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Sir Robert "la Bossu" de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester

Male 1104 - 1168  (64 years)


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  • Name Robert de Beaumont 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Birth 1104  [1, 3, 4
    • He was a twin.
    History birth to death 
    • 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. [3]
    • In 1118, he succeeded as the Earl of Leicester after his father's death. [1, 3]
    • In 1122, he was knighted. [1]
    • 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. [3]
    • In 1155, he was appointed Justiciar by King Henry II and served until his death. [1, 3]
    Death 5 Apr 1168  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Burial St. Mary de Pré, France (not found) Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Siblings 6 Siblings 
    Person ID I3639  | Roy Line, Boudreau Line
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 

    Father Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester,   b. About 1049, Hastings, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1118 (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester,   b. 1081, Vermandois, Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1147, Church of St. Nicholas of Meulan, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 1096 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 47 years - She : ~ 15 years
    Divorce 1115 
    Family ID F2891  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Amice de Montfort  [1
    Marriage After Nov 1120  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 17 years - She : ??. 
    Children 
    +1. Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester,   b. Before 1135   d. 1190, Durazzo, Eastern Empire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    +2. Isabel
     3. Hawise de Beaumont,   b. 1136   d. 24 Apr 1197 (Age 61 years)
     4. Margaret
    Family ID F1922  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 

  • Sources 
    1. [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982).

    2. [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------.

    3. [S1449] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume VII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1929).

    4. [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941).

    5. [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).