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Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Glouceste (b. 1090, d. 1147)

Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Glouceste (son of King Henry I and Sybilla Corbet) was born 1090, and died 1147. He married Mabel FitzHamon, daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery.

Notes for Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Glouceste:
Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1090 in Caen, Normandy, France. He was the son of Henry I 'Beauclerc', King of England and Sybilla Corbet.1 He married Mabel FitzHamon, daughter of Robert FitzHamon, Earl of Gloucester and Sybil de Montgomery. He died on 31 October 1147. He was buried in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Gloucester gained the title of 1st Earl of Gloucester in August 1122.

Children of Robert de Mellent de Caen, 1st Earl of Glouceste and Mabel FitzHamon are:

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