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(Top) 1 Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation (1121) 2 Earls of Gloucester, 2nd Creation (1299) 3 Earls of Gloucester, 3rd Creation (1337) 4 Earls of Gloucester, 4th Creation (1397) 5 See also 6 References

Earl of Gloucester

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The title of Earl of Gloucester was created several times in the PeerageofEngland. A fictional earl is also a character in William Shakespeare's play King Lear.^[1]

Earls of Gloucester, 1st Creation (1121)

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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]
- Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, 2nd Earl of Essex, Earl of Gloucester, (d. 1216), married Isabel in 1214
- Amaury VI of Montfort-Évreux, (d. 1213), 4th Earl of Gloucester
- John of England (1166–1216), on becoming king in 1199 he granted the Earldom to Isabel's nephew
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)

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Ralph de Monthermer, 1st Baron Monthermer (d. 1325). He acquired Earldoms through marriage to Joan of Acre, the widow of the 7th Earl, and lost them on her death in 1307 by reversion to the 8th Earl.^[8]

Earls of Gloucester, 3rd Creation (1337)

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Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester (d. 1347)^[9]

Earls of Gloucester, 4th Creation (1397)

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Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester (1373–1400), degraded 1399

References

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^ "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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