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Fitzosbern, William, 1020?-1071

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingFitzosbern, William, 1020?-1071
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Variant(s)Lord of Breteuil, 1020?-1071
Earl of Wessex, 1020?-1071
Earl of Hereford, 1020?-1071
Associated countryEngland
LocatedIsle of Wight (England)
Birth date1020?
Death date1071-02-22
AffiliationCarisbrooke Castle (England)
Found inUnderwood, K. William Fitzosbern, 2017: cover (William Fitzosbern) unnumbered page (Earl of Hereford)
Wikipedia, viewed 14 March 2019 (William FitzOsbern ; (c. 1020 - 22 February 1071), Lord of Breteuil, in Normandy ; was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England ; was created Earl of Wessex ; he was created Earl of Hereford before 22 February 1067 ; his chief residence was Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight, one of many English castles he built ; under his instruction the construction of Chepstow Castle began in 1067)
Associated languageeng