Count de Gloucester
The title of count de Gloucester was created several times in the Pairie of England. It is extinct today.
The county of Gloucester, the Gloucestershire is located at the south-west of the England, in edge of the Wales.
History of the title
Following the death of her husband Gilbert de Clare, 7th Count d' Hertford and 3rd count de Gloucester, Jeanne d' Acre married secretly Ralph de Monthermer, 1st baron Monthermer, a knight of his house, in 1297. His/her father, the king Edouard I {{er}}, enragea by learning this marriage from low prestige, and decided to throw Monthermer in prison. Jeanne had to intensely plead her cause to make it release.
It was slackened in June 1297, and the king authorized it to carry the title of count de Gloucester as long as Jeanne would be in life. There existed already a count de Gloucester of the 4th creation, therefore the title which Monthermer carried was simply honorary.
The first creation (1093)
The second creation (1121)
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1121 - 1147 : Robert de Gloucester (about 1090 - 1147). Wire illegitimate of Henry I {{er}} of England ;
- 1147 - 1183 : William FitzRobert (1121 - 1183). Wire of the precedent.
Attached to the crown in 1183, male fault of heir.
The third creation (1186)
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1186 - 1189 : Isabelle de Gloucester († 1217), 1st wife of Jean Without Ground. Girl of the precedent ;
- 1189 - 1199 : Jean of England known as Jean Without Ground (1166 - 1216), Count de Cornwall. It held the county in right of his wife. King d' Angleterre in 1199.
Attached to the crown in 1199. In June 1200, the king gives the title to the nephew of Isabelle de Gloucester (her ex-wife) by his Mabel sister:
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1200 - 1213 : Amaury VI of Montfort († 1213), in the past Count d' Évreux (until 1195) ;
- 1213 - 1214 : Isabelle de Gloucester († 1217), countess of swears . Its marriage with Jean of England was cancelled. Its title was confiscated with died of its second husband.
- 1214 : Geoffrey de Mandeville († 1214), 2nd Count d' Essex, count in right of his wife.
Gilbert de Clare, 5th Count d' Hertford inherits the title by his/her mother Amicie de Gloucester, sister of Isabelle.
The fourth creation (1218)
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1218 - 1230 : Gilbert de Clare (1180 - 1230), 5th Count d' Hertford ;
- 1230 - 1262 : Richard de Clare (1222 - 1262), 6th count d' Hertford. Wire of the précédent ;
- 1262 - 1295 : Gilbert de Clare (1243 - 1295), 7th count d' Hertford ;
- 1295 - 1314 : Gilbert de Clare (1291 - 1314), 8th count d' Hertford. Wire of the precedent.
The fifth creation (1297)
honorary Creation parralèle authorized by Edouard I {{er}}.
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1297 - 1307 : Ralph de Monthermer († 1325), count de Hertford. He married Jeanne d' Acre, girl of Edouard I {{er}} of England and widow of the 7th count d' Hertford. Edouard granted to him to carry these titles during the life of Jeanne.
The sixth creation (1337)
The seventh creation (1397)
Title confiscated in 1399.
See too
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