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Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester

Male 1049 - 1118  (69 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester was born about 1049 in Hastings, Sussex, England; died on 5 Jun 1118; was buried in Préaux Abbey, Les Préaux, Eure, Normandy, France.

    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

    Notes:

    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 first wife on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Waleran IV, Count of Meulan, Earl of Worcester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1104 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; died on 10 Apr 1166 in Les Préaux, Normandy, France; was buried in Préaux Abbey, Les Préaux, Eure, Normandy, France.
    2. 3. Sir Robert "la Bossu" de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1104; died on 5 Apr 1168; was buried in St. Mary de Pré, France (not found).
    3. 4. Hugh, Earl of Bedford  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Adeline  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Aubrée  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Isabel de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1104; died after 1174.
    7. 8. Maud de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1189.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Waleran IV, Count of Meulan, Earl of Worcester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1104 in Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France; died on 10 Apr 1166 in Les Préaux, Normandy, France; was buried in Préaux Abbey, Les Préaux, Eure, Normandy, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: He was also the Count of Beaumont-sur-Seine, Sire de Pont-Audemer, Sire de Beaumont-le-Roger, and Sire de Brionne.
    • Travel: 1119; The twin brothers, Waleran and Robert, were brought up in the court of Henry I, and in November of 1119, they 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.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    He was a twin.

    Waleran married Matilda about 1134. Matilda (daughter of Stephen of Blois, King of England and Matilda, Countess of Boulogne) was born about 1133; died about 1135 in Tower of London, London, England; was buried in Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Waleran married Agnes d'Evreux, Dame de Gournay-sur-Marne about 1141. Agnes (daughter of Amauri III de Montfort, Comté d'Evreux and Agnes de Garlende) died on 15 Dec 1181. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Sir Robert II, Count de Meulan and d' Elbeuf  Descendancy chart to this point died on 6 Aug 1204 in Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

  2. 3.  Sir Robert "la Bossu" de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1104; died on 5 Apr 1168; was buried in St. Mary de Pré, France (not found).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 10. Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1135; died in 1190 in Durazzo, Eastern Empire.
    2. 11. Isabel  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 12. Hawise de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1136; died on 24 Apr 1197.
    4. 13. Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 4.  Hugh, Earl of Bedford Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1)

  4. 5.  Adeline Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Hugh de Montfort.


  5. 6.  Aubrée Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Hugh, Seigneur of Châteauneuf.


  6. 7.  Isabel de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born about 1104; died after 1174.

    Family/Spouse: Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke. Gilbert (son of Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare, Lord of Clare and Adeliza de Claremont) was born about 1100; died on 6 Jan 1147; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" de Clare, Earl of Pembroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1130; died about 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Ireland; was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (formally Holy Trinity), Dublin, Ireland.
    2. 15. Basilea de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  Maud de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) died after 1189.

    Family/Spouse: William de Lovel, Lord of Ivry and Brival. William died between 116 and 1170. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Sir Robert II, Count de Meulan and d' Elbeuf Descendancy chart to this point (2.Waleran2, 1.Robert1) died on 6 Aug 1204 in Poitiers, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1167; In 1167, he became the Count of Meulan.

    Notes:

    Death: Cockaney (1929) gives his death as October 1207 in the Holy Land. Weis (1982) simply as 1207.

    Robert married Maud de Dunstanville in 1165 in Cornwall, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Waleran  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Piers  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 18. Henry  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 19. Mabel de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 20. Agnes  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 10.  Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born before 1135; died in 1190 in Durazzo, Eastern Empire.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 21. William de Bréteuil  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 22. Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester  Descendancy chart to this point died on 20 Oct 1204; was buried in Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
    3. 23. Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 24. Arnice, Countess of Leicester  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 25. Margaret de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point died on 12 Jan 1635/36.
    6. 26. Hawise  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 27. Pernel  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 11.  Isabel Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: Simon de Saint Liz. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Isabel de Saint Liz  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 12.  Hawise de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1136; died on 24 Apr 1197.

    Hawise married William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester on 1145 to 1149. William (son of Robert of Caen "the Counsul", Earl of Gloucester and Maud FitzHamon) was born on 23 Nov 1121; died on 23 Nov 1183; was buried in Keynsham, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Mabel of Gloucester  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 30. Amicia of Gloucester, Countess of Gloucester  Descendancy chart to this point died on 1 Jan 1224/25.
    3. 31. Isabelle de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1176; died on 14 Oct 1217; was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.
    4. 32. Robert FitzWilliam  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1166 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.

