Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester

Robert of Caen
Robert of Caen
Earl of Gloucester
	Effigy of Robert Consul, St James' Priory, Bristol. 1840 drawing
Born	c. 1090
Died	31 October 1147; Bristol Castle
Noble family	Normandy
Spouse(s)	Mabel FitzRobert
Issue	Legitimate:; William FitzRobert, 2nd Earl of Gloucester; Roger of Worcester; Hamon of Gloucester; Mabel FitzRobert (m. Aubrey de Vere); Maud of Gloucester, Countess of Chester; Philip of Gloucester; Richard FitzRobert, Sire de Creully; Illegitimate:; Richard FitzRobert, bishop of Bayeux; Mabel FitzRobert (m. Gruffudd ap Ifor Bach); Robert FitzRobert; Thomas FitzRobert;
Father	Henry I of England
Mother	A woman from Gay or Gayt family of north Oxfordshire

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.