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422:, with the assistance of a number of Welsh princes (who had lately been allies of the Anglo-Saxon kings). In 1069 the revolt was crushed, and it is likely FitzOsbern played a major part in this, although the details are not certain. During this time FitzOsbern and his followers pushed on westwards into
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After
William became King of England, FitzOsbern was made an earl, with major land holdings in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, and the Isle of Wight, and smaller areas under his authority in Berkshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. In the summer of 1067 King William returned to
526:. Looking for help, she offered herself in marriage to FitzOsbern. He could not resist the chance to become also Count of this rich principality close to Normandy, and hurried there with his army. However, he was defeated by the Count of Flanders and killed in the
623:) in England in 1067, but the title was personal, not territorial, and he had comital authority not just over Herefordshire but probably throughout the southern shires where Harold Godwineson had been earl."
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and FitzOsbern in charge of
England during his absence. The king was back in England in 1068 and FitzOsbern accompanied him in the subjugation of south-west England. He attended the King's
408:, where Gilbert de Ghent was made castellan of the new castle, but FitzOsbern returned south in time to attend the King's Easter court in April 1069 before returning to York.
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questions whether he was earl of
Hereford: "He was not even 'earl of Hereford', as he appears in most historical writing. The king certainly made him an earl (
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Pierre
Bauduin (2004). "Autour de la dos d'Adelize de Tosny : mariage et contrôle du territoire en Normandie (xie-xiie siècles)".
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W. E. Wightmanna (1962). "The
Palatine Earldom of William fitz Osbern in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (1066–1071)".
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He was one of the earliest and most vigorous advocates of the invasion of
England, and tradition holds that, at the
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Ancestors of William fitz Osbern".
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in Sussex, where King Harold went to in the first scene of the
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William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of
Hereford, Lord of Breteuil
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Connected Blood Lines: Career of Ascelin Goël de Perceval
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233:in 1067, one of the first peerage titles in the
490:in Wales. FitzOsbern also created or improved
364:'s chaplains, and possessed the rich church of
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