Unreferenced date December 2009 The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of Peerage of England England . A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare s play King Lear . See also Duke of Gloucester . Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation 1121 Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester 1100 1147 William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester 1121 1183 Isabel, Countess of Gloucester Isabel, 3rd Countess of Gloucester d. 1217 held by husband after 1189, again by her in her own right from 1316 onward. John of England 1166 1216 , on becoming king in 1199 he granted the Earldom to Isabel s nephew Amaury VI of Montfort vreux , d. 1213 , Earl of Gloucester Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex , Earl of Gloucester, d. 1216 , married Isabel in 1214 Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester 1180 1230 , Isabel s nephew Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester 1222 1262 Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester 1243 1295 Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 8th Earl of Gloucester 1291 1314 Earls of Gloucester, 2nd Creation 1299 Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer d. 1325 acquired Earldoms through marriage to Joan of Acre , the widow of the 7th Earl, and lost them on her death in 1307 . Earls of Gloucester, 3rd Creation 1337 Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester d. 1347 Earls of Gloucester, 4th Creation 1397 Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester 1373 1400 , degraded 1399 DEFAULTSORT Earl Of Gloucester Category Earldoms Gloucester Category Extinct earldoms Gloucester de Earl of Gloucester es Conde de Gloucester fr Comte de Gloucester nl Graaf van Gloucester pl Hrabia Gloucester ru uk ... more details
de Reviers. succession Earl of Gloucester reign 1122 1147 25 years House of Normandy Robert Fitzroy, 1st Earl of Gloucester before 1100 31 October 1147 ref name ODNB David Crouch historian David Crouch , Robert, first earl of Gloucester b. before 1100, d. 1147 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ... Vol IV 1892 , p38, Gloucester , Robert filius Regis quoting Round Consul is often used for Earl in the time ... of Evrecy and St Scholasse sur Sarthe. Robert was raised to the rank of earl of Gloucester soon after, probably by the end of 1121. David Crouch, Robert, first earl of Gloucester b. before 1100, d. 1147 ... Earl of Gloucester . ref http books.google.com books?id KbIKAAAAYAAJ&dq editions 3ALCCN06022397&pg ... for the throne, but his illegitimacy ruled him out Among others came Robert, Earl of Gloucester ... of the Devon Family of Willington from Robert Earl of Gloucester in A Medieval Cornish Miscellany , Ed. O.J. Padel . Phillimore, 2000 s start succession box before New Creation title Earl of Gloucester years 1121 2 1147 after William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester s end wikisource Robert d.1147 DNB00 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gloucester, Robert, 1st Earl Of ALTERNATIVE ... DEFAULTSORT Gloucester, Robert, 1st Earl Of Category 1090s births Category 1147 deaths Category Earls ... bg de Robert, 1. Earl of Gloucester es Robert de Gloucester eo Roberto 1 a Grafo ... 31 October 1147 father Henry I of England spouse Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester Mabel FitzHamon issue William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester br Roger of Worcester br Hamon of Gloucester br Mabel FitzRobert m. Aubrey de Vere br Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester br Philip of Gloucester br ... FitzHamon of Gloucester Mabel FitzHamon , daughter and heir of Robert Fitzhamon , but the marriage ... editions 3ALCCN06022397&pg PA38 v onepage&q gloucester&f false Complete Peerage , Gloucester ref His wife brought him the substantial honours of Gloucester in England and Glamorgan in Wales ... more details
William Fitzeustace, 1st Earl of Gloucester died 1094 was a Norman List of peers 1090 1099 peer and was created Earl of Gloucester in 1093, according to some sources. He is tentatively identified, by Burke s Peerage as a son of Eustace II, Count of Boulogne , which is also less certain about the title. ref http www.burkespeerage.com articles peerage page62 6h.aspx ref Notes reflist DEFAULTSORT Gloucester, William Fitzeustace, 1st Earl of Category Anglo Normans Category Earls in the Peerage of England Category 1094 deaths noble stub ... more details
