Waleran III de Meulan, Comte de Meulan

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• History: He was also known as Galeran III.

Family/Spouse: Oda de Conteville. Oda (daughter of John of Tonsburgh, Earl of Comwyn, Baron of Tonsburgh) was born about 0994. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Aelis. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Adeline married Roger de Beaumont, Siegneur of Beaumont in 1040. Roger (son of Humphrey de Vielles, Seigneur de Pont Audemer del la Haie and Aubrée de la Haye) was born about 1022 in Normandy, France; died on 29 Nov 1094; was buried in Préaux Abbey, Les Préaux, Eure, Normandy, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Last Full Review: 25 Jun 2020

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• 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

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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]

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• Title(s): Abt 1090

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Name:
He was the 1st Earl of Warwick.

Title(s):
He was created the first Earl of Warwick.

Henry married Margaret du Perche about 1046. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• 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.

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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]

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• History: birth to death

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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]

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• Married: Hugh de Montfort.

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• Married: Hugh, Seigneur of Châteauneuf.

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]

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

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• Title(s): 1119
• Military: say 1130;

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Name:
He was also known as Roger de Beaumont.

Title(s):
He succeeded as the 2ed Earl of Warwick.

Military:
He was a crusader.

Roger married Gundred de Warren before 1130. Gundred (daughter of William II de Warren, Earl of Surrey and Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester) was born in 1117; died in 1166. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: Godeheut de Toeni, the daughter of Ralph de Toeni.

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• History: He was also the Archbishop of Rouen; Chief Justiciar; and Steward of Normandy.