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1st Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, I

1st Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, I

Male 1046 - 1118  (72 years)

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  1. 1.  1st Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, I1st Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, I was born in 1046 in Beaumont, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; died on 5 Jun 1118 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; was buried in Les Préaux, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: 1066; Robert was one of the companions of William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England, and fought in the Battle of Hastings
    • Religion: 26 Mar 1105; He was excommunicated by Pope Paschal II for advising King Henry to continue selecting the bishops in opposition to the canons of the church. In 1106, Henry succeeded in having Anselm, the exiled archbishop of Canterbury, revoke this excommunication

    Notes:

    Died:
    Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem" in 1115

    Robert married Countess of Leicester Isabel de Vermandois in 1096 in Leicestershire, England. Isabel (daughter of Count of Vermandois Hugh Capet, II and Countess Vermandois Adelaide de Vermandois) was born in 1085 in Basse-Normandie, France; died on 13 Feb 1131 in Sens, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France; was buried in Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Aubreye de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1109 in Beaumont, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died in 1189 in Beaumont, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France.
    2. 3. 2nd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1104 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died on 5 Apr 1168 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Aubreye de BeaumontAubreye de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1109 in Beaumont, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died in 1189 in Beaumont, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Howard F Colpitts

    Family/Spouse: William Gouel de Perceval. William was born in 1088 in Ivry, Eure, Haute-Normandie, France; died in 1155 in Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Lord of Stalwell Sir Richard de Perceval, Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1140 in Somerset, England; died in 1202 in England; was buried in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England.

  2. 3.  2nd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, II2nd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, II Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1104 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died on 5 Apr 1168 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct Ancestor of Myrtle Clarisse Sanderson
    • _ORDI: 97th great grandson of Adam and Eve
    • _MILT: 1139; Robert supported King Stephen in the English Civil War.
    • _ELEC: 1155; Chief Justiciar of England
    • Religion: 1164; Robert worked to reconcile Henry II and Archbishop Thomas a Becket during their famous dispute

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Robert and his twin, Waleran, were adopted into the royal household shortly after their father's death in June 1118

    Robert married Countess Leicester Lady Amice Uta Waer de Montfort in Nov 1120 in Bretagne, France. Lady (daughter of Seigneur of Gael Ralph de Gael and Emma Avise FitzOsborne) was born in 1100 in Norfolk, England; died in 1168 in Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. 3rd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1135 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died on 31 Aug 1190 in Greece.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lord of Stalwell Sir Richard de Perceval, SrLord of Stalwell Sir Richard de Perceval, Sr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Aubreye2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1140 in Somerset, England; died in 1202 in England; was buried in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: He was the Principal Commander in the Holy Land with King Richard the Coueur de Lion against the Saracons and lost a leg in battle

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (with this inscription: ‘Orate pro anima Rycardi Perceval qui Melitavit in Terra Sancta com Rege Rycardo, A C.M.C.X.G.’ (Pray for the soul of Richard Percival, who served as a soldier in the Holy Lands with King Richard in A.D. 1190)/Church of Weston-in-G

    Sir married de MohunSomerset, England. (daughter of Lord of Dunster William de Mohun) was born in 1145 in Somerset, England; died in Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Richard de Perceval, Jr  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1160 in England; died in 1261 in England; was buried in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England.

  2. 5.  3rd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, III3rd Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, III Descendancy chart to this point (3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1135 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died on 31 Aug 1190 in Greece.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _ORDI: 98th great grandson of Adam and Eve
    • _MILT: 1173; He joined the revolt against Henry II, and was defeated and captured at the Battle of Fornham. Robert, along with his wife and many others

    Notes:

    Died:
    Robert went on the third crusade, but he died at Dyrrachium on his return journey.

    Robert married Countess of Leicester Petronilla Pernel de Grandmesnil in 1155 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Petronilla was born in 1134 in Leicestershire, England; died on 1 Apr 1212 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; was buried in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Margaret de Beaumont  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1154 in North Molton, Devon, England; died on 12 Jan 1235 in Leicestershire, England; was buried in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.


Generation: 4

  1. 6.  Richard de Perceval, JrRichard de Perceval, Jr Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sir3, 2.Aubreye2, 1.Robert1) was born about 1160 in England; died in 1261 in England; was buried in Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: 1191; Crusader - 3rd Crusade

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Church of Weston-in-Gordano

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

    Children:
    1. 8. John de Watton de Perceval  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1200 in England; died in 1281 in Somerset, England.

  2. 7.  Margaret de BeaumontMargaret de Beaumont Descendancy chart to this point (5.Robert3, 3.Robert2, 1.Robert1) was born in 1154 in North Molton, Devon, England; died on 12 Jan 1235 in Leicestershire, England; was buried in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _ORDI: 99th great granddaughter of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Died:
    Winchester Saher

    Family/Spouse: 1st Earl of Winchester Baron Saher de Quincy, IV. Baron was born in 1155 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 3 Nov 1219 in Egypt; was buried in Israel. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Hawise de Quincy  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1178 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 3 Feb 1263 in Earls Colne, Essex, England; was buried in Suffolk, England.


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