Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester

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Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester, was a 14th-century English nobleman and soldier who rose to prominence through his marriage to Margaret de Clare and his involvement in the political upheavals of Edward II’s reign.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl
English nobleman
medieval soldier
member of the English peerage
acquiredTitleThrough marriage to Margaret de Clare
associatedWith Gloucester
burialPlace Tonbridge Priory
child Margaret de Audley, 2nd Baroness Audley
country Kingdom of England
dateOfBirth c. 1291
dateOfDeath 10 November 1347
deathCause natural causes (presumed)
era 14th century
familyName de Audley
father Hugh de Audley, 1st Baron Audley
linked to: Hugh de Audley
givenName Hugh
heldOffice royal councillor
heldTitle 1st Earl of Gloucester
Baron Audley
imprisonedAt Wallingford Castle
imprisonedDuring reign of Edward II of England
inheritedLandsFrom the de Clare family
linked to: de Clare family
language Middle English
militaryRole commander in campaigns of Edward III
monarchServed Edward II of England
Edward III of England
mother Isolt de Mortimer
linked to: Maud de Braose
nobleFamily Audley family
nobleTitle Earl of Gloucester
notableFor rise to prominence through marriage to Margaret de Clare
role in baronial opposition to Edward II
participatedIn Despenser War
political conflicts during the reign of Edward II
placeOfBirth England
placeOfDeath England
rank peer of the realm
relatedByMarriageTo House of Plantagenet
releasedBy Queen Isabella of France
religion Roman Catholicism
servedAs English magnate in the Welsh Marches
sonInLaw Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
spouse Margaret de Clare
spouseFamilyConnection Margaret de Clare was granddaughter of King Edward I of England
style Lord Audley before creation as Earl of Gloucester
successorInLands Ralph Stafford, 1st Earl of Stafford
supported overthrow of Edward II of England
titleCreated Earl of Gloucester (created for him in 1337)

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Audley family notableMember Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester title 1st Earl of Gloucester
linked to: Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester heldTitle 1st Earl of Gloucester
linked to: Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester
Baron Audley hasTitleHolder Hugh Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester
linked to: Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester