Robert de Mowbray, earl of Northumberland (d.1115 or 1125)
- Biography
- Robert de Mowbray was the son of Roger de Mowbray and nephew of Geoffrey, bishop of Coutances (d.1093). He was also related to the family of Nigel, vicomte of the Côtentin, through his father. The family was probably from Montbrai, near Coutances in Normandy. He was one of the companions of Robert Curthose (d.1134), son of William the Conqueror. Robert succeeded Aubrey de Coucy as earl of Northumbria around 1086-87 or between 1089 and 1091. The earl's army attacked that of King Mael Coluim III of Scotland in November 1093, in which Malcolm and his eldest son, Edward, were killed. Robert's nephew, Morael, sheriff of Northumberland, and also the king's godsib, killed the king. Robert had married Matilda, daughter of Richer de l'Aigle, a marriage which was later annulled by Pope Paschal II (1099-1118). Matilda was a niece of Hugh d'Avranches, earl of Chester, and had a brother, Gilbert. She married secondly Nigel d'Aubigny, Robert's cousin. Robert de Mowbray died, in either 1115 or 1125, with no heirs and the estates were broken up. It was said that he became a monk before he died, and he was buried in St Albans Abbey. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/19457
- Related Place
- Northumberland