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Il est né le 6 décembre 1046 dans Pont-Audemer, Beaumont, Normandy, France.
Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ dans SUBMITTED.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 8 novembre 1921.
Alternative: Baptisé (à 8 ans ou plus tard) par l'autorité de la prêtrise de l'église SDJ le 7 juin 1932.
Professions:

dans Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer and Brionne.
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{geni:job_title} Comte, de Meulant
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{geni:job_title} Comte, de Meulan, de Leicester, Sieur, de Beaumont-le-Roger, de Vieilles, de Warwick, de Pont-Audeme
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Il est décédé le 5 juin 1118 dans Préaux, Normandy, France, il avait 71 ansPréaux, Normandy.
Il est enterré environ juin 1118 dans Abbey of Preux, Monchy-le-Preux, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
Un enfant de Roger de Vieilles de Beaumont et Adeline Adelise de Meulan
Cette information a été mise à jour pour la dernière fois le 5 mars 2012.

Famille de Robert de Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester, Comte de Meulan

Il est marié avec Isabella Elizabeth de Vermandois.

Ils se sont mariés environ 1096 à France.

Enfant(s):

Robert "le Bossu" de Beaumont ± 1104-1168
Isabel Elizabeth i concubine #15 of Henry ± 1105-± 1172
Galeran de Beaumont-le-Roger ± 1104-1166
Adeline de Beaumont ± 1115-± 1214

Notes par Robert de Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester, Comte de Meulan

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from http://www.geneajourney.com/beaumnt.html#rbt1beau

LINE A
Sir Robert de Beaumont [e], Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan, b abt 1049, Pontaudemer, Normandy, France, d 5 Jun 1118, Leicestershire, England. He md Isabel de Vermandois 1096, daughter of Hugh Magnus, Duke of France and Burgundy, Marquis of Orleans, Count of Amiens, Chaumont, Paris, Valois, and Vermandois, and Adelaide de Vermandois.
Children of Robert de Beaumont and Isabel de Vermandois were:

* Adeline de Beaumont b abt 1099, of Leicestershire, England. She md Hugh de Montfort, aka Hugh de Gant, abt 1112, son of Sir Gilbert de Gant and Alice de Montfort.
* Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, Justiciar of England, b 1104. See LINE A1
* Sir Waleran de Beaumont, Earl of Worcester, b 1104. See LINE A2
* Isabel de Beaumont b abt 1112, Leicestershire, England, d aft 1172. She md Gilbert Fitz Gilbert de Clare bef 1130, Tonbridge, Kent, England, son of Sir Gilbert Fitz Richard, Earl of Clare, and Adelize/Alice de Clermont.
* Maud de Beaumont b abt 1115, Leicestershire, England, d aft 1189; md William de Lovel.

LINE A1
Sir Robert de Beaumont [f], Earl of Leicester, Justiciar of England, Knight, b 1104, Beaumont, Leicestershire, England, d 5 Apr 1168. He md Amice de Montfort aft Nov 1120, daughter of Ralph de Gael de Montford.
Children of Robert de Beaumont and Amice de Montfort were:
o Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, b 1121.
o Isabel de Beaumont b abt 1123, Leicestershire, England, d aft May 1188. She md Sir Simon de St. Liz, Earl of Northampton, abt 1137, son of Simon de St. Liz, Earl of Huntingdon and Northampton, and Maud of Huntingdon.
o Margaret de Beaumont b 1125, Leicestershire, England, d aft 1185. She md Sir Ralph V de Toeni, Lord of Flamstead, aft 1155, son of Sir Roger III de Toeni, Lord of Flamstead, and Ida of Hainault.
o Hawise de Beaumont b abt 1128, Leicestershire, England, d 24 Apr 1197. She md Sir William Fitz Robert, Earl of Gloucester, abt 1150, son of Sir Robert de Caen, Earl of Gloucester, and Maud Fitz Hamon.
Sir Robert de Beaumont [g], Earl of Leicester, b 1121, Beaumont, Leicestershire, England, d 31 Aug 1190, Durazzo, Greece. He md Petronilla de Grandmesnil [h] abt 1153, daughter of William de Grandmesnil.
Children of Robert de Beaumont and Petronilla de Grandmesnil were:
o Margaret de Beaumont b abt 1156, Hampshire, England, d 12 Jan 1234/35. She md Sir Saher de Quincy, Magna Carta Surety, Earl of Winchester, bef 1173, son of Sir Robert de Quincy, Knight, and Orabella de Leuchars.
o Amicia de Beaumont b abt 1158. She md Simon de Montfort 1173.
LINE A2
Sir Waleran de Beaumont [i], Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan, b 1104, Meulan, Isle de France, France, d 10 Apr 1166, Normandy, France. He md Agnes/Elizabeth de Montfort abt 1140, daughter of Amauri de Montfort, Count of Evreux, and Agnes de Garlende.
Children of Waleran de Beaumont and Agnes de Montfort were:
o Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, b abt 1141.
o Isabel of Meulan b abt 1144, of Meulan, Normandy, France. She md Maurice de Craon abt 1156, son of Hugh de Craon and Isabel de Vitre.
Robert de Beaumont [j], Count of Meulan, b abt 1141, of Meulan, Normandy, France, d Oct 1207, Palestine. He md Maud Fitz Roy 1165, Cornwall, England, daughter of Sir Reginald Fitz Roy, Earl of Cornwall, and Mabel Fitz Richard.
Child of Robert de Beaumont and Maud Fitz Roy was:

Maud/Mabel de Beaumont b abt 1168, Normandy, France, d aft 1 May 1204. She md Sir William de Vernon, Earl of Devon, abt 1185, son of Baldwin de Reviers and Adelise.

NOTES:
Much of the pre-history of the Beaumont line derives from the writings of Robert de Torigny, who penned the genealogical account of Duchess Gunnora and her three sisters, and their descendants. While subsequent scholars to Torigny acknowledge there are errors in his accounts, his work has, nevertheless, provided valuable genealogical clues. While some of de Torigny's specific details may not have been entirely accurate, there are numerous threads of truth throughout his work, which have provided clues as to the derivations of such families as Beaumont, Harcourt, the Norman dukes, and the Giffards and Bolebecs.

It should be noted that the earliest generations of this line were not typically identified as "de Beaumont", but more often as "de Meulan."

a. Seen variously as Torf, Torulf, Thorold, his brother is believed to have been Turchetil, progenitor of the Harcourts.

b. One of the three known sisters of Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy, who was the wife of Richard I of Normandy, and grandmother of William the Conqueror. To see a notional chart of her familial connections, click HERE.

c. Seigneur of Vieilles and Pont-Audemer in Normandy, he was one of the followers of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and appears as a witness in ducal charters among the great lords of Normandy. He founded two monasteries at Preux, namely St. Pierre, for monks, before 1035, and St. Leger, for nuns, about 1040. He is said to have become a monk at St. Pierre-de Preux, where he was buried. He left three sons, Roger "de Bello Monte", Robert (to whom was given lands in the Contentin, by Duke William), and William, as well as a daughter, Dunelme.

d. Eldest son of his father, he appears to have remained faithful to Duke William during the disturbances of his early reign, during which he defeated and slew Roger de Tosny. Said to have furnished 60 ships for the invasion of England, but did not participate in such, as he remained in Normandy as the principle adviser of the Duchess Maud, to whom the government of the duchy was entrusted. Up until 1082, he constantly appears as a witness to the charters of William the Conqueror. At the time of the Domesday survey in 1086, he held land in Dorset and Gloucestershire. Around 1088, he founded the collegiate church of the Holy Trinity at Beaumont-le-Roger, and was a benefactor of St. Pierre-de Preux and St. Wandrille. Shortly after 1090, Roger became a monk at the Abbey of Preux. He is known to have had two sons (Robert, Earl of Leicester, and Henry, Earl of Warwick) and one daughter, Aubreye. The day of his death was 3 December, but the year is not known.

e. He was also Seigneur of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, Brionne, and Vatteville, in Normandy upon succession to this father. He accompanied Duke William to England, and distinguished himself at the battle of Hastings, whereupon he received large grants of lands in Warwickshire, with smaller holdings in Leicester, Northants, and Wiltshire. In 1080, he witnessed a foundation charter as Robert de Bellomonte, and the following year he inherited from his mother's family, the Comte of Meulan. After the Conqueror's death, Robert was an adherent of William Rufus, in whose court he was in high favor. With his holdings in Normandy and vast possessions in Warwick and Leicester, he was one of the most powerful vassals of the Crown. When William Rufus invaded the French Vexin in 1097, he received his troops in his fortresses from the Count of Meulan. After Rufus' death, Robert became of the chief advisors of Henry I, and upon the death, on Crusade, of Ives de Grandmesnil, Robert retained his very extensive estates, which Ives had mortgaged to him around 1102. He was present with the King's army at Tinchebrai 28 Sep 1106, and in 1110 he was besieged at Meulan by Louis VI, who took the castle by storm, whereupon the following year Robert retaliated by plundering Paris. He was buried at the Abbey of Preux with his ancestors. While he is said to have been Earl of Leicester, there is disagreement that he did, in fact, acquire the earldom.

