Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester
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Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester (c. 1100 – 29 September 1157[citation needed]) 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.
Mabel FitzRobert | |
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Countess of Gloucester Lady of Glamorgan Dame of Sainte-Scholasse-sur-Sarthe Dame of Evrecy Dame of Creully | |
Born | c. 1100 Gloucestershire, England |
Died | 29 September 1157 Bristol, England |
Noble family | FitzHamon |
Spouse(s) | Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester |
Issue | William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester Roger, Bishop of Worcester Robert FitzRobert of Ilchester Richard FitzRobert, Sire of Creully Philip FitzRobert Maud FitzRobert Mabel FitzRobert |
Father | Robert FitzHamon, Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan |
Mother | Sybil de Montgomery |
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.
As Countess of Gloucester, Mabel was significant politically and she exercised an important administrative role in the lordship.[1]