Robert fitz Richard (died c. 1197), also known as Roberto di Riccardi and Robert the Hospitaller, was a 12th–century Grand Prior of the
Knights Hospitaller in England. He was the son of
Richard fitz Eustace and Albreda de Lacy.
Life
Robert was a son of Richard fitz Eustace,
Baron of Halton and
Constable of Chester and Albreda de Lacy.[1] He was the Grand Prior of the Knights Hospitaller in England in 1197.[2][3]
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