Generation: 1
1. | Margaret de Rie Margaret married William de Mandeville about 1083. William (son of Geoffrey de Mandeville and Athelaise) was born in say 1072; died in by 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Walter de Manville de Beauchamp was born in say 1098.
- 3. Beatrix de Mandeville was born in say 1100 in Mandeville, Normandy, France; was christened in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Rickling, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
- 4. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex was born in say 1102; died on 14 Sep 1144 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; was buried in 1163 in Temple Church, London, England .
- 5. William de Mandeville was born about 1104.
- 6. Gilbert de Mandeville was born in say 1106.
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Generation: 2
3. | Beatrix de Mandeville (1.Margaret1) was born in say 1100 in Mandeville, Normandy, France; was christened in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Rickling, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Beatrix married Hugh TalbotRickling, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Beatrix married William de Say on 1131 to 1132. William (son of Geoffrey de Say and Hawise de Clare) was born in say 1090; died in Aug 1144. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex (1.Margaret1) was born in say 1102; died on 14 Sep 1144 in Mildenhall, Suffolk, England; was buried in 1163 in Temple Church, London, England . Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
History:
In 1140, he was created the first Earl of Essex.
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.
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.
Buried:
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.
Died:
He was killed
Geoffrey married Rohese de Vere about 1119 in England. Rohese (daughter of Aubrey II de Vere, Justiciar of England and Alice de Clare) was buried in Chicksands Priory, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Ernulf de Mandeville died in Apr 1178 in England.
- 12. Maud de Mandeville was born in 1138 in Rycote, Oxfordshire, England.
- 13. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex died on 21 Oct 1166 in Chester, Cheshire, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
- 14. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex died on 14 Nov 1189 in Normandy, France; was buried in Mortemer Abbey, Normandy, France.
- 15. Robert de Mandeville died on 14 Nov 1189.
- 16. Alice de Mandeville
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Generation: 3
9. | Geoffrey de Say (3.Beatrix2, 1.Margaret1) died in 1214. Other Events and Attributes:
Notes:
History:
In 1185, Geoffrey and Alice made a gift to Brockley (later Bayham Abbey) with the assent of Gilbert, bishop of Rochester, who did not succeed until that year.
On 1 January 1198, Geoffrey de Say and his son, Geoffrey, made a grant to the hospital of Draincourt, providing for prayers for the soul of Alice "de Kaisneio", the mother of the younger Geoffrey.
Geoffrey married Alice de Chesney before 1180. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Alice de Ver. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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10. | Hawise de Say (3.Beatrix2, 1.Margaret1) died before 19 Jul 1233. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: William de Lanvalay of Walkern. [William, married Hawise de Say] He died before 18 May 1205
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11. | Ernulf de Mandeville (4.Geoffrey2, 1.Margaret1) died in Apr 1178 in England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Alice Doyly, the daughter of Robert Doyly.
Issue:
1. Geoffrey de Mandeville of Highworth
2. Richard de Mandeville of Kingham
- History: say 1156; He did not succeed as the Earl of Essex, probably as he had been excommunicated.
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13. | Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex (4.Geoffrey2, 1.Margaret1) died on 21 Oct 1166 in Chester, Cheshire, England; was buried in Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): 1156; He became the Earl of Essex.
- Married: Abt 1158; Eustache. [Eustache married first, Geoffrey de Mandeville Earl of Essex] She and Geoffrey were divorced by the King after Geoffrey refused to live with her. Eustache married second, Ansel Count of Saint-Pol.
- History: 1163; In January 1163, he was at the Council of Clarendon. In 1166, he owed the King the service of 60 knights, and in the same year was the Justice-in-Eyre for the eastern counties.
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14. | William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex (4.Geoffrey2, 1.Margaret1) died on 14 Nov 1189 in Normandy, France; was buried in Mortemer Abbey, Normandy, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Title(s): Oct 1166; He became the third Earl of Essex. He was with the Count of Flanders at his brother's death, and swiftly returned home to receive his lands.
- History: 1173; He remained loyal to King Henry II during the revolt of 1173, and was the commander in the campaign in the North of France in August 1173. He attended the Council of Windsor in October 1175, and the Council of London in March 1176.
- Married: 14 Jan 1176, Pleshey, Essex, England; Hawise, the daughter of William "le Gros", Count of Aumale and Cecily, Lady of Skipton. [Hawise, married first, Wiliam de Mandeville, Earl of Essex] Before February 1190 Hawise, married second, William de Forz Seigneur de Fors. Before July 1196 Hawise, married third, Baldwin de Bethune Seigneur de Choques. She died 11 March 1213.
