Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester

- 1204

• Name	Robert FitzPernel
  	He was also the Steward of England; and Seigneur of Bréteuil and Paci in Normandy. [1, 2] He was also known as Robert de Bréteuil during his father's life.. [2]
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Military	1190  [2]
  He was with Richard I in the Third Crusade and was confirmed of his Earldom at Messina in 1191.
  History	1195  [2]
  	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  [2]
  He was the Steward at King John's coronation.
  Married	say 1200  [1, 2]
  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.
  Death	20 Oct 1204  [1, 2]
  	He died without issue.
  Burial	Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England   [2]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. William de Bréteuil   2. Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester   d. 20 Oct 1204   3. Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews   4. Arnice, Countess of Leicester   5. Margaret de Beaumont   d. 12 Jan 1635/36 ▻ Saher de Quincy, Earl of Winchester,  m. 1175   6. Hawise   7. Pernel
  Person ID	I21926
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester,   b. Before 1135   d. 1190, Durazzo, Eastern Empire (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Pernel de Grantmesnil   d. 1 Apr 1212
  Marriage	1155 to 1159
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 20 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F3012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S1449] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume VII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1929).