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

Male 1104 - 1168  (64 years)


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  1. 1.  Sir Robert "la Bossu" de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester 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. 2. 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. 3. Isabel  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 4. Hawise de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1136; died on 24 Apr 1197.
    4. 5. Margaret  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (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. 6. William de Bréteuil  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 7. Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester  Descendancy chart to this point died on 20 Oct 1204; was buried in Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
    3. 8. Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 9. Arnice, Countess of Leicester  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 10. Margaret de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point died on 12 Jan 1635/36.
    6. 11. Hawise  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 12. Pernel  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Isabel Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1)

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

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

  3. 4.  Hawise de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (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. 14. Mabel of Gloucester  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Amicia of Gloucester, Countess of Gloucester  Descendancy chart to this point died on 1 Jan 1224/25.
    3. 16. 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. 17. Robert FitzWilliam  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1166 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.

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

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: Ralph de Tosny



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  William de Bréteuil Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  2. 7.  Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (2.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.


  3. 8.  Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  4. 9.  Arnice, Countess of Leicester Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  5. 10.  Margaret de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (2.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. 18. Robert de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Robert de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1217 in London, England.
    3. 20. Roger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1174; died on 25 Apr 1264.
    4. 21. Hawise de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 22. Orabella de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 11.  Hawise Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Religion: She became a nun.

    Notes:

    Name:


  7. 12.  Pernel Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

  8. 13.  Isabel de Saint Liz Descendancy chart to this point (3.Isabel2, 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. 23. Robert Mauduit  Descendancy chart to this point died in Jun 1221 in England.

  9. 14.  Mabel of Gloucester Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hawise2, 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


  10. 15.  Amicia of Gloucester, Countess of Gloucester Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hawise2, 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. 24. 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. 25. Richard de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1228.
    3. 26. Matilda de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 27. Rose de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 28. Maud de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1213 in England.

  11. 16.  Isabelle de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hawise2, 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]


  12. 17.  Robert FitzWilliam Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hawise2, 1.Robert1) died in 1166 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales.


Generation: 4

  1. 18.  Robert de Quincy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Margaret3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Notes:

    Died:
    He died without issue.


  2. 19.  Robert de Quincy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Margaret3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died in 1217 in London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    Name:


    History:
    He was a Crusader.

    Family/Spouse: Hawise of Chester, Countess of Lincoln. Hawise (daughter of Hugh de Keveliock, Earl of Chester and Bertrade d'Évreux de Montfort) was born in 1180; died in 1242/43. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 29. Margaret de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1208 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; died before 30 Mar 1266; was buried in Clerkenwell Priory, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.

    Family/Spouse: Elen verch Llewelyn. Elen (daughter of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth "the Great", Prince of North Wales and Joan, Princess of England) was born about 1206 in Caernarvonshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Hawise de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1250; died before 27 Mar 1285.

  3. 20.  Roger de Quincy, Earl of WinchesterRoger de Quincy, Earl of Winchester Descendancy chart to this point (10.Margaret3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1174; died on 25 Apr 1264.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    History:
    In 1235, he became the 2ed Earl of Winchester.

    He was the Constable of Scotland.

    Roger married Helen of Galloway about 1217. Helen (daughter of Alan of Galloway, Lord of Galloway and Helen de l'Isle) was born about 1208; died on 21 Nov 1245. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 31. Margaret de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1218 in England; died about 12 Mar 1280/81.
    2. 32. Elizabeth de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1240 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died in 1328.
    3. 33. Elena de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point died about 20 Aug 1296.

  4. 21.  Hawise de Quincy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Margaret3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Hawise married Hugh de Vere, Earl of Oxford on 11 Feb 1222/23. Hugh (son of Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford and Isabel de Bolebec) was born about 1210; died in by 23 Dec 1263. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1240; died in by 7 Sep 1296.
    2. 35. Isabel de Vere  Descendancy chart to this point died on 11 Aug 1300 in England; was buried in Church of Black Friars, Exeter, Devonshire, England.

  5. 22.  Orabella de Quincy Descendancy chart to this point (10.Margaret3, 2.Robert2, 1.Robert1)

    Family/Spouse: Richard de Harcourt. Richard died about 1228. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 23.  Robert Mauduit Descendancy chart to this point (13.Isabel3, 3.Isabel2, 1.Robert1) died in Jun 1221 in England.

    Family/Spouse: Isabel Basset. Isabel (daughter of Thurston Basset) died in 1224 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 36. William Mauduit, Lord Mauduit  Descendancy chart to this point died in Apr 1257 in Hanslope, Buckinghamshire, England.

  7. 24.  Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of ClareSir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare Descendancy chart to this point (15.Amicia3, 4.Hawise2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1180 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penros, Brittany, France (not found).

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • History: birth to death

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was also the Earl of Gloucester and Hereford.

    History:
    He was the 7th Earl of Clare. He was also the Earl of Hertford and Gloucester.

    In 1215, Richard de Clare was one of the 25 Sureties of the Magna Charta.

    Gilbert married Lady Isabel Marshal on 9 Oct 1217 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. Isabel (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 37. Amicia de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1220; died on 21 Jan 1284.
    2. 38. Sir Richard de Clare, Earl of Clare, Hertford, and Gloucester  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Aug 1222; died on 15 Jul 1262 in Ashenfield Manor, Waltham, Kent, England (not found); was buried on 28 Jul 1262 in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England.
    3. 39. Isabel de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1226.
    4. 40. Sir William de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 May 1228; died in 1258; was buried on 23 Jul 1258 in Dureford Abbey, Sussex, England.
    5. 41. Father Gilbert de Clare, a priest  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Sep 1229.
    6. 42. Agnes de Clare  Descendancy chart to this point

  8. 25.  Richard de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (15.Amicia3, 4.Hawise2, 1.Robert1) died in 1228.

  9. 26.  Matilda de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (15.Amicia3, 4.Hawise2, 1.Robert1)

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Married: (1) William de Braose. [William, married Matilda de Clare] He was murdered in 1210 in Corfe or Windsor Castle, England, by being staved to death by King John.
    • Married: (2) Rhys Gryg. [Rhys, married Matilda de Clare] He died in 1233.


  10. 27.  Rose de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (15.Amicia3, 4.Hawise2, 1.Robert1)

  11. 28.  Maud de Clare Descendancy chart to this point (15.Amicia3, 4.Hawise2, 1.Robert1) died in 1213 in England.

    Maud married Roger de Lacy about 1191 in England. Roger (son of John FitzRichard and Alice de Mandeville) died in 1211 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 43. John de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1192 in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England; died on 22 Jul 1240 in Stanlow Abbey, Chester, England.


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