Robert of Gloucester

Robert of Gloucester

Robert of Gloucester may refer to one of two historical contemporaries:

*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


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  • Robert de Gloucester — Robert de Gloucester[n 1] (vers 1090[1] – 31 octobre 1147, Bristol), 1er comte de Gloucester, fut pendant la guerre civile pour la couronne d Angleterre le commandant en chef du parti de sa demi sœur Mathilde l Emperesse et donc, l opposant… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Robert de gloucester — Robert de Gloucester[n 1] (vers 1090[1] – 31 octobre 1147, Bristol), 1er comte de Gloucester, fut pendant la guerre civile pour la couronne d Angleterre le commandant en chef du parti de sa demi sœur Mathilde l Emperesse et donc, l opposant… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Robert de Gloucester — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El conde Robert de Gloucester (1090 31 de octubre de 1147) fue uno de los hijos bastardos del rey Enrique I de Inglaterra, y una de las figuras más importantes del período de la anarquía inglesa del siglo XII. Robert …   Wikipedia Español

  • Robert of Gloucester —   [ rɔbət əv glɔstə], englischer Dichter, * um 1260, ✝ 1300; wahrscheinlich Mönch in der Abtei von Gloucester; gilt als Hauptautor der einzigen im 13. Jahrhundert in englischer Sprache entstandenen Verschronik (»The metrical chronicle«,… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Robert of Gloucester — (fl. 1260–1300)    Robert of Gloucester is credited with writing a late 13th century MIDDLE ENGLISH verse chronicle of England that, in its full version, begins with the legendary founding of the island by Brutus and comes to an end with the… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

  • Robert de Gloucester — El conde Robert de Gloucester (1090 31 de octubre de 1147) fue uno de los hijos bastardos del rey Enrique I de Inglaterra, y una de las figuras más importantes del período de la anarquía inglesa del siglo XII. Robert era probablemente el mayor de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Robert Of Gloucester — ▪ English historian flourished 1260–1300       early Middle English chronicler known only through his connection with the work called “The Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester” a vernacular history of England from its legendary founding by Brut… …   Universalium

  • Robert of Gloucester (historian) — Robert of Gloucester wrote a chronicle of British, English, and Norman history sometime in the mid or late thirteenth century. The Chronicle survives in some 16 manuscripts, ranging in date from the early fourteenth to mid fifteenth centuries,… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester — (c. 1090 ndash; October 31, 1147) was an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England, and one of the dominant figures of the period of English history sometimes called The Anarchy. He is also known as Robert of Caen, and Robert the Consul ,… …   Wikipedia

  • Robert II de Beaumont — Robert (II) de Beaumont dit le Bossu (1104 – 5 avril 1168), 2e comte de Leicester, fut un important baron anglo normand et un justicier d Angleterre. Sommaire 1 Biographie 1.1 Début de carrière 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

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