1183 11 23 1116 11 23 df y succession Earl of Gloucester reign 31 October 1147 23 November 1183 Br age in years and days 1147 10 31 1183 11 23 predecessor Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester Sir Robert de Caen successor John of England John de Mortain father Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester Sir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester mother Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester spouse Hawise de Beaumont issue Robert FitzWilliam br Mabel FitzWilliam br Amice FitzWilliam br Isabel, Countess of Gloucester William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester died 1183 was the son and heir of Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester Sir Robert de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester , and Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester , daughter of Robert Fitzhamon . Lineage His father was Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester , an illegitimate son of King ... fitz William , married Amaury V de Montfort , her son Amaury briefly being Earl of Gloucester Amice fitz William , d. 1220. Married Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford , their descendants eventually ... John of England Prince John Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex , Earl of Gloucester ... Category Earls in the Peerage of England de William FitzRobert, 2. Earl of Gloucester fr Guillaume ... de Tracy at Castle Cary . In 1154 he made an alliance with Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford , by which ... they were held as prisoners until the Earl redressed Ivor s grievances. Relationship with King Henry II In 1173 the earl took the King s part against his sons, but thereafter he appears to have fallen ... Bristol Castle . Because his only son and heir Robert died in 1166, Earl William made John, the younger ... that John should marry one of the Earl s daughters, if the Church would allow it, they being related in the third degree. Earl William was present in March 1177 when the King arbitrated between ... he was doubtful, Earl William was among them. Family and children He was married to Hawise de Beaumont of Leicester, daughter of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Amica de Gael and had children ... more details
Infobox Nobility name Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford br 5th or 1st Earl of Gloucester image Gilbert de Clare illustration.jpg image size 225px caption Gilbert de Clare, adapted from Tewkesbury Abbey stained glass window father Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford mother Amice Fitz William spouse Isabel Marshal birth date 1180 birth place Hertford , Hertfordshire , England death date death date 1230 10 25 df y death place Penrose , Brittany , France Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester 1180 &ndash 25 October 1230 was the son of Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford , from whom he inherited the Clare estates. He also inherited from his mother, Amice Fitz William, the estates of Gloucester and the honour of St. Hilary, and from Rohese, an ancestor, the moiety of the Giffard estates. In June 1202, he was entrusted with the lands of Harfleur and Montrevillers ... de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford Richard de Clare s ttl title Earl of Hertford years 1217 1230 s aft rows 2 after Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford Richard de Clare s new creation s ttl title Earl of Gloucester years 1217 1230 s end Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Clare, Gilbert de, 4th Earl of Hertford ALTERNATIVE NAMES 1st Earl of Gloucester SHORT DESCRIPTION Magna Carta baron ... de Clare, 4th Earl of Category Magna Carta barons Hertford, Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of de Gilbert de Clare, 4. Earl of Hertford it Gilberto di Clare, V conte di Gloucester pl Gilbert de Clare, 5. hrabia ... brother in law, William Marshal, 2nd Earl of Pembroke Earl Marshal , in an expedition into Wales ... Richard, Earl of Cornwall Richard Plantagenet, Earl of Cornwall & King of the Romans . His own arms ... , who married the Baldwin de Redvers, 6th Earl of Devon 6th Earl of Devon Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford Richard de Clare 1222&ndash 1262 Isobel of Gloucester and Hertford Isabel de Clare 1226 ... PLACE OF DEATH Penrose , Brittany , France DEFAULTSORT Clare, Gilbert de, 4th Earl of Hertford Category ... more details
Miles FitzWalter of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Brecknock 1100 24 December 1143 was the son of Walter of Gloucester , who served as hereditary High Sheriff of Gloucestershire sheriff of that county between 1104 and 1121. Miles sometimes Latinized Milo succeeded his father about the latter ... of High Sheriff of Gloucestershire Sheriff of Gloucester with that of local justiciar for Gloucestershire . Miles founded Llanthony Secunda Llanthony Secunda Priory , Gloucester, in 1136. ref name ... he appears as constable in 1136. King Stephen granted him the honour of Gloucester and Brecknock ... the city of Gloucester at her disposal he was further distinguished by sacking the nearby royalist city ... . He was retained as her Constable. Earldom In 1141, he was rewarded with the Earl of Hereford ... of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn , in 1121. Their children were Margaret de Gloucester , married Humphrey II ... William de Braose before 1150, by whom she had issue. Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford . Hereditary ... of Gloucester , married Herbert FitzHerbert of Winchester , Lord Chamberlain , by whom she had ... Continuation of Florence of Worcester ed. B Thorpe, 1848 1849 the Cartulary of Gloucester Abbey Rolls ... en small item GTJ31325 Impression of the Seal of Miles of Gloucester S start s reg en succession box title Earl of Hereford before Second Creation after Roger Fitzmiles, 2nd Earl of Hereford Roger Fitzmiles years 1141&ndash 1143 S end Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Gloucester, Miles de 1st Earl of Hereford alternative names short description date of birth 1100 place of birth date of death 24 December 1143 place of death DEFAULTSORT Gloucester, Miles de 1st Earl of Hereford Category 1100 births Hereford, Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Category 1143 deaths Hereford, Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Category Earls in the Peerage of England Category Earls of Hereford 1141 01 Category ... Category High Sheriffs of Staffordshire fr Miles de Gloucester ru ... more details
