Margaret de Beaumont

Margaret married Saher de Quincy, Earl of Winchester in 1175. Saher (son of Robert de Quincy, Lord of Buckley and Fawside and Orabella de Leuchars) was born in 1155; died on 3 Nov 1219 in Damietta, Egypt. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Weis (1982) gives the marriage date as before 1173.

1. Robert de Quincy
2. Robert de Quincy died in 1217 in London, England.
3. Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester was born about 1174; died on 25 Apr 1264.
4. Hawise de Quincy
5. Orabella de Quincy

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• History: birth to death

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History:
He was also the Steward of England and Normandy.

In 1168, he succeeded his father as the third Earl of Leicester.

When Henry, son of Henry II revolted in 1173, Sir Robert joined him. The revolt was crushed, and Robert and his wife were made prisoners of the crown. While he was later restored, his main castle at Leicester was destroyed.

At the coronation of Richard I on 3 September 1189, Sir Robert carried the Swords of State.

Died:
He died while returning from a Crusade.

Robert married Pernel de Grantmesnil on 1155 to 1159. Pernel (daughter of Hugh de Grantmesnil) died on 1 Apr 1212. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Name:
She was the great-granddaughter of Hugh de Grandmesnil, but her parents have not been discovered.

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Married:
Weis (1982) states they were married about 1155.

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• History: birth to death

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Birth:
He was a twin.

History:
The twin brothers, Waleran and Robert, were brought up in the court of Henry I, and in November of 1119, the accompanied the King when he interviewed Pope Calixtus at Gisors. The twins astonished the Cardinals by their learning. At the king's death, they were both at his bedside.

In 1118, he succeeded as the Earl of Leicester after his father's death.

In 1122, he was knighted.

After the death of Henry I, Robert supported Stephen, and ended up at war with Roger de Tosny for a number of years. He returned to England with Stephen.

In 1155, he was appointed Justiciar by King Henry II and served until his death.

Robert married Amice de Montfort after Nov 1120. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Religion: 1169, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England; After the death of her husband, Robert, Earl of Leicester, she entered the convent of Nuneaton.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also Seigneur de Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, and Brionne; and Comte de Meulan.
• Military: 1066, Hastings, Sussex, England
• Title(s): Dec 1066
• Title(s): 1081
• Miscellaneous: 1098
• Military: 1104

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Military:
He was a companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings and distinguished himself in battle.

Title(s):
He was created the first Earl of Leicester.

Title(s):
He succeeded as the Comte de Meulan.

Miscellaneous:
After William I died, Robert supported William Rufus with whom he sided against Robert "Courtheuse" in 1098. When William Rufus died, he became a leading adviser to Henry I. When Ives de Grandmesnil died on Crusade, Robert obtained his estates which he had mortgaged to him. He therefore held about one quarter of the town of Leicester.

Military:
He was among the barons who joined with Henry I on his arrival in Normandy, and was part of the King's army at Tenchebrai on 28 September 1106. His castle at Meulan was besieged by Louis VI and carried by storm. He retaliated the next year with a plundering raid on Paris.

Robert married Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester in 1096, and was divorced in 1115. Isabel (daughter of Hugh Magnus de Crépi, Duke of France and Burgundy and Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois and Valois) was born in 1081 in Vermandois, Normandie, France; died in Jul 1147 in Church of St. Nicholas of Meulan, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Death: Weis (1982) and von Redlich (1941) give her death date as 13 February 1131.

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• History: birth to death

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Name:
Gael is in Brittany.

History:
He was also the Lord of Montfort and Gael in Brittany.

Ralph was deprived of his English earldoms after the rebellion of 1075.

Died:
He died while on crusade.

Ralph married Emma in 1075. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• History: birth to death

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History:
In 1066, he was a Companion of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings.