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Miles of Gloucester
d. 1143
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1143
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About
Miles of Gloucester was made Earl of Hereford by the Empress Matilda, whose cause he served faithfully through the civil war; he was killed by a stray arrow while hunting at Christmas.
Research notes
MILES of GLOUCESTER, 1st Earl of HEREFORD (c.1100-1143); m. Sybil de Neufmarche (opens Neufmarche and the Welsh line of Nest, note-only); father of Margaret of Hereford (I100039, our line). Standard documented Anglo-Norman genealogy per the cited authorities; contested rungs note-only, not hardened.