title 8th Earl of Gloucester tenure 1308 1314 other titles 7th Earl of Hertford residence Caerphilly ..., 6th Earl of Hertford, br Joan of Acre signature footnotes misc Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester ... Brown 2008 , pp. 77 8. ref He was the son of Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester , and Joan ... de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester known as Gilbert the Red who in 1290 married Joan of Acre , daughter ... Earl of Gloucester and Hertford. This, however, only lasted for the life of Joan, who died in 1307 ... made Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, at the young age of sixteen. Ref label A a none This grant was made ..., Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester Gilbert the Red . Gilbert s first years as earl were predominantly ... more cautiously. salign source &mdash A letter from Gloucester to the earl of Pembroke, quoted ... de Bohun, Earl of Hereford , Pembroke and Gloucester. ref McKisack 1959 , p. 35. ref These men were ... grew angry and accused Gloucester of treason, the earl forcefully replied that he would prove his loyalty on the field of battle. ref Vita Edwardi , p. 91. ref The most detailed account of the Earl of Gloucester ... married to favourites of Edward II Hugh Despenser the Younger , Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester ... Isabella of France Queen Isabella . ref Prestwich 2005 , pp. 213 20. ref The title of Earl of Gloucester ... 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Gilbert de Clare, 8th Earl of Gloucester 2 2. Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester 3 3. Joan of Acre 4 4. Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford 5 5. Maud de Lacy 6 ... 16 16. Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford 17 17. Amice FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester 18 18 ... of Gloucester and seventh earl of Hertford 1291 1314 encyclopedia Oxford Dictionary of National ... first Clive H. title Clare, Gilbert de , seventh earl of Gloucester and sixth earl of Hertford 1243 ... en S bef rows 2 before Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester Gilbert de Clare S ttl title Earl of Hertford years 1308 1314 S non rows 2 reason Extinct S ttl title Earl of Gloucester years 1308 1314 ... more details
Infobox succession combo subject name The Earl of Gloucester image name CoA Gilbert de Clare.svg image ... Earl of Hertford , 6th Earl of Gloucester years 1230 1262 preceded Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford Gilbert de Clare succeeded Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford Gilbert de Clare Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester 4 August 1222 &ndash 14 July 1262 was son of Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford and Isabel Marshal . ref name dnb cite DNB wstitle Clare, Richard ..., when he became Earl of Gloucester October 1230 , he was entrusted first to the guardianship ... Margaret to Richard of Clare, the young Earl of Gloucester, brought de Burgh into some trouble in 1236, for the earl was as yet a minor and in the king s wardship, and the marriage had been celebrated ..., d. 7 December 1295, 6th Earl of Hertford , 7th Earl of Gloucester . Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond ... de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford 5 5. Amice FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester 6 6. William Marshal ... of Hertford 9 9. Maud de St. Hilary 10 10. William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester 11 11. Hawise ... 17 17. Alice de Gernon 18 18. James de St Hilary 19 19. Aveline 20 20. Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester 21 21. Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester 22 22. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester 23 24. Amice ... of Hertford Gilbert de Clare s ttl title Earl of Gloucester years 1230 1262 s end Persondata Metadata ... of Canterbury de Richard de Clare, 5. Earl of Hertford it Riccardo di Clare, VI conte di Gloucester ... and in 1235 to Gilbert, earl Marshall. ref Tewkesbury Annals ref Marriage Richard s first marriage ..., p. 126 ref Even before Margaret died, the Earl of Lincoln offered 5,000 marks to King Henry to secure .... 1238 to Maud de Lacy , daughter of John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln ref Dictionary of National Biography ... medieval tournament and had lost all his arms and horses. The Earl is said to have succeeded in recovering ... 1252 3 the King crossed over to Gascony with his army, and to his great indignation the Earl refused ... more details
