Robert Tailboys, 3rd Baron Tailboys of Kyme
Through his mother he was the half brother of Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset, who was the only illegitimate offspring acknowledged by Henry VIII, King of England.He was most likely the youngest child of Elizabeth Blount and her first husband Gilbert Tailboys.[3] Robert succeeded his brother George and was the last direct male line of the Tailboys.[4] It has been suggested that Robert Tailboys died from the unhealthy Fen climate.[5] It has been speculated that Robert may have died as a result of consumption.