset and Somerset[1903].

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Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester, Countess of Gloucester (1090- 29 September 1157), was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, and a wealthy heiress who brought the lordship of Gloucester, among other prestigious honours to her husband, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester upon their marriage. He was the illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. Her father was Robert Fitzhamon, Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan. As she was the eldest daughter of four, and her younger sisters had become nuns, Mabel inherited all of his honours and properties upon his death in 1107.

Mabel was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1090, the eldest of the three daughters of Robert FitzHamon, Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan, and his wife, Sybil de Montgomery. Her three younger sisters, Hawise, Cecile and Amice all became nuns, making Mabel the sole heiress to her father's lordships and vast estates in England, Wales, and Normandy.

Her paternal grandfather was Hamon, Sheriff of Kent. Her maternal grandparents were Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Mabel Talvas of Belleme.

In March 1107, her father died in Normandy, leaving his lordships and estates to Mabel. Her mother married secondly Jean, Sire de Raimes.

In 1107, Mabel married Robert of Caen, an illegitimate son of King Henry I by his mistress Sybil Corbet. Their marriage is recorded by Orderic Vitalis who also names her parents. He would later become an important figure during the turbulent period in English history known as The Anarchy which occurred in the reign of King Stephen of England. Throughout the civil war, he was a loyal supporter of his half-sister Empress Matilda who would make him the chief commander of her army. He had originally sworn fealty to King Stephen, but after quarrelling with him in 1137, his English and Welsh possessions were forfeited, and thus he joined forces with Matilda.

Mabel brought to her husband, the honours of Gloucester in England, Glamorgan in Wales, Sainte-Scholasse-sur-Sarthe, Evrecy and Creully in Normandy. By right of his wife, he became the 2nd Lord of Glamorgan, and gained possession of her father's castle of Cardiff in Wales. In August 1122, he was created 1st Earl of Gloucester; henceforth, Mabel was styled as Countess of Gloucester.

Together Robert and Mabel had at least eight children:

1) William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (23 November 1112- 23 November 1183), married Hawise de Beaumont by whom he had five children, including Isabella of Gloucester, the first wife of King John of England, and Amice FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester.

2) Roger, Bishop of Worcester (died 9 August 1179)

3) Hamon FitzRobert, (died 1159), killed in the Siege of Toulouse.

4) Robert FitzRobert of Ilchester (died before 1157), married Hawise de Redvers, by whom he had a daughter Mabel who in her turn married Jordan de Cambernon.

5) Richard FitzRobert, Sire de Creully (died 1175), inherited the seigneury of Creully from Mabel, and became the ancestor of the Sires de Creully. He married the daughter of Hughes de Montfort by whom he had five children.

6) Philip FitzRobert, (died after 1147), Castellan of Cricklade. He took part in the Second Crusade.

7) Maud FitzRobert (died 29 July 1190), married Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester by whom she had three children.

8) Mabel FitzRobert, married Aubrey de Vere

Robert also sired an illegitimate son, Richard, Bishop of Bayeux by Isabel de Douvres.

Mabel's husband died on 31 October 1147. Mabel herself died on 29 September 1157 in Bristol at the age of sixty-seven years.

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Mabel FitzHamon was born circa 1085. She was the daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery. She married Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of son of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England and Sybilla Corbet. She died in 1157.

    Mabel FitzHamon was also known as Maud FitzHamon. She was also known as Sybil FitzHamon.

Children of Mabel FitzHamon and Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester

Roger FitzRobert d. 9 Aug 1179

Hamon FitzRobert

Philip FitzRobert

Richard FitzRobert, Lord of Creully

Maud FitzRobert+ d. 29 Jul 1189

Mabel FitzRobert

Richard FitzRobert

Robert FitzRobert

William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester+ b. 23 Nov, d. 23 Nov 1183

Citations

G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 167. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 48. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family.

Alice Algood, "re: FitzHamon Family," e-mail message from <e-mail address> (unknown address) to Darryl Roger Lundy, 16 November 2006. Hereinafter cited as "re: FitzHamon Family".

Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online <ftp://ftp.cac.psu.edu/genealogy/public_html/royal/index.html>. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.

source: http://thepeerage.com/p10472.htm

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Mabel FitzHamon1

b. circa 1094, d. 1157

Mabel FitzHamon|b. c 1094\nd. 1157|p370.htm#i6832|Robert fitz Hamon, Lord of Glamorgan|b. c 1070?\nd. 1107|p357.htm#i8103|Sybil de Montgomery|b. c 1072|p63.htm#i8104|Sheriff of Kent Haimo dapifer|b. c 1045?|p220.htm#i24886||||Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury|b. 1005\nd. 1094|p353.htm#i4643||||

Father Robert fitz Hamon, Lord of Glamorgan2,3,1 b. circa 1070?, d. 1107

Mother Sybil de Montgomery2,1 b. circa 1072

    Mabel FitzHamon was born circa 1094 at Gloucestershire, England. She was the daughter of Robert fitz Hamon, Lord of Glamorgan and Sybil de Montgomery.2,3,1 Mabel FitzHamon married Robert fitz Roy de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester, son of Henri I "Beauclerc", roi d' Angleterre and unknown mistress of Henry I, in 1115 at Gloucestershire, England.4 Mabel FitzHamon died in 1157 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Family

Robert fitz Roy de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester b. circa 1090, d. 31 October 1147

Children

   * William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester+ b. c 23 Nov 1116, d. 23 Nov 1183

* Maud of Gloucester+ b. c 1124, d. 29 Jul 11893
Citations

  1. [S1278] K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants, pg. 902-903.

2. [S215] Revised by others later George Edward Cokayne CP, XI:Appendix D, pg. 106.
3. [S215] Revised by others later George Edward Cokayne CP, III:167.
4. [S1278] K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Domesday Descendants, pg. 903.

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Dau. and heiress of Robert FitzHamon; wife of Robert de Caen, Earl of Gloucester; mother of William FitzRobert. [Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. III, p. 125]

Heiress of Robert Fitz Hamon; m. Robert de Caen, earl of Gloucester. [Falaise Roll, p. 21]

Bristol and Gloucs. Arch. Soc., Gloucs. Pub. A. v 32, p 204;

Gen Hist 25 p 1 p 100; Dist. of Nat'l Biog., Eng. Pub. A, v 48, p 356-58;

b.c. 1090, dau. of Robert FitzHamon, Lord of Creully in Calvados, France, and Sybil, dau. of Roger de Montgomery, Earl of Shrewsbury; m. Robert, Earl of Gloucester; mother of Maud; mother of Philip. [Charlemagne & Others, Chart 2917, 2968]

Lady Amabel, who acted as keeper of the person of King Stephen, was approached directly by Queen Matilda for the transfer and exchange of their two husbands without consenting the Empress. The war dragged on for several more years. [The Conquering Family, p. 18]

http://www.mindfreedom.net/gen/t-s-p/p158.htm#i8394

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AKA (Facts Page):

 Mabel Fitzhamon   

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Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester, Countess of Gloucester (1090- 29 September 1157), was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, and a wealthy heiress who brought the lordship of Gloucester, among other prestigious honours to her husband, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester upon their marriage. He was the illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. Her father was Robert Fitzhamon, Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan. As she was the eldest daughter of four, and her younger sisters had become nuns, Mabel inherited all of his honours and properties upon his death in 1107.

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Children: 1. Mabira Mabel De Caen b: 1109 in Gloucestershire, England 2. Richard Baron De Creully b: 1120 in Gloucestershire, England 3. William Meullent Mafonache FitzRobert b: 23 NOV 1116 in Gloucestershire, England 4. Maud FitzRobert b: 1120 in Gloucestershire, England 5. Philip De Gai FitzRobert b: 1122 in Gloucestershire, England 6. Robert Castellan b: ABT 1120 in Gloucestershire, England

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Mabel FITZHAMON was born, the daughter of Sybil and Robert. She had two sons and three daughters with Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester FITZROY. She died in 1157.

Birth of Daughter

Her daughter Mabel de was born in 1105.

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Mabel de FitzRobert

1105–1190

1105

Mar

1107

Death of Father

Her father Robert, Earl of Gloucester passed away in March 1107.

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Robert, Earl of Gloucester FITZHAMON

–1107

MAR 1107

23 Nov

1116

Birth of Son

Her son Sir William, 2nd Earl of Gloucester was born on November 23, 1116.

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Sir William, 2nd Earl of Gloucester FITZROBERT

1116–1183

23 NOV 1116

1118

Birth of Daughter

Her daughter Christian de was born in 1118 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England.

Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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Christian de FitzRobert

1118–

1118 • Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

1122

Birth of Son

Her son Phillip was born in 1122.

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Phillip FitzRobert

1122–1167

1122

31 Oct

1147

Death of Husband

Her husband Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester passed away on October 31, 1147, at the age of 57.

Bristol, Somerset, England

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Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester FITZROY

1090–1147

31 OCT 1147 • Bristol, Somerset, England

1157

Death

Mabel FITZHAMON died in 1157.

1157