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Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester

1090 - 1147

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Robert FitzRoy, 1st Earl of Gloucester (c. 1090 – 31 October 1147) (alias Robert Rufus, Robert de Caen (Latinised to Robertus de Cadomo), Robert Consul) was an illegitimate son of King Henry I of England. He was the half-brother of the Empress Matilda, and her chief military supporter during the civil war known as the Anarchy, in which she vied with Stephen of Blois for the throne of England. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester is the 13,091st most popular politician (down from 12,108th in 2019), the 3,862nd most popular biography from France (down from 3,629th in 2019) and the 814th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ranks 13,091 out of 19,576Before him are Helena of Denmark, Juho Sunila, Pablo Iglesias Posse, Urraca Fernández, José Joaquín de Olmedo, and Wael Nader al-Halqi. After him are James Douglas, Lord of Douglas, Igor Sechin, Henri Jaspar, Konstantinos Kollias, Dezső Gyarmati, and José Santos Zelaya.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1090, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ranks 11Before him are Antipope Anacletus II, Eric II of Denmark, Qin Hui, Douce I, Countess of Provence, Ulvhild Håkansdotter, and Conrad I, Duke of Zähringen.  Among people deceased in 1147, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ranks 7Before him are Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Robert de Craon, Khabul Khan, Igor II of Kiev, Ishaq ibn Ali, and Ibrahim ibn Tashfin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ranks 3,862 out of 6,770Before him are Édouard Mendy (1992), Maurice Godelier (1934), Gérard Lanvin (1950), Jane Dieulafoy (1851), Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778), and Jean Cruveilhier (1791). After him are François de Laval (1623), Joseph Ducreux (1735), Claude Pouillet (1790), Laurent Terzieff (1935), Francis Cabrel (1953), and William Gallas (1977).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester ranks 814Before him are Louis Bastien (1881), Gaston, Marquis de Galliffet (1831), Cécilia Attias (1957), Alice Milliat (1884), Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles (1759), and Christian Herter (1895). After him are Rachida Dati (1965), Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1877), Marcel Cachin (1869), Hugh VIII of Lusignan (1106), Jean-Pierre Chevènement (1939), and Robert, Count of Mortain (1031).