William Fitz Osbern
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William Fitz Osbern may refer to:
- William Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of HerefordWilliam Fitzosbern, 1st Earl of HerefordWilliam FitzOsbern , Lord of Breteuil, in Normandy, was a relative and close counsellor of William the Conqueror and one of the great magnates of early Norman England...
(died 1071), Norman magnate and friend of William the Conqueror - William Fitz Osbern (1196)William Fitz Osbern (1196)William Fitz Osbert or William with the long beard was a citizen of London who took up the role of the advocate of the poor in a popular uprising in the spring of 1196. The events are significant in that they illustrate how rare popular revolt by the poor and peasants in England was in the 12th...
, leader of popular revolt in London 1196