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester Order of the Garter KG 22 September 1373 &ndash 13 January 1400 was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despencer , whom he succeeded in 1375. Royal intrigues A supporter of Richard II of England Richard II against Thomas of Woodstock and the Lords Appellant , he was rewarded with an Earldom as Earl of Gloucester in 1397. However, he supported Henry Bolingbroke on his return to England to become Henry IV of England King Henry IV , only to be attainted deprived of his Earldom because of a capital crime for his role in the death of Thomas of Woodstock . He then took part in the Epiphany Rising , a rebellion led by a number of Barons aimed at restoring Richard to the throne by assassinating Henry IV of England King Henry IV this quickly failed when the conspirators were betrayed by Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York to Henry. After fleeing to the western counties, a number of the Epiphany Rising conspirators were captured and killed by mobs of townspeople loyal to the king Despenser was captured by a mob and beheaded at Bristol on 13 ... after Attainted succession box before New Creation title Earl of Gloucester years 1397&ndash 1399 ... dates date January 2012 Persondata name Gloucester, Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of alternative ... place of death DEFAULTSORT Gloucester, Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Category 1373 births Category ... people fr Thomas le Despenser id Thomas le Despenser, Earl Pertama Gloucester pl Thomas le Despenser, 1. hrabia Gloucester ru , ... le Despenser 1400&ndash 1439 , she married first Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester , she married second Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick Ancestry and succession ahnentafel top width 100 ... Baron Burghersh 13 13. Elizabeth de Verdun 14 14. Richard of Weyland 16 16. Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester 17 17. Isabella de Beauchamp 18 18. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford 19 19. Joan ... more details
Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester 2 September 1243 7 December 1295 was a powerful ... for life and de Clare, the Earl of Gloucester , as the aggressor, was fined 10,000 marks, and the Earl ... of Gloucester and sixth earl of Hertford 1243 1295 , magnate , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography .... Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford Gilbert, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester 1291 1314 succeeded ... Gaveston executed in 1312 and then Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester Hugh de Audley . The youngest ... de Quincy 8 8. Richard de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford 9 9. Amice FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester ... 17 17. Maud de St. Hilary 18 18. William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester 19 19. Hawise de Beaumont ... Earl of Gloucester years 1262 1295 end box Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hertford ... de Gilbert de Clare, 6. Earl of Hertford it Gilberto di Clare, VII conte di Gloucester ... at Christchurch, Dorset Christchurch , Hampshire , the son of Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Gloucester , and of Maud de Lacy , Countess of Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincoln , daughter of John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln John de Lacy and Margaret de ..., 2nd Earl of Hereford . Massacre of the Jews at Canterbury In April 1264, Gilbert de Clare led the massacre ... , p. 105. ref as Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort had done in Leicester . Gilbert ... de Montfort knighted the Earl and his brother Thomas. The Earl commanded the central division ... in pursuit of Montfort s routed left wing, the King and Earl of Cornwall were thrown back to the town. Henry took refuge in the Priory of St Pancras, and Gilbert accepted the surrender of the Earl of Cornwall, who had hidden in a windmill. Montfort and the Earl were now supreme and de Montfort in effect ... interdict . In the following month, by which time they had obtained possession of Gloucester and Bristol , the Earl was proclaimed to be a rebel. However at this point he changed sides as he fell out ... more details
Gloucester, Hugh De Audley, 1st Earl Of ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION date of birth 1289 PLACE OF BIRTH date of death 1337 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gloucester, Hugh De Audley, 1st Earl Of Category ... fr Hugh Audley nl Hugh de Audley pl Hugh de Audley, 1. hrabia Gloucester ... more details
by G.Cole.jpg thumb Gloucester in 1805 The first Earl of Gloucester , Earl Godwin, Earl of Wessex Godwine , was succeeded nearly a century later by Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester Robert of Gloucester ...Dablink This article is about the city in England for other uses see Gloucester disambiguation . Infobox ... to this article official name City of Gloucester image skyline Gloucester Skyline.jpg imagesize image alt image caption Gloucester skyline from Painswick Beacon image shield shield size shield alt shield link image map Gloucester UK locator map.svg mapsize 150px map alt map caption City of Gloucester ... subdivision name5 Gloucester established date1 governing body Gloucester City Council leader party ... latd 51.87 longd 2.24 Gloucester IPAc en audio En gloucester.ogg l s t r respell GLOS t r is a city ... in the South West England South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh ... 45 mi km south southwest of Birmingham . Gloucester was founded in AD 97 by the Roman Empire Romans ...?urn 497 title The Economy in Gloucester work Gloucester City Council accessdate 2008 05 25 Dead link date September 2010 bot H3llBot ref being home to the bank Cheltenham & Gloucester and historically ... 202 20Fin 20March 202005.pdf ref History Roman times Main Glevum Image West prospect of Gloucester by Kip, c.1725..jpg thumb Jan Kip and Leonard Knyff Kip s West prospect of Gloucester, c. 1725, emphasizes ... British settlement at Gloucester Caer Glow, Gleawecastre, Gleucestre is not confirmed by any direct evidence, but Gloucester was the Roman Empire Roman municipality of Colonia Nervia Glevensium ... of Roman Britain includes the mention in the Historia Brittonum that Vortigern s grandfather ruled Gloucester. According to the Anglo Saxon Chronicle , Gloucester was part of Wessex from the Battle of Deorham in 577 until 584, when it came under the control of Mercia . Saxon times Gloucester Glowancestre ... was known as Caerloyw , caer castle, and loyw from gloyw glowing bright. Gloucester was captured ... more details
Robert of Gloucester may refer to one of two persons prominent in medieval England Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester 1090 31 October 1147 , a major figure in The Anarchy and supporter of Empress Matilda against King Stephen Robert of Gloucester historian dates unknown , who wrote a chronicle of early English history in the thirteenth century hndis nl Robert van Gloucester ... more details
TOCright Gloucester may refer to Places Australia Gloucester, New South Wales Canada Gloucester, Ontario Gloucester Township, Ontario Gloucester County, New Brunswick Acadie Bathurst , New Brunswick formerly Gloucester , a federal electoral district England Gloucester , the county town of Gloucestershire Gloucester Road, London Hong Kong Gloucester Road, Hong Kong Papua New Guinea Cape Gloucester , New Britain United States by state New Gloucester, Maine Gloucester, Massachusetts Gloucester Natchez ... on the NRHP in Adams County, Mississippi Gloucester City, New Jersey Gloucester County, New Jersey Gloucester Township, New Jersey Gloucester County, New York Gloucester, North Carolina Gloucester County, Virginia Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia Gloucester Point, Virginia People John Gloucester Stephen Gloucester Other uses Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Gloucester cheese , a British cheese Gloucester College, Oxford , A former college in England Gloucester Cathedral , a cathedral in Gloucester, England Gloucester Point Grounds , the former baseball grounds for the Philadelphia Athletics The title Duke of Gloucester is a title in Peerage of the United Kingdom The title Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom Gloucester Rugby , a professional ... of pig sometimes referred to as a gloucester. See also Glocester, Rhode Island , United States of America ... of America The Tailor of Gloucester , 1903 children s novel by Beatrix Potter disambig DEFAULTSORT Gloucester Disambiguation Category Place name disambiguation pages ca Gloucester desambiguaci de Gloucester Begriffskl rung es Gloucester desambiguaci n eo Gloucester fr Gloucester homonymie it Gloucester disambigua nl Gloucester doorverwijspagina ja no Gloucester andre betydninger pl Gloucester ujednoznacznienie ru sl Gloucester razlo itev sv Gloucester olika betydelser vi Gloucester nh h ng ... more details
of Gloucester, second Creation 1414 also Earl of Pembroke 1414 Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester ..., fourth Creation 1659 also Earl of Cambridge 1659 Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester Henry Stuart ... Dukes of Gloucester and Edinburgh 1764 also Earl of Connaught 1764 Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester ... Earl of Ulster , Baron Culloden 1928 Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester The Prince Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester ... Duke of Gloucester See also Earl of Gloucester . Dukes of Gloucester British royal titles Extant ... thumb right 200px Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester HRH Prince Richard , the current Duke of Gloucester Duke of Gloucester IPAc en icon l s t r is a British royal title after Gloucester ... Kingdom this current creation carries with it the subsidiary titles of Earl of Ulster and Baron Culloden . The title was first conferred on Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester Thomas ... extinct at his death, as it did upon the death of the Duke of the second creation, Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester ... being the son of King Charles I of England Charles I , Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester Henry Stuart , upon whose death the title became officially extinct. William, Duke of Gloucester William , son of Anne of Great Britain Queen Anne , was styled Duke of Gloucester for his whole life 1689 1700 , but was never created Duke. Frederick, Prince of Wales was styled Duke of Gloucester from 1718 1726, but was then created Duke of Edinburgh rather than of Gloucester. The next actual creation was for the brother of George III of the United Kingdom George III , Prince Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh William Henry , the full title being Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh . The fifth and final creation was for Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester Prince Henry , son of George V . Upon Prince Henry s death, the dukedom was inherited by his son Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester Prince Richard , who still holds the title. The heir to the title is presently Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster ... more details
Gloucester County may refer to In the United States Gloucester County, New Jersey Gloucester County, Virginia In Canada Gloucester County, New Brunswick In Australia Gloucester County, New South Wales geodis Category County name disambiguation pages de Gloucester County es Condado de Gloucester fr Comt de Gloucester it Contea di Gloucester nl Gloucester County nds Gloucester County pl Hrabstwo Gloucester pt Condado de Gloucester sv Gloucester County ... more details
Infobox Military Conflict conflict Siege of Gloucester partof the First English Civil War date August 10 September 5, 1643 place Gloucester , Gloucestershire result Decisive Parliamentarian victory combatant1 ... of Gloucester was an engagement in the First English Civil War . It took place between August 3 and September 5, 1643, between the defending Parliamentarian garrison of Gloucester and the besieging ... army under the Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Earl of Essex . The Royalist forces ... summer . After the fall of Cirencester , Gloucester was one of the few remaining Parliamentarian ... garrison at Gloucester. Although the reasons for his decision are not known, Gloucester s position ..., and with the city having only a very small garrison the King may have believed that Gloucester ... On August 10, the Royalist Army arrived at Gloucester and promptly demanded that Colonel Edward Massey ... and escorted up the Severn Channel to Gloucester, to be positioned just outside the city walls actually ... and the excessive time spent trying to take Gloucester, the King had given Parliament enough time to gather huge London forces to march to its relief. On August 26, the Earl of Essex left London with an army ... for the Earl of Essex to arrive and reinforce the city. By the end of the siege, Colonel Massey had only three barrels of gunpowder left for the defence of the City. Aftermath With the Arrival of the Earl ..., Massey s force based in Gloucester continually threatened the lines of communication between Oxford ..., the lifting of the siege was marked by an annual Gloucester Day . This died out in the nineteenth ... 2011. ref The modern Gloucester Day has recently included a parade by the Mock Mayor of Barton and Tredworth ... Museums historyweek gloucesterday.aspx GLOUCESTER DAY 2011. gloucester.gov.uk 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2011. ref References Reflist Further reading Whiting, J.R.S. Gloucester besieged The story of a roundhead city 1640 1660. GloucesterGloucester City Museum & Art Gallery City Museum & Art Gallery ... more details
Infobox royalty name Anne of Gloucester spouse Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford br m. 1390 dec. 1392 br Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford br m. 1398 dec. 1403 br William Bourchier, Count of Eu ... br Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex br Eleanor Bourchier Eleanor Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk ... br Anne of Gloucester father Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester Thomas of Woodstock , 1st Duke of Gloucester mother Eleanor de Bohun birth date Birth date 1383 4 30 df yes death place Gloucester , Gloucestershire death date Death date and age 1438 10 16 1383 4 30 df yes place of burial Llanthony Priory , Monmouthshire Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford 30 April 1383 &ndash 16 October 1438 was the eldest daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester Thomas of Woodstock , Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor de Bohun . Family Anne was born on 30 April 1383, and was baptised ... de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford and Joan de Bohun, Countess of Hereford Joan Fitzalan . Her mother was also ... Earl of Stafford Anne married three times. Her first marriage was to Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford ... death Anne married his younger brother Edmund. Issue of Anne and Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford On 28 June 1398, Anne married Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford 2 March 1378 &ndash 21 July 1403 ... de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort, Countess ... Swynford Anne Stafford, Earl of March Countess of March who married Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl ..., 5th Earl of March Edmund and Anne had no children. She married, secondly, John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter ... Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex Henry Bourchier , Earl of Essex . He married Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex Isabel , daughter of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer ... 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Anne of Gloucester 2 2. Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester ... Earl of Hereford 7 7. Joan Fitzalan 8 8. Edward II of England 9 9. Isabella of France 10 10. William ... more details
