Robert de Mowbray  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump
to: navigation, search  Robert de Mowbray (died 1125), a Norman,
was Earl of Northumbria from 1086, until 1095, when he was
deposed for rebelling against William Rufus, King of England. He
was the son of Roger de Mowbray and nephew of Geoffrey de
Montbray, bishop of Coutances. The family name derives from
Montbrai in Manche, Normandy, Mowbray being a corruption of it.
Earldom of Northumbria[edit]  Robert was made Earl of
Northumbria after Aubrey de Coucy, the previous earl decided
that he no longer wished to remain in his post. Coucy was made
earl in 1080 and, probably that same year, resigned his position
and returned to Normandy losing all of the lands that he held in
England. He was not replaced until Robert was appointed in 1086.
[1]  In 1088 Robert and his uncle, Geoffrey, sided with Robert,
duke of Normandy, in the rebellion against William Rufus, and
both were active militarily. The rebellion failed but the king
subsequently pardoned them b