f. Twin of Waleran, both younger sons, Robert was commonly called "Le Bossu". Both Robert and Waleran were brought up in the court of Henry I, and accompanied him at his interview of Pope Calixtus at Gisors, Nov 1119, where they "astonished the Cardinals by their learning". On 8 Sep 1131, Robert was one of the five earls who witnessed Henry's charter to Salisbury at the Norhampton Council (the others being Robert of Gloucester, William of Warenne, Ranulf of Chester, and Roger of Warwick). During the anarchy which followed Stephen's accession, Robert engaged in private warfare with his hereditary enemy Roger de Tosny, whom he, with the aid of his brother, Waleran, captured. In 1137, the twins return to England with Stephen, during which time his Norman possessions were overrun, a result of his rivalry with Roger de Tosny. In Jun 1139, the two brothers took a leading role in the seizure of the Bishops of Salisbury and Lincoln, and around this time, Robert received from Stephen a grant as Earl of Leicester, as well as to his heirs the majority of the town and castle of Hereford. But as Miles of Gloucester had already taken possession of the county for the Empress, this grant cannot have been as effectual as Stephen's intentions had intended. After Stephen's defeat 2 Feb 1141, it appears that her son, Henry II, in anticipation of his succession to the throne, gave Robert and his son, Robert, charters "restoring" to them the lands already held of Robert the elder, and granting them the Stewardship of England and of Normandy, which actions, no doubt, secured their support. Robert was with Henry at the siege of Torigny in Oct 1154, just prior to Henry's accession, and attended his coronation in Dec 1154, and afterwards rapidly rose in the King's favor. He became Steward of England and Normandy, was made Justiciar the following year, and during the King's absence from England (Dec 1158 until 25 Jan 1163/64) he acted as Viceroy, part of this time sharing these duties with Richard de Luci. He took part in the Crown's struggle with Thomas a Becket. In 1165, during the King's absence, he again acted as Viceroy, and was with the King the following Spring in Normandy, but was again in England the following October. By his marriage to the granddaughter of William Fitz Osbern, he acquired a large part of that inheritance in Normandy and England.

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GIVN Robert von Meulan
SURN von Beaumont
NSFX 1st Earl of Leicester
AFN 9FTX-N3
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DATE 9 SEP 2000
TIME 13:15:51

Source #1: Frederick Lewis Weis, "Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700" - Seventh Edition, with additions and corrections by Walter Lee Sheppard, Jr., assisted by Davis Faris (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1995), pp. 69; 133

Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer and Brionne, Count of Meulan, created first Earl of Leicester, companion to William the Conqueror at Hastings, 1066. (Complete Peerage X, 351)

Source #2: Marcellus Donald Alexander R. von Redlich, "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants" (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc, 1988 reprint of 1941 edition),
p. 125; 133-134

Source #3: Sally N. Vaughn, "Anselm of Bec and Robert of Meulan: The Innocence of the Dove and the Wisdom of the Serpent" (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987.

p. 9: During the reign of Henry I, Robert of Meulan's power reached it's zenith. His influence was universally acknowledged, his wisdom legendary, and his loyalty unwavering.

pp. 8-9: Henry of Huntington accused Robert of obtaining some of his extensive lands by force or fraud. Henry cites Robert's refusal to restore these lands to their rightful owners at the request of the priests and archbishop who attended him on his deathbed as evidence of his disturbed mind in the last years of his life. Robert's degeneration from "man's highest wisdom...not only to sheer folly but to blind insanity" is said to have resulted from the loss of his young wife, carried off by an unnamed earl. Robert replied to the ecclesiastics that he had acquired the lands for his sons and intended them to have their inheritance. Robert thus fell from the heights of earthly power into a grievous sin jeopardizing his immortal soul.

First Earl of Leicester

Count of Meulan[v28t0449.FTW]

Baron. Earl of Leicester, Companion of William the Conqueror atHastings. (Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition,Weiss, Line 53)

Name Prefix: Lord Name Suffix: 1st Earl Of Leicester, Count Of Meulan

Earl of Millent, in the Vexin, and, in addition, in 1103 became Earl ofLeicester Robert de Beaumont was listed as one of the knights accompanying William the Conqueror on his invasion of England.

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At Battle of Hastings. Very powerful under Henry I. 1st Earl of Leicester by charter of creation, 1103.

Lord of Beumont, Pont-Audemer and Brionne, Count of Meulan, cr. First Earl of Leicester, Companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings 1066. Robert was born circa 1049. He was the son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline. Robert died on 5 June 1118.

Robert de Bellomont, or Beaumont (son of Roger, grandson of Turlof [Tourade] of Pont Audomere by Wevia, sister to Gunnora, wife of Richard I, Duke of Normandy), came into England with the Conqueror and contributed mainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert inherited the earldom of Mellent in Normandy from his mother Adelina, dau. of Waleran, and sister of Hugh (who took the habit of monk in the abbey of Bec), both Earls of Mellent. Of his conduct at Hastings, William Pictavensis thus speaks: "A certain Norman young soldier, son of Roger de Bellomont, nephew and heir to Hugh, Earl of Mellent, by Adelina his sister, making the first onset in that fight, did what deserveth lasting fame, boldly charging and breaking in upon the enemy with that regimentwhich he commanded in the right wing of the army," for which gallant services he obtained sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire, sixteen in Leicestershire, seven in Wiltshire, three in Northamptonshire, and onein Gloucestershire, in all ninety-one. His lordship did not however arrive at the dignity of the English peerage before the reign of Henry I, when that monarch created him Earl of Leicester. The mode by which he attained this honour is thus stated by an ancient writer: "The cityof Leicester had then four lords, viz., the king, the bishop of Lincoln, Earl Simon, and Yvo, the son of Hugh de Grentmesnel. This Earl of Mellent, by favour of the king, cunningly entering it on that side which belonged to Yvo (then governor thereof, as also sheriff and the king's farmer there), subjecting it wholly to himself, and by this means,being made an earl in England, exceeded all the nobles of the realm in riches and power." His lordship m. 1096, Isabel, dau. of Hugh, Earlof Vermandois, and had issue,
Waleran, who s. to the earldom of Mellent.
Robert, successor to the English earldom.
Hugh, surnamed Pauper, obtained the Earldom of Bedford from King Stephen, with the dau. of Milo de Beauchamp for the expulsion of the said Milo. Being a person (says Dugdale) remiss and negligent himself, he fell from the dignity of an earl to the state of a knights, and in the end to miserable poverty.
With several daus., of whom,
Elizabeth was the concubine of Henry I, and afterwards wife of Gilbert Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke.
Adeline, m. to Hugh de Montfort.
A dau., m. to Hugh de Novo Castello.
A dau., m. to William Lupellus, or Lovel.
This great earl is characterised as "the wisest of all men betwixt this and Jerusalem in worldly affairs, famous for knowledge, plausible in speech, skillful in craft, discreetly provident, ingeniously subtile, excelling in prudence, profound in council, and of great wisdom." In the latter end of his days he became a monk in the abbey of Preaux,where he d. in 1118, and was s. in the earldom of Leicester by his 2nd son, Robert. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 42, Bellomont, Earls of Leicester]
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ROBERT OF MEULAN, LORD OF MEULAN and BEAUMONT, EARL OF LEICESTER, wasthe leading lay adviser to both William II and Henry I. Although in the course of a long public life he amassed extensive estates in England, Normandy and France, Robert was the nearest thing to a king's minister that contemporary circumstances allowed, the more remarkable as his successors as royal lay advisers -- with the exception of his own son Robert of Leicester, justiciar to Henry II -- tended to come from less exalted ranks of the nobility, men such as the justiciars Ranulf (de) Glanvill(e), Geoffrey FitzPeter, and Hubert de Burgh. Robert's career made a distinctive impression on contemporaries and affords a rareglimpse into how eleventh century politics worked.
The son of a prominent Norman magnate, Roger of Beaumont, and his wife, Adeline, daughter of Waleran, Count of Meulan, Robert made his nameby his deeds at his first battle, Hastings. Thereafter, during his father's lifetime, Robert sought his fortune in England. By 1087, he hadbecome one of William I's active curiales and held land in England worth a significant but not spectacular £254. In the early 1080's he hadinherited the county of Meulan from his maternal uncle but, despite succeeding to fiefs of Beaumont and Pont Audemer when his father entered the abbey of St. Peter at Préaux (c. 1090), his interests and loyalties remained Anglo-Norman. Unusually, he faithfully supported all of the first three post-Conquest kings. After spending much of 1087-93 inFrance securing his inheritance, from 1093 he emerged as William Rufus's closest counsellor, playing a prominent role in the dispute with Anselm and the king's French campaigns.
On the sudden death of Rufus in August 1100, Robert smoothly transferred his allegiance to Henry I. For the last eighteen years of his life, Robert appears as the most frequent witness to the new king's charters, a reflection of his influence. By 1107 when, perhaps in reward for his part in Henry's acquisition of Normandy, Robert was given the earldom of Leicester, he had become a major landowner in England as well as northern France, with estates especially extensive in the Midlands. While Roger of Salisbury ran the royal administration, centered upon the Treasury and Exchequer, Robert's influence was in politics, diplomacy and the law. Robert played a crucial role in furthering Henry'scause in Normandy 1103-6 and undermining that of the duke, Robert Curthose, with whom Robert of Meulan had long had strained relations. He continued to be closely involved in the dispute with Archbishop Anselm, his prominence recognised by Pope Paschal II who identified Robert by name for excommunication in 1105. However, Robert was instrumental in securing a compromise with Anselm, finally concluded at Bec in 1106, and in persuading Henry I to stick to the agreement, to moderate church taxes and restore church lands. In 1109, Robert 'with flattery, coaxing and apology' tried to persuade Archbishop Thomas of York to profess obedience to the see of Canterbury, an attempt repeated with Thomas's successor, Thurstan, in 1116.
As a significant Norman lord, wealthy French count and English earl, with experience in public affairs stretching back to the 1060s, Robertwas well placed to further his own interests. He established an elaborate, almost quasi-regal administration for his English and continental lands: in England he had his own exchequer, in imitation of the newroyal accounting office. At Leicester, he restored the Anglo-Saxon court of portmanmote, a tribunal of twenty-four, to replace trial by combat. He insisted that his twin sons, Waleran and Robert, both of whom were to play leading political roles in the next generation, received good educations. He was tenacious of his own rights and lands. In 1111, in revenge for an attack on Meulan, he ravaged the French king's capital at Paris causing so much damage that Ile de la Cité required extensive rebuilding. Ruthless in manipulating his position and the law to acquire new estates, on his deathbed he characteristically refused to restore any lands he had illegally seized.
Robert's private life may not have been untroubled. He had married late (c. 1096) Isabel of Vermandois who was alleged to have eloped with William of Warenne, who she subsequently married before Robert's death. As in contemporary Romances, so in life, infidelity and chivalry could be close companions.
Robert's interests in public affairs and desire to influence royal business, although personally enriching, was not solely self-seeking. ToRobert was attributed Henry I's less aggressive, less ostentatious and more conciliatory tone of government, notably towards the church and in the delicate handling of the prickly Norman baronage. William ofMalmesbury wrote of Robert as 'the persuader of peace, the dissuader of strife . . . urging his lord the king rigourously to enforce the law; and himself not only abiding by existing laws but proposing new ones.' Henry of Huntingdon described him as "the wisest man between this and Jerusalem." Not the least of Robert's achievements may have been to temper Henry's notorious personal brutality. Orderic Vitalis, who may well have met Robert, attributed to him a remarkable political testament delivered to Henry I in 1101. This may stand as a blueprint for effective medieval political management which, even if of the chronicler's invention, suggests what policies contemporaries associated with Robert.
'We . . . to whom the common utility is committed by Divine Providence, ought to seek after the safety of the kingdom and of the Church of God. Let our chief care be to triumph peacefully without the shedding of Christian blood, and so that our faithful people may live in the serenity of peace . . . Speak gently to all your knights; caress them all as a father does his children; soothe them with promises; grant whatever they might request and in this manner cleverly draw all to your favour . . . do not hesitate to make magnificent promises, as is fitting to royal munificence. It is better to give away a small portion of the kingdom than to lose both victory and life to a host of enemies. And when . . . we have come to the end of this business (withstanding the threat of Robert Curthose), we will suggest useful measures for recovering the demesnes usurped by rash deserters in time of war.'
It is worth noting that the 'useful measures' mentioned included accusations of treason, deprivation of patrimonies, and forced exile. As with all successful medieval politicians, Robert of Meulan knew that violence and the threat of violence was the strongest supporter of conciliation.
When Robert died in 1118, his lands appear to have been divided between his twin sons, Robert and Waleran, while a third son, Hugh, became earl of Bedford in 1138. [Who's Who in Early Medieval England, Christopher Tyerman, Shepheard-Walwyn, Ltd., London, 1996; Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 3, p. 274, BEAUMONT]

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1049 – June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

He was the eldest son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran III, Count de Meulan, and an older brother of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick. He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in Normandy, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of France for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at Poissy.

At the Battle of Hastings Robert was appointed leader of the infantry on the right wing of the army.

He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest, when William Rufus received his mysterious death wound, 2 August 1100. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of England, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107.

On the death of William Rufus, William, Count of Evreux and Ralph de Conches made an incursion into Robert's Norman estates, on the pretence that they had suffered injury through some advice that Robert had given to the King; their raid was very successful for they collected a vast booty.

According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

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Robert de Beaumont of Normandy was one of William the Conqueror's companions at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.Robert de Beaumont of Normandy was one of William the Conqueror's companions at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

Basic Life Information

Although Robert became the 1st Earl of Leicester, he was never styled thus. He was already the Count of Meulan in the French Vexin; and not expected that a person who was a great Count would change his style for a new dignity. He was also Seigneur of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, Brionne and Vatteville in Normandy. See Complete Peerage,

Robert was very young, probably about 20, when he accompanied Duke William to England where he was most certainly present at the Battle of Hastings. In 1081, he inherited from his mother's family the comté of Meulan and was thereafter referred to as "Count of Meulan". Robert was one of the chief lay ministers of William (II) Rufus, King of England from 1087 to 1100, with whom he sided against Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy. On the death of William Rufus he became one of the chief advisors of King Henry (I) Beauclerc.

In 1110 Robert was beseiged at Meulan by King Louis (VI), aka "Louis the Fat", King of France, who took the castle by storm. In the following year, he retaliated by plundering Paris. He destroyed the bridges over the Seine, thus preventing Louis the Fat from coming to the relief of the city while enabling himself to make a safe retreat with his booty.

Marriage and Children

Robert de Beaumont married in 1096 to Isabel de Crépi of Vermandois, daughter of Hugh "the Great" de Crépi, Count of Vermandois and his wife Adelaide de Vermandois. Robert and Isabel had the following children:
Waleran de Beaumont (1104 - 1166, twin brother of Robert de Beaumont), Count of Meulan and Earl of Worcester who married circa 1141 to Agnes de Montfort, a daughter of Amauri de Montfort, Count of Évreux. They had a son:
Sir Robert de Beaumont (d 1207), Count of Meulan.
Robert de Beaumont
Hugh de Beaumont, said to have been created Earl of Bedford.
Adeline de Beaumont, who married Hugh IV, Seigneur of Montfort-sur-Risle.
Aubrey de Beaumont, who married Hugh II, Seigneur of Chateauneuf-en-Thimerais.
Maud de Beaumont, who married William Louvel, Seigneur of Ivri and Brevel.
Isabel (or Elizabeth) de Beaumont who first "had an affair" with King Henry I of England and later married Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare.

http://www.robertsewell.ca/beaumont.html

Additional Source Information

He was also Seigneur of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, Brionne, and Vatteville, in Normandy upon succession to this father. He accompanied Duke William to England, and distinguished himself at the battle of Hastings, whereupon he received large grants of lands in Warwickshire, with smaller holdings in Leicester, Northants, and Wiltshire. In 1080, he witnessed a foundation charter as Robert de Bellomonte, and the following year he inherited from his mother's family, the Comte of Meulan. After the Conqueror's death, Robert was an adherent of William Rufus, in whose court he was in high favor. With his holdings in Normandy and vast possessions in Warwick and Leicester, he was one of the most powerful vassals of the Crown. When William Rufus invaded the French Vexin in 1097, he received his troops in his fortresses from the Count of Meulan. After Rufus' death, Robert became of the chief advisors of Henry I, and upon the death, on Crusade, of Ives de Grandmesnil, Robert retained his very extensive estates, which Ives had mortgaged to him around 1102. He was present with the King's army at Tinchebrai 28 Sep 1106, and in 1110 he was besieged at Meulan by Louis VI, who took the castle by storm, whereupon the following year Robert retaliated by plundering Paris. He was buried at the Abbey of Preux with his ancestors. While he is said to have been Earl of Leicester, there is disagreement that he did, in fact, acquire the earldom.

First Earl of Leicester, documented companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings, 1066.

Other Source

Basic Life Information

Robert de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester was born circa 1046. He was the son of Roger de Beaumont, Seigneur de Portaudemer and Adeline de Meulan. He married Elizabeth de Vermandois, daughter of Hugh de Crépi, Comte de Vermandois et de Valois and Aelis de Vermandois, Comtesse de Vermandois, in 1096.

Robert de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester gained the title of Comte de Meulan, in France. He gained the title of 1st Earl of Leicester.

Child of Robert de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester
Isabella de Beaumont

Children of Robert de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois
Hugh de Meulan, 1st and last Earl of Bedford
Isabella of Meulan+ b. bt 1102 - 1107, d. a 1172
Waleran de Beaumont, 1st and last Earl of Worcester+ b. 1104, d. bt 9 Apr 1166 - 10 Apr 1166
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester+ b. 1104, d. 5 Apr 1168

Death

He died on 5 June 1118.

<http://thepeerage.com/p10774.htm#i107737>

Other Source

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1049 - June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

Invasion of England and Hastings

He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in Normandy, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of France for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at Poissy.

At the Battle of Hastings Robert was appointed leader of the infantry on the right wing of the army.

William Rufus

He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest, when William Rufus received his mysterious death wound, 2 August 1100. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of England, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107.

On the death of William Rufus, William, Count of Evreux and Ralph de Conches made an incursion into Robert's Norman estates, on the pretence that they had suffered injury through some advice that Robert had given to the King; their raid was very successful for they collected a vast booty.

According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Beaumont,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester>

Other Source

Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, Earl of Leichester

Battle of Hastings

b 1046 or 1049, Pont-Audemer, Beaumont, Normandy, France
d 05 Jun 1118 Preaux, Normandy, France

buried Preaux, Normandy, France

Parents: Roger de Beaumont & and Adeline de Meulan

Spouse 1: Godehilde de Toeni

Spouse 2: Isabel de Vermandois m 1096
Child: Emma, b 1102, a nun?
Child: Waleran de Beaumont m1 Matilda de Blois m2 Agnes de Montfort, dtr of Amaury (twin)
Child: Sir Robert de Beaumont m Amice de Waiet (twin)
Child: Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford
Child: Isabel de Beaumont m Gilbert de Clare
Child: Adeline (Amicia?) m1 Hugh IV of Montfort-sur-Risle m2 Richard de Granville
Child: Aubree de Beaumont m Hugh II Châteauneuf
Child: Matilda(Albreada or Aubrey?) de Beaumont m William Lovel
Child: Dreux, Sire de Boisemont

<http://www.packrat-pro.com/stevens/to.htm>

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Robert de Beaumont, Seigneur de Beaumont, Pont Audemer, Brionne and Vatteville in Normandy, Count de Meulan in the French Vexin, 1st Earl of Leicester.

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1050 – June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

He was the eldest son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran III, Count de Meulan, and an older brother of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick. He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in Normandy, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of France for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at Poissy.

At the Battle of Hastings Robert was appointed leader of the infantry on the right wing of the army.

He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest, when William Rufus received his mysterious death wound, 2 August 1100. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of England, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107.

On the death of William Rufus, William, Count of Evreux and Ralph de Conches made an incursion into Robert's Norman estates, on the pretence that they had suffered injury through some advice that Robert had given to the King; their raid was aery successful for they collected a vxst booty.

According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

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Family and children
In 1096 he married Elizabeth de Vermandois, daughter of Hugh Magnus and a scion of the French royal family. Their children were:

Emma de Beaumont (born 1102)
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104)
Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (born 1104)
Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford (born c. 1106)
Adeline de Beaumont, married two times:
Hugh IV of Montfort-sur-Risle;
Richard de Granville of Bideford (d. 1147)
Aubree de Beaumont, married Hugh II of Château-neuf-Thimerais.
Matilda de Beaumont, married William Lovel.
Isabel de Beaumont, a mistress of King Henry I of England. Married two times:
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke;
Herve de Montmorency, Constable of Ireland
Agnes de Beaumont, married Guillaume, Sire de Say.
[edit]
Sources
Edward T. Beaumont, J.P. The Beaumonts in History. A.D. 850-1850. Oxfor

Robert was Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer and Brionne, Count of Meulan, cr. first Earl of Leicester, Companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings 1066.

He was also Seigneur of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, Brionne, and Vatteville, in Normandy upon succession to this father. He accompanied Duke William to England, and distinguished himself at the battle of Hastings, whereupon he received large grants of lands in Warwickshire, with smaller holdings in Leicester, Northants, and Wiltshire. In 1080, he witnessed a foundation charter as Robert de Bellomonte, and the following year he inherited from his mother's family, the Comte of Meulan. After the Conqueror's death, Robert was an adherent of William Rufus, in whose court he was in high favor. With his holdings in Normandy and vast possessions in Warwick and Leicester, he was one of the most powerful vassals of the Crown. When William Rufus invaded the French Vexin in 1097, he received his troops in his fortresses from the Count of Meulan. After Rufus' death, Robert became of the chief advisors of Henry I, and upon the death, on Crusade, of Ives de Grandmesnil, Robert retained his very extensive estates, which Ives had mortgaged to him around 1102. He was present with the King's army at Tinchebrai 28 Sep 1106, and in 1110 he was besieged at Meulan by Louis VI, who took the castle by storm, whereupon the following year Robert retaliated by plundering Paris. He was buried at the Abbey of Preux with his ancestors. While he is said to have been Earl of Leicester, there is disagreement that he did, in fact, acquire the earldom.

[Weis 52] Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer and Brionne, Companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings 1066.

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Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer and Brionne
1st Earl of Leicester
1066, Companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings
Earl of Mellent
Lord Norton
Seigneur de Beaumont, Pont-audemer, Vatteville, and Brionne
Count of Meulan in the French Vexin

Name Suffix: cte de Meulan, earl of Leicester

Came to England with William 'The Conqueor'. In the Battle ofHastings in 1066, for gallant service, he received 64 Lordships inWarwickshire, 16 in Leicestershire, 7 in Wiltshire, 3 inNorthamptonshire, and 1 in Gloucestershire - 91 in all.

1st Baron de Bellomonte; Count of Meulan in the French Vexin; 1st Earl of Leicester.
Robert I supplied ships to William "The Conqueror" for the crossing to England and commanded soldiers on the right wing at the Battle of Hastings, 1066. He was made Earl of Leicester after the battle.
He became known for his wisdom as a counselor to King Henry I. In his later years, he became a monk

[1404] DEATH: WSHNGT.ASC file (Geo Washington Ahnentafel) # 1090664

Human Family Project
URL: http://users.legacyfamilytree.com/NorthernEurope/f157.htm#f43640

Husband Sir, Robert De Beaumont De Meulan, Earl Of Leicester-[116240]

Born: Abt 1049 at: Beaumont, Ponteaudemer, Normandy, France
Christened: at:
Died: 5 Jun 1118 at: , , Leicestershire, England
Buried: at:

Father: Roger De Beaumont, Earl Of Meulan-[122836] (1010-1094)
Mother: Adeline De Meulan, Countess De Meulan-[122837] (1014-1081)

Father: Roger De Beaumont-[170221] (Abt 1023- )
Mother: Adelise De Meulan-[170222] (Abt 1027- )

Married: 1115 Place: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Other Spouse: Godeheut De Toeni-[123400] (Abt 1086-1097) Date: Bef 1096, Beaumont, Ponteaudemer, Normandy, France

Events 1. Notes
2. Notes, Abbey De Pre'aux, Ponteaudemer, Normandy, France
3. Notes
4. Notes
5. Notes, 1066
6. Occupation

Count Of Meulan, 1st Earl Of Leicester, Lord Of

7. Education

Beaumont, Port-Audemer And Brionne

Wife Isabella Or Elizabeth Capet Or De Crépi, Countess of Leicester-[116237]

AKA: Isabella Capet De Crépi De Vermandois
Born: 1081 at: Of, Valois, Bretagne, France
Christened: at:
Died: 13 Feb 1130-1131 at:
Buried: at: Lewes, Sussex, England

Father: Hugh Magnus De Crépi Capet, Duc De Burgundy-[115498] (Abt 1057-1102)
Mother: Adelaide De Vermandois, Countess De Vermandois-[129086] (Abt 1062-1120)

Father: Hugh Magnus De Crépi Capet, Duc De Burgundy-[115498] (Abt 1057-1102)
Mother:

Other Spouse: William II De Warenne, Earl Of Warren & Surrey-[116239] (1081-1138) Date: 1118

Children 1 F Agnes De Beaumont-[151455]

Born: Abt 1097 at: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: William De Say, Baron Aunay-[151456] (Abt 1895- ) Marr: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
2 F Aubreye De Beaumont-[140014]

Born: Abt 1099 at: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: Hugh De Chatrauneuf-[140015] (Abt 1094- ) Marr: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
3 F Isabel Or Elizabeth De Beaumont-[116243]

AKA: Isabella De Meulan
Born: After 1102 at: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: After 1172 at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: Henry I Beauclerc And Lion Of Justice Canmore, King Of England-[158195] (1068-1135) Marr: Abt 1120, , , England Spouse: Earl Of Pembroke, Gilbert De Clare, Sir-[116275] (1100-1148) Marr: 1130, Of, Tunbridge, Kent, England Spouse: Sir, Patrick Chaworth, Lord Kidwillyin-[117361] (1250-1283) Marr: Kidwelly, Carmarthen, Wales
4 F Maud De Beaumont-[170148]

Born: Abt 1103 at: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: William De Lovel-[170147] (Abt 1097-1166) Marr: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
5 M Sir, Robert Or Bossu II De Beaumont-[122841]

AKA: Robert De Belloment
Born: 1104 at: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: 5 Apr 1168 at: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Buried: at:

Spouse: Amica De Gael-[122842] (1100-1168) Marr: After Nov 1120, Of, Leicestershire, England
6 M Sir, Waleran De Beaumont De Meulan, Count, Earl Of Worcester-[116241]

AKA: Waleran De Beaumont Ct De Meulan
Born: 1104 at: Of, Meulan, Normandy, France
Christened: at:
Died: 10 Apr 1166 at: Abbey De Pre'aux, Ponteaudemer, Normandy, France
Buried: at:

Spouse: Agnes De Montfort-[129478] (1122-1187) Marr: 1136, Of, Meulan, Normandy, France Spouse: Matilda Of England-[114678] (1133-1135) Marr: Nov 1141, Of, Meulan, Normandy, France
7 M Hugh De Beaumont, Earl Of Bedford-[122850]

Born: 1106 at: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: Alice De Estonteville-[129518] (1106- ) Marr: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
8 F Amicade De Beaumont-[133919]

Born: 1112 at: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: Hugh De Nove-[133923] (1112- ) Marr: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
9 F Maude De Beaumont-[140018]

Born: Abt 1114 at: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: After 1189 at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: William Tornvel-[140019] (Abt 1109- ) Marr: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Spouse: William De Lovel, Seigneur De Ivri & Breval-[151216] (Abt 1109-1166) Marr: Of, Minster Lovel, Oxfordshire, England Spouse: Hughes II De Chateauneuf-En-Thimerais, Seigneur De Chateauneuf-En-Thimerais-[151454] (Abt 1109- ) Marr: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
10 F Adeline De Beaumont, Of Meulan-[122851]

Born: 1114 at: Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:

Spouse: Hugh De Montfort, IV-[122852] (1078- ) Marr: Abt 1120, Of, Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England Spouse: Richard De Greinville, II-[151254] ( -1147) Marr: After 1125, Of, Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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[BIGOD-Mel Morris,10Gen Anc.FTW]

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OCCU 1st Baron de Bellomonte..
SOUR Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 161 says c1049, Hastings;
BOOTH.TAF (Compuserve), 285912 says c1049; HAWKINS.GED says 1046;
GWALTNEY.ANC (Compuserve), 15876376 says 1046, Normandy;
SOUR Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 111, 67, 11;
Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart, p. 162;
gendex.com/users/daver/rigney/D0001 5 Jun 1118 and place;
SOUR HAWKINS.GED
1st Baron de Bellomont, Earl of Mellent, created in 1103, Earl of Leicester -
Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 163; 1st Baron de
Bellomonte by tenure and Earl of Mellent, p. 141; 1st name possibly Roger -
COMYN4.TAF (Compuserve Roots), p. 3; Robert III - COMYNJ.TAF (Compuserve),p.5;
C.de Meulan & Leicester, Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, & Brionne - BOOTH.TAF
(Compuserve)
ROBERT DE BEAUMONT, son of ROGER DE BEAUMONT and ADELINE DE MEULAN, Seigneur of Beaumont, Pont-Audemer, Vatteville and Brionne, Count of Meulan in the French Vexin, Earl of Leicester; Isabel was his
2nd wife - Royalty for Commoners, Roderick W. Stuart,
p. 161
Count of Meulent, first lord of Bellomont, by tenure, created in 1103, Earl of Leicester - Americans of Royal Descent, Charles H. Browning, p. 444
1st Earl of Leicester -FR.TXTABT 1046, Pontaudemer,BEAUMONT,NORMAND - http://gendex.com/users/daver/rigney/D0002/G0000080.html#I635

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1049 – June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in Normandy, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of France for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at Poissy.

At the Battle of Hastings Robert was appointed leader of the infantry on the right wing of the army.

He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest, when William Rufus received his mysterious death wound, 2 August 1100. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of England, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107.

On the death of William Rufus, William, Count of Evreux and Ralph de Conches made an incursion into Robert's Norman estates, on the pretence that they had suffered injury through some advice that Robert had given to the King; their raid was very successful for they collected a vast booty.

According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

He was the eldest son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran III, Count de Meulan, and an older brother of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick.

In 1096 he married (Isabel) Elizabeth de Vermandois, daughter of Hugh Magnus and a scion of the French royal family.

Sources
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 50-24, 50-25, 53-24, 53-25, 66-25, 114-29, 140-24, 184-4, 215-24, 215-25
Edward T. Beaumont, J.P. The Beaumonts in History. A.D. 850-1850. Oxfor

The first who bore the title of Earl of Warwick, after the Norman Conquest, was Henry de Newburgh (so called from the castle of that name in Normandy), a younger son of Roger de Bellomont, Earl of Mellent. When this eminent person obtained that earldom is not exactly ascertained, but Sir William Dugdale presumed the period to be toward the close of the Conqueror's reign, "for then," saith he, "King William, having begirt Warwick with a mighty ditch, for the precinct of its walls, and erected the gates at his own charge, did promote this Henry to the earldom, and annexed thereto the royalty of the borough, which at that time belonged to the crown." But, though Henry de Newburgh was made Earl of Warwick by the first Norman sovereign, he was not invested with all the lands attached to the earldom until the ensuing reign, as we find William Rufus, soon after his accession to the throne, conferring upon him the whole inheritance of Turchil de Warwick, a Saxon, who, at the coming of Duke William, had the reputation of earl; and thenceforth the "bear and ragged staff," the device of Turchil's family derived from the chivalrous Guy, Earl of Warwick, was assumed by the first of the Newburgh dynasty, and it has been continued ever since as a badge of the successive Earls of Warwick. The name of this Henry, Earl of Warwick, appears as a witness to the charter of King Henry I, whereby that prince confirmed the laws of Edward the Confessor, and granted many other immunities to the clergy and laity. His lordship m. Margaret, dau. of Geffrey, Count de Moreton, and sister of Rotrode, Earl of Perch, and had issue, two daus., whose names are not mentioned, and five sons, viz., Roger, his successor; Henry; Geffrey; Rotrode, bishop of Evreux; and Robert, seneschal and justice of Normandy, who was a great benefactor to the abbey of Bec in which he was afterwards shorn a monk and died in 1123.
This Earl Henry commenced imparking Wedgenock, near his castle of Warwick, following the example of his sovereign, King Henry, who made the first park that had ever been in England, at Woodstock. His lordship, who was as memorable for pious foundations as distinguished for military achievements, d. in 1123 and was s. by his eldest son, Roger de Newburgh. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 399, Newburgh, Earls of Warwick].
The earldom of Warwick was created by William II in 1088 for Henry de Beaumont, who had held Warwick castle since its building by William the Conqueror 20 years before.
Henry, younger brother of Robert, count of Meulan, was lord of Neubourg, near Beaumont-le-Roger in Normandy, and Rufus gave him the great midland estate of the English noble, Thurkill of Arden. The new earl was an intimate friend of Henry I, whose succession he did much to promote. He died in 1123 and was buried at Abbey of Preaux, Ponteaudemer, Normandy, France Roger, his eldest son, held the earldom until his death in 1153. [Encyclopædia Britannica, 1961 ed., Vol. 23, p. 375, Earls Of Warwick].

Robert de Beaumont, a companion in arms of William I (The Conqueror) at Hastings was granted after the Conquest much land in the Midlands of England, but most of it was in Warwickshire rather than Leicestershire. Indeed his younger brother became Earl of Warwick. Robert also held territory in Normandy and is usually referred to as Count of Meulan. He was a leading political figure in the reigns of William II and Henry I and on the death of one Ives de Grandmesnil in the First Crusade, the funds for campaigning in which Ives had raised from Robert on the security of his estates, [Robert] came into full possession of them, including a sizeable part of Leicester. The rest of the town was granted him by Henry I and it is possible that he became Earl of Leicester.

!M/2 date 1096 (DIV)

Robert de Beaumont; allegedly 1st Earl of Leicester of the c1102creation. [Burke's Peerage]

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On Leicester, Earldom of [Burke's Peerage, p. 1671]:

Robert de Beaumont, a companion in arms of William I (The Conqueror)at Hastings was granted after the Conquest much land in the Midlandsof England, but most of it was in Warwickshire rather thanLeicestershire. Indeed his younger brother became Earl of Warwick.Robert also held territory in Normandy and is usually referred to asCount of Meulan. He was a leading political figure in the reigns ofWilliam II and Henry I and on the death of one Ives de Grandmesnil inthe First Crusade, the funds for campaigning in which Ives had raisedfrom Robert on the security of his estates, [Robert] came into fullpossession of them, including a sizeable part of Leicester. The restof the town was granted him by Henry I and it is possible that hebecame Earl of Leicester.

!M/2 date 1096 (DIV)

GIVN Robert von Meulan
SURN von Beaumont
NSFX 1st Earl of Leicester
AFN 9FTX-N3
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DATE 9 SEP 2000
TIME 13:15:51

!M/2 date 1096 (DIV)

[Descent from Battle of Hastings, Kenneth J. Hart] fought at the Battle
of Hastings 1066.
[DC] Ist. Earl of Leicester. [AlanBWilson] see his list of refs. under:
de BEAUMONT, Roger born c 1022 of Pontaudemer, Normandy.

