Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex

1102 - 1144  (42 years)

• Name	Geoffrey de Mandeville
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	say 1102  [1]
  History	birth to death
  	In 1140, he was created the first Earl of Essex. [3] In February 1141, he deserted the King and joined with the Empress Maud, and thereby received not only a confirmation as Earl of Essex, but a more extensive charter, and the hereditary Constableship of the Tower. However, within two months, he deserted the Empress and again went over to the King. In 1142, he drove the rebels from the Isle of Ely, but soon after the King took ill, and once more he received recognition from the Empress Maud. [3] In October 1143, he was accused of treason, which he denied, but he was soon arrested at St. Albans and imprisoned. To avoid being hanged, he forfeited all his castles. Upon release however, he revolted, seized and fortified the Abbey of Ramsey, sacked Cambridge, and ravaged the fen country. By August 1144, he was besieging Burwell Castle in Cambridgeshire. With the heat of the day, he removed his headpiece, and was mortally wounded by an arrow. [3]
  Death	14 Sep 1144	Mildenhall, Suffolk, England   [1, 3]
  	He was killed
  Burial	1163	Temple Church, London, England   [3]
  	The Knights Templers could not bury him after his death as he was under excommunication. Once he was absolved in 1163, they buried him in the church yard. [3]
  Siblings	4 Siblings
  1. Walter de Manville de Beauchamp,   b. say 1098 ▻ Emmeline d'Abitot   2. Beatrix de Mandeville,   b. say 1100, Mandeville, Normandy, France d. 19 Apr 1197, Rickling, Essex, England  (Age 97 years) ▻ Hugh Talbot;   William de Say,  m. 1131 to 1132 + 3. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex,   b. say 1102   d. 14 Sep 1144, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England  (Age 42 years) ▻ Rohese de Vere,  m. Abt 1119   4. William de Mandeville,   b. Abt 1104 ▻   5. Gilbert de Mandeville,   b. say 1106 ▻
  Person ID	I7083	| Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William de Mandeville,   b. say 1072   d. by 1130 (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Margaret de Rie
  Marriage	Abt 1083
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 11 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F5202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rohese de Vere   bur. Chicksands Priory, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
  Marriage	Abt 1119	England   [3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years - She : ??.
  Children	1. Ernulf de Mandeville   d. Apr 1178, England + 2. Maud de Mandeville,   b. 1138, Rycote, Oxfordshire, England   3. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 21 Oct 1166, Chester, Cheshire, England   4. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 14 Nov 1189, Normandy, France   5. Robert de Mandeville   d. 14 Nov 1189   6. Alice de Mandeville
  Family ID	F2950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2019

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - Abt 1119 - England Child - Maud de Mandeville - 1138 - Rycote, Oxfordshire, England Death - 14 Sep 1144 - Mildenhall, Suffolk, England Burial - 1163 - Temple Church, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968). [S2000] ------------- Sources Below not Reviewed -------------. [S1444] Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland Volume V (L-M), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1926). [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).