Robert Hood | |
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Pretender to the Earldom of Huntingdon | |
![]() "Robin Hood and Little John" (1912) by Louis Rhead, depicting Robert as the titular heroic outlaw engaged in a quarterstaff duel with his chief lieutenant in banditry | |
Coat of arms | Quarterly, a gold fetterlock on a green field (1st and 4th), gules a fret or (2nd and 3rd) |
Pretendence | 1265-1298 |
Predecessor | Adelric, Earl of Huntingdon |
Successor | Reverted to crown, eventually William de Clinton, 1st Earl of Huntingdon |
Full name | Robert of Locksley |
Titles and styles | Robin of Sherwood, Robin Hood, Robehod, etc. |
Born | 1247 (disputed, see below) Loxley, Warwickshire |
Died | After 1298 |
Family | Locksley |
Spouse(s) | Maud de Montfort, niece of Peter de Montfort |
Father | Adelric, Earl of Huntingdon |
Mother | Gundred de Beaumont, granddaughter of Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick |
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Memorials | Numerous (see below), e.g. Robin Hood Memorial, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |