Henry I of England

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Illegitimate children

King Henry is famed for holding the record for the largest number of acknowledged illegitimate children born to any English king, with the number being around 20 or 25. He had many mistresses, and identifying which mistress is the mother of which child is difficult. His illegitimate offspring for whom there is documentation are:

Robert, 1st Earl of Gloucester. Often, said to have been a son of Sybil Corbet.

Maud FitzRoy, married Conan III, Duke of Brittany

Constance FitzRoy, married Richard de Beaumont

Mabel FitzRoy, married William III Gouet

Aline FitzRoy, married Matthieu I of Montmorency

Gilbert FitzRoy, died after 1142. His mother may have been a sister of Walter de Gand.

Emma, born c. 1138; married Gui de Laval, Lord Laval. [Uncertain, born 2 years after Henry died.][1]