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William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, Lord of Breteuil (c. 1011 – 22 February 1071), was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England. FitzOsbern was created Earl of Hereford in 1067, one of the first peerage titles in the English peerage.
- Earl of Hereford
The title of Earl of Hereford was created six times in the...
- Earl of Hereford
William FitzOsbern, 1st earl of Hereford was a Norman soldier and lord, one of William the Conqueror’s closest supporters. The son of Osbern (or Obbern) de Crépon, seneschal of Normandy, FitzOsbern himself became seneschal of Normandy and in 1060 was given the lordship and castle of Bréteuil.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
27 de abr. de 2022 · William FitzOsbern became one of the great magnates of early Norman England, created Earl of Hereford before 22 February 1067, one of the first peerage titles, and was known to be one the greatest castle builders.
- "Guillaume", "Guillaume Fils Osbern"
- Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes, France
- 1016
He became earl of Hereford early in 1067 and his vigorous attacks on the border country brought about an alliance between Bleddyn and Rhiwallon ap Cynfyn of Powys and the Mercian English in 1067, which lasted until the Mercians finally submitted in 1070.
In England he was one of the first Normans to be granted an Earldom, part of which became the Earldom of Hereford. C. P. Lewis, who wrote his Oxford (ODNB) biography describes it as follows: He was not even 'earl of Hereford', as he appears in most historical writing.
Anchetil de Greye (c. 1046 – after 1086) was a Norman chevalier and vassal of William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford, one of the great magnates of early Norman England.
