# Osbert fitzHervey

> Osbert fitzHervey was an Anglo-Norman royal judge. Brother of Hubert Walter and Theobald Walter, Osbert served three kings of England and may have contributed to the legal treatise attributed to his uncle, Ranulf de Glanvill. Ralph of Coggeshall, a medieval writer, praised Osbert's knowledge of law, but condemned his acceptance of gifts from plaintiffs and defendants in legal cases. Osbert was one of a group of men who are considered the first signs of a professional judiciary in England.

*Royal justice; Serjeant-at-law*

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## Identity
- **Died:** 1206
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Osbert fitzHervey was an Anglo-Norman royal judge. Brother of Hubert Walter and Theobald Walter, Osbert served three kings of England and may have contributed to the legal treatise attributed to his uncle, Ranulf de Glanvill. Ralph of Coggeshall, a medieval writer, praised Osbert's knowledge of law, but condemned his acceptance of gifts from plaintiffs and defendants in legal cases. Osbert was one of a group of men who are considered the first signs of a professional judiciary in England.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 37.4
- **Momentum:** 20.9

## Sources
- [Osbert fitzHervey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osbert_fitzHervey)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16198620)

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