coord 51.863 2.249 display title region GB scale 10000 Gloucester Castle was a castle in the cathedral city of Gloucester in the county of Gloucestershire . Early Norman Motte & Bailey Castle It began as a motte and bailey motte castle during the reign of William the Conqueror when 16 houses were demolished to make way for it. It was enlarged by William Rufus who demolished 8 more houses. It was placed in the custody of the sheriff of the county, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester Roger of Gloucester . Improvements Before 1112 Walter de Gloucester built a new castle west of Barbican hill on a former garden of Gloucester Abbey , overlooking the River Severn . The hereditary sheriff s of Gloucester held Gloucester castle until 1155 and later it was retained by the Crown. King s Residence It was further extended by Henry I of England Henry I and Henry II of England Henry II . More improvements and some repairs were carried out by Henry III of England Henry III , these improvements including a bridge across the River Severn leading to a barbican in the outer wall. Henry III often used it as a residence, and it played an important role in the Second Barons War barons war when it was siege besieged twice in 1264 5. Part of the castle had been being used as a gaol by 1185 and it was probably then the official county gaol, as it certainly was by 1228, and Eleanor of Brittany , cousin of the king with a better claim to the throne according to primogeniture and thus becoming a state prisoner, had been briefly imprisoned there, and its prisoners once had to be transferred to accommodate her ... Edward II and Edward III of England Edward III . Decline Image Gloucester Castle and Gaol, 1819.jpg ...?compid 42304 Gloucester Castle Fry, Plantagenet Somerset, The David & Charles Book of Castles , David ... bgas tbgas v102 bg102073.pdf The Archaeology of Gloucester Castle Category Castles in Gloucestershire Category Buildings and structures in Gloucester Category History of Gloucester England castle ... more details
Refimprove date October 2007 Walter de Gloucester also Walter FitzRoger or Walter de Pitres 1065 1129 was an early Anglo Norman Norman official of the King of England during the early years of the Norman invasion of Wales Norman conquest of the South Welsh Marches . Lineage He was the only son of Roger de Pitres and his wife, Eunice de Balun . Titles Walter de Gloucester was hereditary High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1097 and from 1104 to 1121 and lived in Gloucester Castle of which he was constable, making improvements to this early fortification. ref cite web url http www.archive.org stream englishhistorica33londuoft englishhistorica33londuoft djvu.txt title The English Historical Review accessdate 2011 06 16 ref In 1121 he retired to become a monk at Llantony Abbey and was succeeded by his son Miles. Family He was married to Bertha, a relative of Hamelin de Balun . They were the parents of Miles de Gloucester, 1st Earl of Hereford and a daughter, Matilda, who married a Richard Fitz Pons . ref Cawley, Charles 2010 . Medieval Lands, English earls 1067 1122 ref References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gloucester, Walter de ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1065 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1129 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gloucester, Walter de Category 1065 births Category 1129 deaths Category People from Gloucester Category Anglo Normans Category Anglo Normans in Wales Category Barons in the Peerage of England Category Normans Category High Sheriffs of Gloucestershire ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Flag of Gloucester Ontario.svg right Flag of Gloucester 280px Image Gloucester Ontario locator map.png right 280px Gloucester is a suburb of and within the City of Ottawa . Gloucester Township, Ontario Gloucester Township was established in 1792 and originally included lands east of the Rideau River from the Ottawa River south to Manotick, Ontario Manotick . It was incorporated as a township in 1850 and became a city in 1981. Gloucester was one of the 11 municipalities that merged in 2001 to form the new city of Ottawa. Demographics Before amalgamating in 2001, Gloucester had a population of 110,264. According to the Canada 2001 Census Population 110,264 ..., Gloucester s population had increased slightly, to 114,604. Gloucester took its name from Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh . Reeves 1850 James Sieveright 1851 John McKinnon ... 