Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex

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• Last Full Review: 9 Jul 2021

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Died:
She died in childbirth.

Beatrice married Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex before 25 Jan 1184. Geoffrey (son of Piers de Lutegareshale and Maud de Mandeville) was born about 1162; died on 14 Oct 1213; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: He was the 2ed Earl of Essex.
• History: Geoffrey de Say, attempted to recover the Mandeville estates from him in February 1213, but failed. On 4 November 1213, he succeeded as the Earl of Essex upon the death of his father. In April of 1215, he joined the barons against King John. On 16 December 1215, he and his brother, William, were excommunicated by the Pope.
• Married: (1) Maud, the daughter of Robert FitzWalter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. [Maud married Geoffrey de Mandeville Earl of Essex and Gloucester] She died about 1212. She was buried in Dunmow Priory.
• Married: (2) Isabelle de Clare, Countess of Gloucester, the daughter of William FitzRobert Earl of Gloucester and Bristol and Hawise de Beaumont. She was born before 1176. On 29 August 1189 Isabelle, married first, John Lackland, King of England, at age 21, son of Henry II Curt Mantel, King of England and Eleanor of Aquitain, Dutchess of Aquitaine, in Marlborough Castle, Wiltshire, England. She and the King were divorced in 1199. John divorced her on the ground of consanguinity, her grandfather, Robert, being an illegitimate son of Henry I. [Isabelle married second Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex and Gloucester] It appears that this marriage was forced upon Geoffrey. By it he became the Earl of Gloucester, however for this honor, he had to pay 20,000 marks. In September 1217 Isabelle married third, Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, son of Walter de Burgh.5 She died 14 October 1217. She was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.

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• General Information: He was the 3rd Earl of Essex.
• History: He was excommunicated, and imprisoned, but later absolved for his support of the barons. On 10 February 1214, he was released from prison. He soon joined the barons again, and was again excommunicated along with his brother. He did homage to the King of France, and then at the relief of Lincoln Castle, saved himself by fleeing. One 4 October 1217, he returned is allegiance to the king, and received his lands back. However, the 20,0000 mark fine was now his debt with the death of his brother.
• Married: Before 18 Nov 1220; Christine, the daughter of Robert FitzWalter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. [Christine, married first, William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex] Before 15 May 1227 Christine, married second, Raymond de Burgh. She died 17 June 1232.

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Died:
He died without issue.

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• History: Henry de Mandeville was appointed on 5 Aug 1205 to be the Dean of Wolverhampton.

Maud married Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford about 1197. Henry (son of Humphrey de Bohun IV, Lord Bohun and Margaret de Huntingdon) was born in 1176; died on 1 Jun 1220; was buried in Llanthony Priory, Llanthony, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Roger de Daunteseye. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Title(s): say 1260

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He was the 2ed Earl of Hereford. He was also the Earl of Essex, the Constable of England, and the Sheriff of Kent.

Humphrey married Maud de Lusignan or d'Eu in 1236 in France. Maud (daughter of Raoul I de Lusignan, Count d'Eu and Alice d' Eu, Countesss of Eu) was born about 1208 in La Marche, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France; died on 12 Aug 1241. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Humphrey married Eleanor de Braiose in 1239 in Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales. Eleanor (daughter of William de Braose, Lord de Braiose and Eva Marshall) was buried in Llanthony Priory, Llanthony, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]