  5. 13.  Margaret Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Ralph de Tosny


  6. 14.  Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" de Clare, Earl of Pembroke Descendancy chart to this point (7.Isabel2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1130; died about 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Ireland; was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (formally Holy Trinity), Dublin, Ireland.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): 1148
    • Title(s): 1171

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also the Justiciar of Ireland.

    Title(s):
    He succeeded as the second Earl of Pembroke after the death of his father.

    Title(s):
    He became the Lord of Leinster.

    Richard married Aoife MacMurrough, Countess of Ireland about 26 Aug 1171 in Waterford, Ireland. Aoife (daughter of Dairmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster and High King of Ireland and Mor ingen Muirchertaig) died in 1171. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 33. Gilbert de Strigoil de Clare, Earl of Pembroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1173.
    2. 34. Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1174; died in 1220; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales.
    3. 35. Alina de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 15.  Basilea de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (7.Isabel2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: say 1150; (1) Raymond FitzGerald.
    • Married: say 1160; (2) Geoffrey FitzRobert, Lord of Kells and Steward of Leinster. He died in 1211.



Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Waleran Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert3, 2.Waleran2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Margaret, the daughter of Ralph de Fourêres. Issue: 1. Ralph, Sire de Coursulles


  2. 17.  Piers Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert3, 2.Waleran2, 1.Robert1)

  3. 18.  Henry Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert3, 2.Waleran2, 1.Robert1)

  4. 19.  Mabel de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert3, 2.Waleran2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    Her name was also spelt Maud.

    She was living 1 May 1204.

    Family/Spouse: William de Vernon, Earl of Devon. William (son of Baldwin de Reviers, Earl of Devon and Adeliza de Baalum) was born in 1155; died on 10 Sep 1217; was buried in Christchurch Priory, Twynham (now Christchurch), Dorsetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. Mary de Vernon  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 20.  Agnes Descendancy chart to this point (9.Robert3, 2.Waleran2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Guy of La Roche-Guyon.


  6. 21.  William de Bréteuil Descendancy chart to this point (10.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  7. 22.  Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (10.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died on 20 Oct 1204; was buried in Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1190; He was with Richard I in the Third Crusade and was confirmed of his Earldom at Messina in 1191.
    • History: 1195; After his return from the Crusade, Robert was taken prisoner, and was so for several years as Philip of France and Richard I negotiated.
    • Offices Held: 27 May 1199; He was the Steward at King John's coronation.
    • Married: say 1200; Laurette, the daughter of William de Braiose, Lord of Bramber, Brecknock, and Gower. [Laurette, married Robert FitzPernel Earl of Leicester] She died 4 March 1266 in Hackington, England.

    Notes:

    Name:


    He was also the Steward of England; and Seigneur of Bréteuil and Paci in Normandy.

    He was also known as Robert de Bréteuil during his father's life..

    Died:
    He died without issue.


  8. 23.  Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews Descendancy chart to this point (10.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  9. 24.  Arnice, Countess of Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (10.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  10. 25.  Margaret de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (10.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died on 12 Jan 1635/36.

    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]

    Children:
    1. 37. Robert de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 38. Robert de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1217 in London, England.
    3. 39. Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1174; died on 25 Apr 1264.
    4. 40. Hawise de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 41. Orabella de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point

  11. 26.  Hawise Descendancy chart to this point (10.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: She became a nun.

    Notes:

    Name:


  12. 27.  Pernel Descendancy chart to this point (10.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  13. 28.  Isabel de Saint Liz Descendancy chart to this point (11.Isabel3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: William Mauduit. William (son of William Mauduit and Adelicia de Saint Liz) died in 1170 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Robert Mauduit  Descendancy chart to this point died in Jun 1221 in England.

  14. 29.  Mabel of Gloucester Descendancy chart to this point (12.Hawise3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Amauri de Montfort, Comté d'Evreux, the son of Simon de Montfort, Comte d'Evreux and Maud. [Amauri, married Mabel of Gloucester] He died in 1191. Issue: 1. Amauri de Montfort, Earl of Gloucester


  15. 30.  Amicia of Gloucester, Countess of Gloucester Descendancy chart to this point (12.Hawise3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died on 1 Jan 1224/25.