[Jeremiah Brown.FTW]

[from Ancestry.com 139798.GED]
Robert de Bellomont, or Beaumont, came into England with William the Conqueror and contributed mainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert inherited the Earldom of Mellent in Normandy from his mother, Adelina, daughter of Waleran and sister of Hugh (who took the habit of a monk in the abbey of Bec), both Earls of Mellent. For his gallant services at Hastings he obtained sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire, sixteen in Leicester, seven in Wiltshire, three in Northamptonshire, and one in Gloucestershire, in all ninety-one. He did not however arrive at the dignity of the English peerage before the reign of King Henry I, when that monarch created him Earl of Leicester. The mode by which he attained this honor is thus stated by an ancient writer: "The city of Leicester had then four lords, viz., the King, the Bishop of Lincoln, Earl Simon, and Yvo, the son of Hugh de Grentmesnil. This Earl of Mellent, by favor of the King, cunningly entered it on that side which belongs to Yvo (the governour thereof, as also Sheriff, and the King's farmer there), subjecting it wholly to himself, and by this means, being made an Earl in England, exceeded all nobles of the realm in riches and power".

{geni:occupation} 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan, EARL of LEICESTER, Earl of Leicester, Comte, de Meulan, de Leicester, Sieur, de Beaumont-le-Roger, de Vieilles, de Warwick, de Pont-Audeme, 1st Earl of Leiceister, Count of Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester

{geni:about_me} '''Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1049 – 5 June 1118)'''

=Parents:=
Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran III, Count de Meulan, and an older brother of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick.

=Children:=
1. Emma de Beaumont (born 1102)

2. Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (born 1104)

3. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104)

4. Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford (born c. 1106)

5. Adeline de Beaumont, married two times:

i. Hugh IV of Montfort-sur-Risle;

ii. Richard de Granville of Bideford (d. 1147)

6. Aubree de Beaumont, married Hugh II of Château-neuf-Thimerais.

7. Maud de Beaumont, married William Lovel. (b. c. 1102)

8. Isabel de Beaumont, a mistress of King Henry I of England. Married two times:

i. Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke;
ii. Hervé de Montmorency, Constable of Ireland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Beaumont,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester

Robert de Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in Normandy, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of France for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at Poissy.

At the Battle of Hastings Robert was appointed leader of the infantry on the right wing of the army.

He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest, when William Rufus received his mysterious death wound, 2 August 1100. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of England, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107.

On the death of William Rufus, William, Count of Evreux and Ralph de Conches made an incursion into Robert's Norman estates, on the pretence that they had suffered injury through some advice that Robert had given to the King; their raid was very successful for they collected a vast booty.

According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

=Family and children=

He was the eldest son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran III, Count de Meulan, and an older brother of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick.

In 1096 he married (Isabel) Elizabeth de Vermandois, daughter of Hugh Magnus a younger son of the French king and Adèle of Vermandois. Their children were:

1. Emma de Beaumont (born 1102)

2. Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (born 1104)

3. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104)

4. Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford (born c. 1106)

5. Adeline de Beaumont, married two times:

i. Hugh IV of Montfort-sur-Risle;

ii. Richard de Granville of Bideford (d. 1147)

6. Aubree de Beaumont, married Hugh II of Château-neuf-Thimerais.

7. Maud de Beaumont, married William Lovel. (b. c. 1102)

8. Isabel de Beaumont, a mistress of King Henry I of England. Married two times:

i. Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke;

ii. Hervé de Montmorency, Constable of Ireland

=About his father, Roger de Beaumont-le-Roger (c. 1015 – 29 November 1094)=

He was son of Humphrey de Vielles (himself a great-nephew of the Duchess Gunnora of Normandy) and his wife Albreda de la Haye Auberie. Roger de Beaumont, Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger and Pont-Audemer, Viscount of Hiesmes, was thus a second cousin once removed of the Conqueror.

Life

Roger was nicknamed Barbatus or La Barbe because he wore a moustache and beard while the Normans usually were clean shaven. This peculiarity is recognized in the thirty-second panel of the Bayeux Tapestry where he is depicted sitting at a feast with Duke William on his left hand, Odo, brother of William and Bishop of Bayeux, in the centre.

Planché tells us that "he was the noblest, the wealthiest, and the most valiant seigneur of Normandy, and the greatest and most trusted friend of the Danish family." There is an explanation for this - as an older cousin who had never rebelled against the young Duke, he was part of the kinship group of noblemen that William relied upon in governing Normandy and fighting off frequent rebellion and invasions. The historian Frank McLynn notes that William relied on relatives descended via his mother (namely his half-brothers and brothers-in-law) and on relatives descended from the Duchess Gunnora's sisters, since his own paternal kin had proved unreliable.

Wace, the 12th century historian, says that "at the time of the invasion of England, Roger was summoned to the great council at Lillebonne, on account of his wisdom; but that he did not join in the expedition as he was too far advanced in years." Although Roger could not fight, he did not hesitate in contributing his share of the cost, for he provided at his own expense sixty vessels for the conveyance of the troops across the channel. Furthermore, his eldest son and heir fought bravely at Hastings as noted in several contemporary records. As a result, Roger's elder sons were awarded rich lands in England, and both eventually were made English earls by the sons of the Conqueror.

Family and children

He married circa 1048 or earlier Adeline of Meulan (ca. 1014-1020 - 1081), daughter of Waleran III, Count de Meulan and Oda de Conteville, and sister and heiress of a childless Count of Meulan. Meulan eventually passed to their elder son who became Count of Meulan in 1081. Their surviving children were:

1. Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan (b ca 1049 - 1118) who succeeded his father in the major part of his lands, and who fought in his first battle at Hastings.

2. Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick, overshadowed by his elder brother, but who established a more enduring line of Beaumont earls at Warwick Castle.

3. William de Beaumont (not mentioned in most sources).

4. Alberee de Beaumont, Abbess of Eton.

=Roger de Beaumont in Literature=

Roger de Beaumont appears as a minor character (the overlord of the secondary hero) in Georgette Heyer's historical novel The Conqueror. His family appears little in the book, but reference is made to Roger's wife and daughters and his eldest son.

External links

* Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 50-24, 151-24.

* Beaumont genealogy , to be used with caution (check soc.genealogy.medieval): http://www.stirnet.com/HTML/genie/british/bb4ae/beaumont01.htm

* The Conqueror and His Companions: Robert de Beaumont (link now broken)

Sources

* Edward T. Beaumont, J.P. The Beaumonts in History. A.D. 850-1850. Oxford.

* J.R. Planché. The Conqueror and His Companions. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1874.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_de_Beaumont

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From http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Robert_de_Beaumont,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester:

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of LeicesterEarl of Leicester

The title Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England , and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837....

and Count of Meulan (1049 – 5 June, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

He accompanied William the ConquerorWilliam I of England

William I , better known as William the Conqueror , was Duke of Normandy from 1035 and English monarchy from later 1066 to his death. William is sometimes also referred to as "William II" in relation to his position as the second Duke of Normandy of that name....

to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in NormandyNormandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....

, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of FrancePhilip I of France

Philip I , called the Amorous, was List of French monarchs from 1060 to his death. His reign, like that of most of the early House of Capet, was extraordinarily long for the time....

for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at PoissyPoissy

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.

At the Battle of HastingsBattle of Hastings

The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Normans victory in the Norman Conquest of England. It was fought between the Norman army of William I of England, and the English people army led by Harold Godwinson....

Robert was appointed leader of the infantry on the right wing of the army.

He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New ForestNew Forest

The New Forest is an area of southern England which includes the largest remaining tracts of unenclosed pasture land, heath and forest in the heavily-populated South East England....

, when William RufusWilliam II of England

William II , the third son of William I of England, was Kingdom of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers also over Duchy of Normandy, and influence in Kingdom of Scotland....

received his mysterious death wound, 2 August 1100. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of EnglandHenry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II of England as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106....

, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107.

On the death of William Rufus, William, Count of Evreux and Ralph de Conches made an incursion into Robert's Norman estates, on the pretence that they had suffered injury through some advice that Robert had given to the King; their raid was very successful for they collected a vast booty.

According to Henry of HuntingdonHenry of Huntingdon

Henry of Huntingdon was an English historians in the Middle Ages and archdeacon of Huntingdon....

, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of SurreyWilliam de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey

William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey , was the son of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey and his first wife Gundred. He is more often referred to as Earl Warenne or Earl of Warenne than as Earl of Surrey....

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From www.thePeerage.com

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of LeicesterEarl of Leicester

The title Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England , and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837....

and Count of Meulan (1049 – 5 June, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

He accompanied William the ConquerorWilliam I of England

William I , better known as William the Conqueror , was Duke of Normandy from 1035 and English monarchy from later 1066 to his death. William is sometimes also referred to as "William II" in relation to his position as the second Duke of Normandy of that name....

to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in NormandyNormandy

Normandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is situated along the coast of France south of the English Channel between Brittany and Picardy and comprises territory in northern France and the Channel Islands....

, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of FrancePhilip I of France

Philip I , called the Amorous, was List of French monarchs from 1060 to his death. His reign, like that of most of the early House of Capet, was extraordinarily long for the time....

for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at PoissyPoissy

The following is an excerpt from Cokayne's The Complete Peerage, rev.

ed., vol. XII, postscript to Appendix L, pp. 47-48: "Companions of the

Conqueror" (regarding the 1066 Battle of Hastings). These are the proven

companions of William.

1. ***Robert de Beaumont***, later first Earl of Leicester.

2. Eustace, Count of Boulogne.

3. William, afterwards third Count of Evreux.

4. Geoffrey of Mortagne, afterwards Count of Perche.

5. William Fitz Osbern, afterwards first Earl of Hereford.

6. Aimeri, Vicomte of Thouars.

7. Hugh de Montfort, seigneur of Montfort-sur-Risle.

***

A note about Simon De Montfort from Catholic Encyclopedia:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10540a.htm

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Source: "The Rufus Parks Pedigree" by Brian J.L. Berry.

Page 80 chart: Sir Robert de Beaumont

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!24. Isabel de Vermandois (50-24, 53-24), m. (1) Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester. (CP X 351).

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MARR DATE 1096 (DIV)

Served in the Battle of Hastings, 1066.

!SOURCES:
1. Complete Peerage vol 7 p. 522-530, vol 4 Ch III (GS #942 D24c)
2. Burke's Peerage 1831 p. 43, 44 (GS #942 D22bua)
3. Col Fam of L.I., N.Y. & Conn p. 2456, 2457, 2475 (GS #929.273 S383s)
4. Americans of Royal Descent p. 34, 75, 83, 178, 199 (GS #Ref 73 D2ba)
5. Royal Ancestry of Kevu Tenney p. 51 (GS #929.6 T257k)
6. Ancestral Roots of 60 N.E. Colonists p. 65, 69 (GS #974 D2w)
7. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 88, 100, 112, 117 (GS #Q940 D2t)
8. Proving Your Pedigree p. 206 (GS #929.1 B239p)
9. Nichol's Lcstrs vol 1 pt 1 p. 98 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic)
10. Baker's Nrthmp vol 1 p. 414, 563 (GS #Q942.55 H2ba)
11. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 1 p. 185 (GS #942 D22w)
12. Dict of Nat'l Biog vol 4 p. 64-66 (GS # Ref 920.042 D561n)

!NOTES:
Husband also Earl of Lcstr, also Sgnr of Beaumont, Pont-Aud., Brionne and Vatteville

Robert de Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Information
http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=d00646c1-a6a8-4612-b72f-d00cd460f883&tid=10145763&pid=-681540657

from "Our Folk" by Albert D Hart, Jr.

1 NAME Robert De /Beaumont-Le-Roger/
2 GIVN Robert De
2 SURN Beaumont-Le-Roger
2 NSFX Comte De Meulan

Also had the titles of Comte De de Beaumont, Comte De Meullan, Earl of Beaumont. and having greatly distinguished himself at the battle of Hastings, wasrewarded with vast possessions in England, receiving ninety one greatlordships of manors, mostly in Warwickshire."
TITLE: Robert de Bellomont came into England with the Conqueror, and contributed mainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert inherited the Earldom of Meullent in Normandy, from his mother Adeliza de Waleran. Of his conduct at Hastings it is said: " A certain Norman young soldier, making his first onset in that fight, did what deserved lasting fame, boldly charging and breaking in upon the enemy, with that regiment which he commanded in the right wing of the army." For these gallant services he obtain ed sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire, and many others in Leicester, Wilts, Northampton, Gloucester, in all ninety-one. His lordship did not, however, arrive at the dignity of the English peerage before the reign of Henry I, when that monarch created him Earl of Leicester.

!M/2 date 1096 (DIV)

Ancestral File Number: 9FTX-N3Robert de Bellomont, or Beaumont (sonof Roger, grandson of Turlof [Tourade] of Pont Audomere by Wevia, sisterto Gunnora, wife of Richard I, Duc de Normandie), came into England withthe Conqueror and contributed mainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings.This Robert inherited the earldom of Mellent in Normandie from his motherAdelina, dau. of Waleran, and sister of Hugh (who took the habit of monkin the abbey of Bec), both Earls of Mellent. of his conduct at Hastings,William Pictavensis thus speaks: "A certain Norman young soldier, son ofRoger de Bellomont, nephew and heir to Hugh, Earl of Mellent, by Adelinahis sister, making the first onset in that fight, did what deservethlasting fame, boldly charging and breaking in upon the enemy with thatregiment which he commanded in the right wing of the army," for whichgallant services he obtained sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire,sixteen in Leicestershire, seven in Wiltshire, three in Northamptonshire,and one in Gloucestershire, in all ninety-one. His lordship did nothowever arrive at the dignity of the English peerage before the reign ofHenry I, when that monarch created him Earl of Leicester. The mode bywhich he attained this honour is thus stated by an ancient writer: "Thecity of Leicester had then four lords, viz., the king, the bishop ofLincoln, Earl Simon, and Yvo, the son of Hugh de Grentmesnel. This Earlof Mellent, by favour of the king, cunningly entering it on that sidewhich belonged to Yvo (then governor thereof, as also sheriff and theking's farmer there), subjecting it wholly to himself, and by this means,being made an earl in England, exceeded all the nobles of the realm inriches and power." His lordship m. 1096, Isabel, dau. of Hugh, Earl ofVermandois, and had issue,

Waleran, who s. to the earldom of Mellent.
Robert, successor to the English earldom.
Hugh, surnamed Pauper, obtained the Earldom of Bedford from King Stephen,with the dau. of Milo de Beauchamp for the expulsion of the said Milo.Being a person (says Dugdale) remiss and negligent himself, he fell fromthe dignity of an earl to the state of a knights, and in the end tomiserable poverty.

With several daus., of whom,

Elizabeth was the concubine of Henry I, and afterwards wife of GilbertStrongbow, Earl of Pembroke.
Adeline, m. to Hugh de Montfort.
A dau., m. to Hugh de Novo Castello.
A dau., m. to William Lupellus, or Lovel.

This great earl is characterised as "the wisest of all men betwixt thisand Jerusalem in worldly affairs, famous for knowledge, plausible inspeech, skillful in craft, discreetly provident, ingeniously subtile,excelling in prudence, profound in council, and of great wisdom." In thelatter end of his days he became a monk in the abbey of Preaux, where hed. in 1118, and was s. in the earldom of Leicester by his 2nd son,Robert. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and ExtinctPeerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, England, 1883, p. 42, Bellomont,Earls of Leicester]

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ROBERT OF MEULAN, LORD OF MEULAN and BEAUMONT, EARL OF LEICESTER, was theleading lay adviser to both William II and Henry I. Although in thecourse of a long public life he amassed extensive estates in England,Normandie and France, Robert was the nearest thing to a king's ministerthat contemporary circumstances allowed, the more remarkable as hissuccessors as royal lay advisers -- with the exception of his own sonRobert of Leicester, justiciar to Henry II -- tended to come from lessexalted ranks of the nobility, men such as the justiciars Ranulf (de)Glanvill(e), Geoffrey FitzPeter, and Hubert de Burgh. Robert's careermade a distinctive impression on contemporaries and affords a rareglimpse into how eleventh century politics worked.

The son of a prominent Norman magnate, Roger of Beaumont, and his wife,Adeline, daughter of Waleran, Count of Meulan, Robert made his name byhis deeds at his first battle, Hastings. Thereafter, during his father'slifetime, Robert sought his fortune in England. By 1087, he had becomeone of William I's active curiales and held land in England worth asignificant but not spectacular £254. In the early 1080's he hadinherited the county of Meulan from his maternal uncle but, despitesucceeding to fiefs of Beaumont and Pont Aude Mer when his father enteredthe abbey of St. Peter at Préaux (c. 1090), his interests and loyaltiesremained Anglo-Norman. Unusually, he faithfully supported all of thefirst three post-Conquest kings. After spending much of 1087-93 in Francesecuring his inheritance, from 1093 he emerged as William Rufus's closestcounsellor, playing a prominent role in the dispute with Anselm and theking's French campaigns.

On the sudden death of Rufus in August 1100, Robert smoothly transferredhis allegiance to Henry I. For the last eighteen years of his life,Robert appears as the most frequent witness to the new king's charters, areflection of his influence. By 1107 when, perhaps in reward for his partin Henry's acquisition of Normandie, Robert was given the earldom ofLeicester, he had become a major landowner in England as well as northernFrance, with estates especially extensive in the Midlands. While Roger ofSalisbury ran the royal administration, centered upon the Treasury andExchequer, Robert's influence was in politics, diplomacy and the law.Robert played a crucial role in furthering Henry's cause in Normandie1103-6 and undermining that of the duke, Robert Curthose, with whomRobert of Meulan had long had strained relations. He continued to beclosely involved in the dispute with Archbishop Anselm, his prominencerecognised by Pope Paschal II who identified Robert by name forexcommunication in 1105. However, Robert was instrumental in securing acompromise with Anselm, finally concluded at Bec in 1106, and inpersuading Henry I to stick to the agreement, to moderate church taxesand restore church lands. In 1109, Robert 'with flattery, coaxing andapology' tried to persuade Archbishop Thomas of York to profess obedienceto the see of Canterbury, an attempt repeated with Thomas's successor,Thurstan, in 1116.

