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William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester

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Earl William was present in March 1177 when the King arbitrated between the Kings of Castile and Navarre, and, in 1178, he witnessed Henry's charter to Waltham Abbey. But, during the King's struggles with his sons, when he imprisoned a number of magnates of whose loyalty he was doubtful, Earl William
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In 1173, the earl took the King's part against his sons, but, thereafter, he appears to have fallen under suspicion, given that the following year he submitted to the King and in 1175 surrendered to him
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The earl died in 1183; his wife Hawise survived him. Since their only son, Robert, predeceased his father, their daughters became co-heirs to the
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William Lord of Glamorgan was also known as Robert de Wintona according to records found in English historical ledgers.
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In October 1141, William looked after the Baronial estates, when his father fell into the hands of partisans at
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period. It also meant that William was the great-grandson of the famed
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Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex
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William Earl of Gloucester gives his great charter to
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