Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall

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Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall, was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and illegitimate son of King Henry I of England who became a prominent regional magnate and royal supporter during the civil war known as The Anarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman
earl
illegitimate royal offspring
nobleman
allegiance Angevin dynasty
linked to: House of Anjou
alsoKnownAs Rainald de Dunstanville
Reginald Fitz Henry
linked to: Reginald fitzRoy

Reginald fitzRoy
appointedBy Empress Matilda
birthDate circa 1110
burialPlace Reading Abbey
linked to: Reading Abbey ruins
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 1 July 1175
deathPlace Chertsey, Surrey, England
linked to: Chertsey
era 12th century
ethnicGroup Norman
father Henry I of England
givenName Reginald
governedRegion Cornwall
parts of Devon
parts of Somerset
heldOffice sheriff in the West Country (various shires)
heldTitleFrom circa 1141
heldTitleUntil 1175
illegitimacyStatus acknowledged illegitimate son of Henry I of England
language Anglo-Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman

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loyalty Empress Matilda
Henry II of England
militaryConflict The Anarchy
mother Sybil Corbet
nobleFamily House of Normandy
nobleTitle Earl of Cornwall
notableFor consolidating royal authority in the southwest of England
supporting the Angevin cause against King Stephen
ordinalOfTitle 1st Earl of Cornwall
religion Roman Catholicism
role regional magnate in Cornwall
royal supporter during The Anarchy
sibling Maud FitzRoy, Duchess of Brittany
Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester
William de Tracy
spouse Mabel FitzRichard
Mabel de Redvers
linked to: Margaret de Redvers
stepfather Hervey de Stafford
linked to: Robert de Stafford
successor Earl of Cornwall title reverted to the Crown after his death
supportedClaimant Empress Matilda in the English succession crisis

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Earl of Cornwall notableHolder Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Earldom of Cornwall notableHolder Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall ordinalOfTitle 1st Earl of Cornwall
linked to: Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall