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Earl of Gloucester
The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the Peerage of England. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear.[1]
Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation (1121)
- Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1100–1147)[2]
- William Fitz Robert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester (1121–1183)
- Isabel, 3rd Countess of Gloucester (d. 1217) held by husband after 1189, again by her in her own right from 1216 onward.[3]
- Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford, 5th Earl of Gloucester (1180–1230), Isabel's nephew[4]
- Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford, 6th Earl of Gloucester (1222–1262)[5]
- Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester (1243–1295)[6]
- Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, 8th Earl of Gloucester (1291–1314)[7]
Earls of Gloucester, 2nd Creation (1299)
Earls of Gloucester, 3rd Creation (1337)
Earls of Gloucester, 4th Creation (1397)
See also
References
- ^ "King Lear Character List". Spark Notes. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Robert, first earl of Gloucester". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/23716. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Connolly, Sharon Bennett. "Isabella of Gloucester, the Lost Queen of England". History The Interesting Bits. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Clare, Gilbert de, fifth earl of Gloucester and fourth earl of Hertford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5437. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Clare, Richard de, sixth earl of Gloucester and fifth earl of Hertford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5448. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Clare, Gilbert de [called Gilbert the Red], seventh earl of Gloucester and sixth earl of Hertford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5438. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Clare, Gilbert de, eighth earl of Gloucester and seventh earl of Hertford". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5439. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Monthermer, Ralph de, first Lord Monthermer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19078. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Audley, Hugh, earl of Gloucester". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/37134. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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