1946 1947 J.B. Potvin 1948 1949 Alex Roger 1950 1951 A.E. Davidson 1952 1972 Earl R. Armstrong 1972 ... Cain Gloucester communities and neighbourhoods Prior to amalgamation, the following communities and neighbourhoods were within the city boundaries Beacon Hill Gloucester Beacon Hill Beacon Hill North Gloucester Beacon Hill North Beacon Hill South Beaconwood Blackburn Hamlet, Ontario Blackburn ... Cedardale Chapel Hill, Ottawa Cyrville Edwards, Ontario Edwards Elizabeth Park Gloucester Elizabeth Park Ficko, Ontario Ficko Gloucester Glen, Ontario Gloucester Glen Honey Gables, Ontario Honey Gables ... Orl ans Chapel Hill Gloucester Chapel Hill Chapel Hill South Chateau Neuf Gloucester Chateau Neuf ... Ramseyville Riverside South, Ottawa Riverside South Rothwell Heights South Gloucester, Ontario South Gloucester Windsor Park Village class wikitable sortable Neighbourhood Population 2006 Area km ... Riverside South 6,807 14.09 483.1 Rural Gloucester 4,769 194.11 24.6 Coord 45 26 7 N 75 36 33 W region ... Populated places disestablished in 2000 Ottawa stub nl Gloucester Ontario ru ... more details
Road Gloucester Road, London Gloucester Road tube station Gloucester Road, Hong Kong Gloucester Road, Bristol A38 road A38 through Horfield , Bristol Roadindex ... more details
Gloucester City may refer to Gloucester City A.F.C. an English football club. Gloucester City, New Jersey a city in the United States. Gloucester, Ontario Gloucester City, Ontario a former city in Ontario, amalgamated into the City of Ottawa in 2001. disambig ... more details
Eleven vessels, and one planned, of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Gloucester , after Gloucester , the city in England. The first HMS Gloucester 1654 Gloucester was a 54 gun ship launched in 1654 and wrecked in 1682. The second HMS Gloucester 1695 Gloucester was a 60 gun fourth rate launched in 1695, on harbour service after 1706, and broken up in 1731. The third HMS Gloucester 1709 Gloucester was a 60 gun fourth rate launched in July 1709 and captured by the French in October of the same year. The fourth HMS Gloucester 1711 Gloucester was a 50 gun fourth rate in service from 1711 to 1724. The fifth HMS Gloucester 1737 Gloucester was a 50 gun fourth rate launched in 1737 and burned in 1742 to forestall capture. The sixth HMS Gloucester 1745 Gloucester 50 gun fourth rate in service from 1745 to 1764. The seventh Gloucester alias HMS Duke of Gloucester 1807 Duke of Gloucester was a 10 gun brig launched on Lake Erie in 1807, captured by the Americans in April 1813 and destroyed by the British a few weeks later. The eighth HMS Gloucester 1812 Gloucester was a 74 gun third rate launched in 1812 and sold 1884. The ninth HMS Gloucester 1909 Gloucester was a Town class cruiser 1910 Town class light cruiser in service from 1909 to 1921. The tenth HMS Gloucester C62 Gloucester was a Town class cruiser 1936 Town class cruiser launched in 1937 and sunk off Crete in 1941. The wreck site is a protected place under the Protection of Military Remains Act . A 2,170 ton frigate to be named Gloucester was ordered from Portsmouth Dockyard in 1956 but later cancelled. The eleventh HMS Gloucester D96 Gloucester was a Type 42 destroyer Type 42 destroyer launched in 1982, commissioned in September 1985, and retired from service on the 30 June 2011. Shipindex DEFAULTSORT Gloucester, Hms Category Royal Navy ship names de HMS Gloucester fr HMS Gloucester it HMS Gloucester sl HMS Gloucester fi HMS Gloucester vi HMS Gloucester ... more details
John of Gloucester c. 1470 1491 was an illegitimate son of Richard III of England . John is so called because his father was Duke of Gloucester at the time of his birth. The identity of his mother is not known. Katherine Haute, a woman mentioned in household records of the Duke of Gloucester, has been suggested as his mistress and mother of John. Katharine, an illegitimate daughter of Richard III who married William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke , was probably his sister. They were both half siblings of Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales . He was one of two persons knight ed on September 8, 1483 in York during the celebrations which invested his half brother Edward of Middleham as Prince of Wales. ref Richard III by Charles Ross historian Charles Ross Univ. of California Press, 1981 pgs. 150 151 ref John is known to have been in Calais by November, 1484 and was officially appointed Captain of Calais by his father on 11 March 1485. His letter of appointment has Richard referring to him as our dear bastard son . John was not yet an adult and did not exercise the full authority of his position. Robert Brackenbury was entrusted with his safety. The previous Captain Robert Dynham, 1st Baron Dynham had been an early supporter of Richard III. He had recently recaptured the fortress of Hammes from a garrison which had defected to the side of Henry VII of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond but had let the defectors go unharmed, placing his loyalties under suspicion. Dynham was however allowed to serve under Gloucester. After Richard was killed in the Battle of Bosworth Field August 22, 1485 , Henry VII removed John from the position of Captain of Calais position but did not further ..., then in his early twenties, rather than an unknown sibling. John of Gloucester had no known descendants ... House of Plantagenet Persondata NAME John of Gloucester ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE ... knights sv John av Gloucester ... more details
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