Robert Fitzhamon

Robert Fitzhamon, also known as fitzHamio, (d1107) was the founder of Tewkesbury Abbey in 1102. He had been given the lands of William II's mother, Queen Matilda (d1083), including the manor of Tewkesbury, as a reward for supporting William as king during the Rebellion of 1088.1 He also fought alongside Henry I against Henry's brother Robert Curthose, where he was captured by two of Robert's commanders and held a prisoner at Bayeux.2 He was released from prison when Henry I arrived at Bayeux, the governors however refused to surrender the town and Henry set it alight.3

His great granddaughter Isabel of Gloucester became the first wife of John of England.

• 1. Barlow, F. William Rufus. Yale English Monarchs (Yale University Press, 1983). p93-94.
• 2. Hollister, W. C. Henry I. Yale English Monarchs Series (Yale University Press, 2001). pp184-184.
• 3. Hollister, W. C. Henry I. Yale English Monarchs Series (Yale University Press, 2001). p188.