- Military: Apr 1177; He took up the cross in April 1177 He joined with the Count of Flanders assisting the Count of Tripoli in the siege of Harenc in November 1177. On 8 October 1178, he returned from the holy land.
- History: 1179; In August 1179, he attended the King of France on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. He was the ambassador to the Emperor in 1181, and to the King of France in October 1186. In 1184, he joined the Count of Flanders against the Count of Hainault. He was one of four generals appointed in May 1187, to wage the war with France, and on 1 September 1188, he burnt the town of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte. On 3 September 1189, he carried the Crown at the coronation of Richard I.
- Offices Held: Sep 1189; He was appointed the Justiciar of England.
Notes:
Name:
He was also the Count of Aumale; and the Justiciar of England.
Buried:
His heart however, was buried in Walden Abbey in England.
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Generation: 4
19. | Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex (8.William3, 3.Beatrix2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1160 in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Downham Market, Norfolk, England; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- Last Full Review: 9 Jul 2021
Notes:
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]
Children:
- 28. Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex died on 23 Feb 1216 in London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
- 29. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex died on 8 Jan 1226; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.
- 30. Henry de Mandeville, Dean of Wolverhampton
- 31. Maud FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Countess of Essex died on 27 Aug 1236.
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20. | Maud de Say (8.William3, 3.Beatrix2, 1.Margaret1) died before 28 Mar 1222. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: William de Boclande. [William, married Maud de Say] He died before 15 April 1216.
Issue:
1. Maud de Boclande
2. Hawise de Boclande
3. Joan de Boclande
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21. | Robert FitzPiers of Cherhill (12.Maud3, 4.Geoffrey2, 1.Margaret1) died about 1185. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Perronelle. [Perronelle, married first, Robert FitzPiers of Cherhill] Perronelle, married second, Eustace de Baillol of Barnard Castle.
Notes:
Died:
He died without issue.
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22. | Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex (12.Maud3, 4.Geoffrey2, 1.Margaret1) was born about 1162; died on 14 Oct 1213; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. Other Events and Attributes:
- General Information: Geoffrey, the 4thd Earl of Essex, was a prominent member of the government of England during the reigns of Richard I and John and served as the the Justiciar of England.
- Offices Held: 1184 to 1189; He was the Sheriff of Northants. He served again as Sheriff from 1191 to Easter 1194. From 1190 to 1193, he was Sheriff of Essex and Herts.
- Offices Held: 1185 to 1189; He was the Justice of the Forest from 1185 to 1189.
- Heir or Heiress: 1189; Geoffrey de Say inherited the Mandeville lands and titles but had to pay 7,000 marks to the crown for his succession. He failed to do so, and was then disseized. At this point Geoffrey FitzPies paid a fine of 3,000 marks and obtained all the Mandeville lands and titles through right of his wife, Beatrice.
- Offices Held: 1198 to 1200, Yorkshire, England; Geoffrey FitzPiers served as the Sheriff of York from 1198 to 1200.
- Offices Held: 1198 to 1204, Staffordshire, England; He was the Sheriff of Staffordshire at the same time as York that is 1198 to 1204.
- Religion: 1198; In 1198 he founded Shouldham Priory where he was partially buried.
- Offices Held: 11 Jul 1198; On 11 July 1198 he was appointed the Justiciar of England.
- Title(s): 27 May 1199; On 27 May 1199 he was created the 4th Earl of Essex.
- Last Full Review: 9 Jul 2021
Notes:
Name:
Buried:
Part of his body was buried at Holy Trinity Priory in London, the rest in Shouldham Priory.
Geoffrey married Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex before 25 Jan 1184. Beatrice (daughter of William de Say) was born about 1160 in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England; died on 19 Apr 1197 in Downham Market, Norfolk, England; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 28. Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex died on 23 Feb 1216 in London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
- 29. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex died on 8 Jan 1226; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England.
- 30. Henry de Mandeville, Dean of Wolverhampton
- 31. Maud FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Countess of Essex died on 27 Aug 1236.
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Geoffrey married Aveline de Clare, Countess of Essex before 29 May 1205. Aveline (daughter of Roger de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Clare and Maude de St. Hilaire) was born about 1178; died before 4 Jun 1225; was buried in Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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23. | William de Boclande (12.Maud3, 4.Geoffrey2, 1.Margaret1) died before 15 Apr 1216. Other Events and Attributes:
- Married: Maud de Say, the daughter of William de Say. [Maud, married William de Boclande] She died before 28 March 1222.
Issue:
1. Maude de Boclande
2. Hawise de Boclande
3. Joan de Boclande
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