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Robert Fitz Richard
11th and 12th-century Norman nobleman in England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Robert Fitz Richard (1064–1136) was an Anglo-Norman noble.
Life
He was the son of Sir Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, Lord of Clare and Tonbridge, and Rohese Giffard, the daughter of Sir Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville.
Robert was the steward of two English kings, Henry I and Stephen of Blois. In 1110 he also became a baron, after Henry I granted him the village of Little Dunmow, in Essex, that was forfeited by its previous owner, William Baynard, in the same year. Robert also became constable of Baynard’s Castle, a property that was built buy Ralph Baynard, William’s grandfather.[1][2][3][4]
Around 1114, Robert married Maud de Senlis, daughter of Sir Simon de Senlis, Earl of Northampton, and Maud, Countess Huntingdon. They had two children: Sir Walter FitzRobert (b. c. 1124) and Maud FitzRobert (b. c. 1132). Both a son of Walter (Robert FitzWalter) and a son of Maud (William d’Aubigny) were surety barons of the Magna Carta.
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