de Beaumont, Count of Meulan Robert
1046 - 1118 (72 years)1. de Beaumont, Count of Meulan Robert was born in 1046; died on 5 Jun 1118. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Earl of Leicester
Notes:
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Robert Beaumont was a young man at the Battle of Hastings. As a vassal of William he was
present at the Council of War at Lillebonne and provided ships for the crossing. He commanded
a troop on the right wing and according to William of Poitiers attacked with effectiveness and
bravery in what was his first battle. He was made Earl of Leicester after the battle. Robert
was first Earl of Leicester, Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemar, et Brionne (France), Comte de
Meulan (Normandy) - a typical nobleman in the Norman army of occupation, holding lands and
titles on both sides of the Channel. His wife, Isabel, married secondly William de Warenne,
2nd Earl of Surrey/Warren (q.v.). Robert fought at Hastings and had added large estates in
Warwickshire to the Norman fiefs gained when his father entered the Abbey of St. Peter at
Preaux. Under Henry I Robert became "the first among the counsellors of the king." A
"strenuous and sagacious man," he served well in the Norman wars of William II and Henry I
(who owed his crown to Robert). Henry of Huntingdon states that Robert is "the wisest man
between this and Jerusalem." At Robert's death his lands were apparently divided between his
twin sons, Robert and Waleran, while a third son, Hugh, became Earl of Bedford in 1138.
(-Encyclopedia Britannica, 1956, 3:274) Robert's brother, Henry de Newburgh, b. ca. 1046, d.
20 June 1123, was created 1st Earl of Warwick about 1090 and married before 1100 Margaret De
Perche (living in 1156). For Warwickshire holdings, see (May, 1999) Web site:
http://infokey.com/Domesday/Warwickshire.htmRobert married de Vermandois, Isabel (aka Elizabeth) in 1096. Isabel (daughter of Crepi, Hugh Magnus de and Vermandois, Adelaide ("Adele") de) was born in 1081; died on 13 Feb 1131. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Beaumont, Isabel ("Elizabeth") de
- 3. Beaumont, Robert de was born in 1104; died on 5 Apr 1168.
Generation: 2
2. Beaumont, Isabel ("Elizabeth") de (1.Robert1) Family/Spouse: Clare, Earl of Pembroke Gilbert de. Gilbert (son of Clare, Gilbert de Earl Clare of Tunbridge and Clermont, Adelaide de) died on 6 Jan 1148. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Clare, Richard ("Strongbow") de was born in 1130; died on 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
3. Beaumont, Robert de (1.Robert1) was born in 1104; died on 5 Apr 1168. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: 2nd Earl of Leicester
Notes:
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Robert received his father's English fiefs in 1118, becoming Earl of
Leicester; was a chief advisor to King Stephen, but made his peace with
Henry II and became Chief Justiciar of England. "First among the lay nobles
he signed the Constitution of Clarendon, he sought to reconcile Henry and
Archbishop Becket, and was twice in charge of the kingdom during the king's
absences in France. The earl founded the abbey of St. Mary de Pre at
Leicester and other religious houses, and by a charter confirmed the
burgesses of Leicester in the possession of their merchant-guild and
customs." -Encyclopedia Britannica, 1956, 3:275.Robert married de Waer, Amice de Montfort on Yes, date unknown. Amice (daughter of de Guader, Earl of Norfolk Ralph II and Hereford, Lady Emma of) died after 1168. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Beaumont, Hawise de died on 24 Apr 1197.
- 6. de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester Robert died on 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo, Greece.
Generation: 3
4. Clare, Richard ("Strongbow") de (2.Isabel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1130; died on 20 Apr 1176 in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. Notes:
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Richard was Earl of Buckingham, second Earl of Pembroke and Justiciar of
Ireland.Richard married Macmurrough, Countess of Ireland Eva on 26 Apr 1171 in Waterford, Ireland. Eva (daughter of Macmurrough, King of Leinster Dermot and O'Toole, More) was born about 1151. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Clare, Isabel de was born in 1173; died in 1220.
5. Beaumont, Hawise de (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died on 24 Apr 1197. Notes:
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Parents identified in "Ancestral Roots..." (Balt., 1992) 63-25/6.Hawise married Robert, Earl of Gloucester William Fitz about 1150. William (son of Henry, Robert Fitz and Hammond, Mabel Fitz) died on 23 Nov 1183. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Meullent, C'tess of Gloucester Amicia was born in 1160 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire; died on 1 Jan 1225.
6. de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester Robert (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) died on 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo, Greece. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Crusader
Notes:
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Robert was 3rd Earl of Leicester, Lord of Hinckley, Breteuil and Paci, and
was on the 2nd Crusade in 1179. He died in Greece on his way home from a
pilgrimage. He was also Stewart of England.Robert married Grantmesnil, Petronella ("Pernel") de about 1155. Petronella (daughter of Grantmesnil, Hugh de II) died on 1 Apr 1212. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 4
7. Clare, Isabel de (4.Richard3, 2.Isabel2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1173; died in 1220. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Countess of Pembroke
Notes:
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Isabel was the wealthiest heiress in England and brought the lands and
honors of Pembroke and Sturguil and large estates in Ireland to her
husband. She was a gentle and beautiful countess. She was buried at
Tinturn Abbey.Isabel married Marshal, Sir William The in Aug 1189 in London, Middlesex, England. Sir (son of Marshall, John and Salisbury, Sibyl de) was born in 1146; died on 14 May 1219 in Manor of Caversham. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Marshall, Isabella was born in 1203 in Pembroke, Wales; died on 17 Jan 1240 in Beckhampstead, England.
8. Meullent, C'tess of Gloucester Amicia (5.Hawise3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1160 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire; died on 1 Jan 1225. Amicia married Clare, Richard de Earl on Yes, date unknown. Richard (son of Clare, Roger de Earl of Hertford and Hilary, Maud St.) was born in 1162; died in Oct 1217. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Clare, Sir Gilbert de Earl was born in 1180 in Hertford; died on 25 Oct 1230 in Penros, Brittany, FR.
9. Beaumont, Maud de (6.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) Notes:
Beaumont heiress
Maud married de Montfort, Count of Evreux Simon III on Yes, date unknown. Simon (son of Montfort, Count of Evreux Amauri de and Garland, Agnes de) died on 12 Mar 1181. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 12. D'Evereux, Bertrade was born in 1155; died in 1227.