Osbern, William Fitz
- 10711. Osbern, William Fitz died on 20 Feb 1071 in Bavenshoven, near Cassel. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Earl of Hereford
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"...an intimate friend of William the Conqueror, and the principal agent in preparing for the invasion of England. He was the son of Osbern the seneschal, one of William's guardians during his minority, who had been murdered by the young duke's unruly
barons. Fitz Osbern founded a
monastery at Lire about 1042. He became seneschal to the duke, and urged on the plans for the invasion of England. At the conquest he received the earldom of Hereford with the special duty of pushing into Wales. During William's absence in 1067,
English affairs were left in the hands of Fitz Osbern and of Odo, bishop of Bayeux. Fitz Osbern also acted as William's lieutenant during the rebellions of 1069...was one of the feudal lords of the Welsh marches, and built several castles for the
defense of the border. In 1070 William sent him to assist Queen Matilda in the government of Normandy. But Richilde, widow of Baldwin VI of Flanders, having offered to marry him if he would protect her son Arnulf against Robert the Frisian, Fitz
Osbern accepted the proposal and joined Richilde in Flanders. He was killed, fighting against Robert, near Cassel, in 1071." -Encycl. Brit.,'56, 9:337. He was created Earl of Hereford in 1067. Also see "Falaise Roll" (Baltimore: Gen. Pub. Co, 1994),
pp. 41-42. For more information try on the World Wide Web: http://www.castlewales.com/osbern.htmlFamily/Spouse: Toeni, Adelina ("Alice") de. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 2
2. Hereford, Lady Emma of 
(1.William1)Lady married de Guader, Earl of Norfolk Ralph II in 1075. Ralph (son of The Staller Ralph and Ivry, Emma of) died in 1096. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. de Waer, Amice de Montfort died after 1168.
- 3. de Waer, Amice de Montfort
Generation: 3
3. de Waer, Amice de Montfort (2.Lady2, 1.William1) died after 1168. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: became a nun
Amice married Beaumont, Robert de on Yes, date unknown. Robert (son of de Beaumont, Count of Meulan Robert and de Vermandois, Isabel (aka Elizabeth)) was born in 1104; died on 5 Apr 1168. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Beaumont, Hawise de died on 24 Apr 1197.
- 5. de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester Robert died on 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo, Greece.
Generation: 4
4. Beaumont, Hawise de (3.Amice3, 2.Lady2, 1.William1) 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:
- 6. Meullent, C'tess of Gloucester Amicia was born in 1160 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire; died on 1 Jan 1225.
- 6. Meullent, C'tess of Gloucester Amicia
5. de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester Robert (3.Amice3, 2.Lady2, 1.William1) died on 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo, Greece. Other Events and Attributes:
- Occupation: Crusader
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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]
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