Brief Life History of Mabel
When Mabel FitzHamon was born in 1090, in Gloucestershire, England, her father, Robert Fitz Hamon, was 45 and her mother, Sybil de Montgomery, was 24. She had at least 6 sons and 3 daughters with Robert FitzRoy Earl of Gloucester. She died on 29 September 1157, in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, at the age of 67, and was buried in Bristol, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mabel FitzHamon FitzRobert, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mabel (FitzRobert) de Caen (-1157)
- Mabel FitzHamon, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (2)
1096 · The Crusades
A series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims, known as the Crusades, occurred between 1096 and 1291, and played a large role in European Christian dominance in the Middle East.
1106 · The Battle of Tichebray
King Henry I defeated and captured his brother, Robert of Normandy, at the Battle of Tinchebray in 1106. Robert remained in captivity until his death in 1134.
Name Meaning
Originally a nickname from the Old French vocabulary word amabel, amable ‘lovely’ (akin to modern English amiable ‘friendly, good-humoured’). The initial vowel began to be lost as early as the 12th century (the same woman is referred to as both Mabilia and Amabilia in a document of 1185 ), but a short vowel in the resulting first syllable was standard, giving a rhyme with babble, until the 19th century, when people began to pronounce the name to rhyme with table.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#MabileGloucesterMRobertGloucester as of 5/29/2016 MABEL [Matilda or Sibylle] (-[29 Sep] 1157). The Chronica de Fundatorib …
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