Fitzhamon
Fitzhamon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Robert Fitzhamon (died 1107), Norman noble * Mabel FitzHamon of Gloucester ( 1100–1157), Anglo-Norman noblewoman * Lewin Fitzhamon (1869–1961), British filmmaker {{surname ...
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Mabel FitzHamon Of Gloucester
Mabel FitzRobert, Countess of Gloucester (c. 1100 – 29 September 1157) was an Anglo-Norman noblewoman, and a wealthy heiress who brought the lordship of Gloucester, among other prestigious honours to her husband, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester upon their marriage. He was the illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. Her father was Robert Fitzhamon, Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan. As she was the eldest daughter of four, and her younger sisters had become nuns, Mabel inherited all of his honours and properties upon his death in 1107. As Countess of Gloucester, Mabel was significant politically and she exercised an important administrative role in the lordship. Family Mabel was born in Gloucestershire, England around 1100, the eldest of the four daughters of Robert FitzHamon, Lord of Gloucester and Glamorgan, and his wife, Sybil de Montgomery. Her three younger sisters, Hawise, Cecile and Amice all became nuns, making Mabel the sole heiress to her father's lordships an ...
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