Robert, Earl of Cloucester
- Born: 1100, Caen, Calvados, France
- Marriage: Mabel Fitz Hamon in 1115 in Gloucestershire, England
- Died: 31 Oct 1147, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England at age 47
- Buried: Priory of St. James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
 Noted events in his life were:
• Alt. Name: Robert "the Consul."
• Titles.
1st Earl of Gloucester in England, between 1122 and 1147
• Dates & Events.
He was one of the 5 Earls who witnessed the Charter to Salisbury granted at the Northampton Council of Henry I on 8 September 1131 in Northampton, England
He was became the leader of the party loyal to Matilda, his half sister, who had been designated heir to the throne by Henry I in December 1135
He took Matilda to England and at the head of her forces won from Stephen most of western England and southern Wales in September 1139
He captured King Stephen at Lincoln and imprisoned him in Bristol in February 1141
He was captured at Winchester, Hampshire, and exchanged for the king after February 1141
Robert, married Mabel Fitz Hamon, daughter of Robert Fitz Hamon Lord of Cruelly and Sybil de Montgomery, in 1115 in Gloucestershire, England. (Mabel Fitz Hamon was born about 1094 in Gloucestershire, England and died in 1157 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.)
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