LC control no. | no2019046023 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Fitzosbern, William, 1020?-1071 |
Variant(s) | Lord of Breteuil, 1020?-1071 Earl of Wessex, 1020?-1071 Earl of Hereford, 1020?-1071 |
Associated country | England |
Located | Isle of Wight (England) |
Birth date | 1020? |
Death date | 1071-02-22 |
Affiliation | Carisbrooke Castle (England) |
Found in | Underwood, 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 language | eng |