    Amicia married Richard de Clare, Earl of Hertford about 1180. Richard (son of Roger de Clare, Earl of Hertford and Clare and Maude de St. Hilaire) was born about 1153; died in 30 Oct 1217 to 28 Nov 1217. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1180 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penros, Brittany, France (not found).
    2. 44. Richard de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1228.
    3. 45. Matilda de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 46. Rose de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 47. Maud de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1213 in England.

  16. 31.  Isabelle de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (12.Hawise3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born before 1176; died on 14 Oct 1217; was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: 20 Jan 1214; (2) Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex and Gloucester, the son of Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex and Beatrice de Say. Geoffrey married first, Maud, daughter of Robert FitzWauter of Woodham and Gunnor de Valoines. Geoffrey de Say, attempted to recover the Mandeville estates from him in February 1213, but failed. He became the Earl of Essex on 4 November 1213. [Geoffrey married second Isabelle de Clare Countess of 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 April of 1215, he joined the barons against King John. On 16 December 1215, he and his brother, William, were excommunicated by the Pope. He was killed at a tournament 23 February 1216 in London, England. He was buried in Trinity Priory, Aldgate, London, England.
    • Married: Sep 1217; (3) Hubert de Burgh, Earl of Kent, the son of Walter de Burgh. Hubert married first, Beatrice de Warenne,, daughter of William de Warenne and Beatrice le Pierrepont. [Hubert married second, Isabelle de Clare Countess of Gloucester] On 19 June 1221 Hubert, married third, Margaret of Scotland, daughter of William I "the Lion" King of Scotland and Ermengarde de Beaumont. He died 12 May 1243 in Banstead, Surrey, England. He was buried in Black Friars Church, Holborn, London, England.

    Isabelle married John "Lackland", King of England on 29 Aug 1189 in Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, and was divorced in 1199. John (son of Henry II "Curt Mantel", King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine) was born on 24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England; was buried after 19 Oct 1216 in Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  17. 32.  Robert FitzWilliam Descendancy chart to this point (12.Hawise3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died in 1166 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.

  18. 33.  Gilbert de Strigoil de Clare, Earl of Pembroke Descendancy chart to this point (14.Richard3, 7.Isabel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1173.

  19. 34.  Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil Descendancy chart to this point (14.Richard3, 7.Isabel2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1174; died in 1220; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Title(s): say 1200

    Notes:

    Title(s):
    She was also the Countess of Pembroke.

    Isabel married Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke in Aug 1189 in London, England. William (son of John FitzGilbert, Marshal of the Royal Household and Sibyl de Salisbury) was born in 1146; died on 14 May 1219 in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England ; was buried in Temple Church, London, England . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. Maud Marshall, Countess of Norfolk  Descendancy chart to this point died on 27 Mar 1248.
    2. 49. William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1190 in Normandy, France; died on 6 Apr 1231; was buried on 15 Apr 1231 in Temple Church, London, England .
    3. 50. Richard Marshal, Earl of Pembroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1190; died on 16 Apr 1234 in Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland; was buried on 17 Apr 1234 in St. Francis Abbey, Kilkenny, Ireland.
    4. 51. Gilbert Mashal, Earl of Pembroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1194; died on 27 Jun 1241 in Hertford Priory, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Temple Church, London, England .
    5. 52. Walter Marshal, Earl of Pembroke  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1198; died on 24 Nov 1245 in Goodrich Castle, Goodrich, Herefordshire, England; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales.
    6. 53. Anselm Marshal  Descendancy chart to this point died on 22 Dec 1245 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales; was buried on 24 Dec 1245 in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales.
    7. 54. Lady Isabel Marshal  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1200 in Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wale; died on 17 Jan 1240 in Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire., England; was buried in Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire, England.
    8. 55. Sibyl Marshal  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1280.
    9. 56. Eva Marshall  Descendancy chart to this point died in by 1246.
    10. 57. Joan Marshal  Descendancy chart to this point died after 1234.

  20. 35.  Alina de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (14.Richard3, 7.Isabel2, 1.Robert1)


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