As a significant Norman lord, wealthy French count and English earl, withexperience in public affairs stretching back to the 1060s, Robert waswell placed to further his own interests. He established an elaborate,almost quasi-regal administration for his English and continental lands:in England he had his own exchequer, in imitation of the new royalaccounting office. At Leicester, he restored the Anglo-Saxon court ofportmanmote, a tribunal of twenty-four, to replace trial by combat. Heinsisted that his twin sons, Waleran and Robert, both of whom were toplay leading political roles in the next generation, received goodeducations. He was tenacious of his own rights and lands. In 1111, inrevenge for an attack on Meulan, he ravaged the French king's capital atParis causing so much damage that Ile de la Cité required extensiverebuilding. Ruthless in manipulating his position and the law to acquirenew estates, on his deathbed he characteristically refused to restore anylands he had illegally seized.

Robert's private life may not have been untroubled. He had married late(c. 1096) Isabel of Vermandois who was alleged to have eloped withWilliam of Warenne, who she subsequently married before Robert's death.As in contemporary Romances, so in life, infidelity and chivalry could beclose companions.

Robert's interests in public affairs and desire to influence royalbusiness, although personally enriching, was not solely self-seeking. ToRobert was attributed Henry I's less aggressive, less ostentatious andmore conciliatory tone of government, notably towards the church and inthe delicate handling of the prickly Norman baronage. William ofMalmesbury wrote of Robert as 'the persuader of peace, the dissuader ofstrife . . . urging his lord the king rigourously to enforce the law; andhimself not only abiding by existing laws but proposing new ones.' Henryof Huntingdon described him as "the wisest man between this andJerusalem." Not the least of Robert's achievements may have been totemper Henry's notorious personal brutality. Orderic Vitalis, who maywell have met Robert, attributed to him a remarkable political testamentdelivered to Henry I in 1101. This may stand as a blueprint for effectivemedieval political management which, even if of the chronicler'sinvention, suggests what policies contemporaries associated with Robert.

'We . . . to whom the common utility is committed by Divine Providence,ought to seek after the safety of the kingdom and of the Church of God.Let our chief care be to triumph peacefully without the shedding ofChristian blood, and so that our faithful people may live in the serenityof peace . . . Speak gently to all your knights; caress them all as afather does his children; soothe them with promises; grant whatever theymight request and in this manner cleverly draw all to your favour . . .do not hesitate to make magnificent promises, as is fitting to royalmunificence. It is better to give away a small portion of the kingdomthan to lose both victory and life to a host of enemies. And when . . .we have come to the end of this business (withstanding the threat ofRobert Curthose), we will suggest useful measures for recovering the deMesnes usurped by rash deserters in time of war.'

It is worth noting that the 'useful measures' mentioned includedaccusations of treason, deprivation of patrimonies, and forced exile. Aswith all successful medieval politicians, Robert of Meulan knew thatviolence and the threat of violence was the strongest supporter ofconciliation.

When Robert died in 1118, his lands appear to have been divided betweenhis twin sons, Robert and Waleran, while a third son, Hugh, became earlof Bedford in 1138. [Who's Who in Early Medieval England, ChristopherTyerman, Shepheard-Walwyn, Ltd., London, 1996; Encyclopaedia Britannica,1961 ed., Vol. 3, p. 274, BEAUMONT]

!SOURCES:
1. Complete Peerage vol 7 p. 522-530, vol 4 Ch III (GS #942 D24c)
2. Burke's Peerage 1831 p. 43, 44 (GS #942 D22bua)
3. Col Fam of L.I., N.Y. & Conn p. 2456, 2457, 2475 (GS #929.273 S383s)
4. Americans of Royal Descent p. 34, 75, 83, 178, 199 (GS #Ref 73 D2ba)
5. Royal Ancestry of Kevu Tenney p. 51 (GS #929.6 T257k)
6. Ancestral Roots of 60 N.E. Colonists p. 65, 69 (GS #974 D2w)
7. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 88, 100, 112, 117 (GS #Q940 D2t)
8. Proving Your Pedigree p. 206 (GS #929.1 B239p)
9. Nichol's Lcstrs vol 1 pt 1 p. 98 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic)
10. Baker's Nrthmp vol 1 p. 414, 563 (GS #Q942.55 H2ba)
11. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 1 p. 185 (GS #942 D22w)
12. Dict of Nat'l Biog vol 4 p. 64-66 (GS # Ref 920.042 D561n)
!NOTES:
Husband also Earl of Lcstr, also Sgnr of Beaumont, Pont-Aud., Brionne and Vatteville

Name Suffix: [COUNT OF MEULAN
Ancestral File Number: 9FTX-N3

Was buried as a monk

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Lord of Beaumont, Pont-Audemor and Brionne. Count of Meulan. Createdfirst Earl of Leicester. Sir Robert was with William the Conqueror atHastings.

Robert de Bellomont came into England with the Conqueror, and contributedmainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert inherited theEarldom of Meullent in Normandy, from his mother Adeliza de Waleran. Ofhis conduct at Hastings it is said: "A certain Norman young soldier,making his first onset in that fight, did what deserved lasting fame,boldly charging and breaking in upon the enemy, with that regiment whichhe commanded in the right wing of the army." For these gallant serviceshe obtained sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire, and many others inLeicester, Wilts, Northampton, Gloucester, in all ninety-one. Hislordship did not, however, arrive at the dignity of the English peeragebefore the reign of Henry I, when that monarch created him Earl ofLeicester.

First Baron of Re Bellemont or Beaumont. Earl of Leicester & Mellent.

SEIGNER DE BEAUMONT, PONT AUDEMER, BRIONNE, AND VATTEVILLE IN NORMANDY; COUNT
DE MEULAN IN THE FRENCH VEXIN; EARL OF LEICESTER; FOUGHT AT HASTINGS

Count (or Earl) of Mellent. 1st Baron of Bellomont by tenure. 1103 - created Earl of Leicester. [BROOKES.GED]

!SOURCES:
1. Complete Peerage vol 7 p. 522-530, vol 4 Ch III (GS #942 D24c)
2. Burke's Peerage 1831 p. 43, 44 (GS #942 D22bua)
3. Col Fam of L.I., N.Y. & Conn p. 2456, 2457, 2475 (GS #929.273 S383s)
4. Americans of Royal Descent p. 34, 75, 83, 178, 199 (GS #Ref 73 D2ba)
5. Royal Ancestry of Kevu Tenney p. 51 (GS #929.6 T257k)
6. Ancestral Roots of 60 N.E. Colonists p. 65, 69 (GS #974 D2w)
7. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 88, 100, 112, 117 (GS #Q940 D2t)
8. Proving Your Pedigree p. 206 (GS #929.1 B239p)
9. Nichol's Lcstrs vol 1 pt 1 p. 98 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic)
10. Baker's Nrthmp vol 1 p. 414, 563 (GS #Q942.55 H2ba)
11. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 1 p. 185 (GS #942 D22w)
12. Dict of Nat'l Biog vol 4 p. 64-66 (GS # Ref 920.042 D561n)
!NOTES:
Husband also Earl of Lcstr, also Sgnr of Beaumont, Pont-Aud., Brionne and Vatteville

!SOURCES:
1. Complete Peerage vol 7 p. 522-530, vol 4 Ch III (GS #942 D24c)
2. Burke's Peerage 1831 p. 43, 44 (GS #942 D22bua)
3. Col Fam of L.I., N.Y. & Conn p. 2456, 2457, 2475 (GS #929.273 S383s)
4. Americans of Royal Descent p. 34, 75, 83, 178, 199 (GS #Ref 73 D2ba)
5. Royal Ancestry of Kevu Tenney p. 51 (GS #929.6 T257k)
6. Ancestral Roots of 60 N.E. Colonists p. 65, 69 (GS #974 D2w)
7. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 88, 100, 112, 117 (GS #Q940 D2t)
8. Proving Your Pedigree p. 206 (GS #929.1 B239p)
9. Nichol's Lcstrs vol 1 pt 1 p. 98 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic)
10. Baker's Nrthmp vol 1 p. 414, 563 (GS #Q942.55 H2ba)
11. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 1 p. 185 (GS #942 D22w)
12. Dict of Nat'l Biog vol 4 p. 64-66 (GS # Ref 920.042 D561n)
!NOTES:
Husband also Earl of Lcstr, also Sgnr of Beaumont, Pont-Aud., Brionne and Vatteville
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!BIRTH: "Royal Ancestors" by Michel Call - Based on Call Family Pedigrees FHL
film 844805 & 844806, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. Copy of
"Royal Ancestors" owned by Lynn Bernhard, Orem, UT.

Data From Lynn Jeffrey Bernhard, 2445 W 450 South #4, Springville UT 84663-4950
email - (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)

de Beaumont or de Bellomont
Born or Pont Audemer Departmont, Eure, France
Baptized or 15 Mar 1932
Endowed or 27 Jul 1932
North a3 Vol. 1 Pg 563; Eng. V Vol. 7 Pg 137; Eng. ak Vol 2 Pg 335; Suss. Vol 24 Pg 26; Eng. am. Vol. 3 Pg 283; B8g.4.

Edit this note.............
ict. of Nat. Biog. Vol. 4 Pg 67, 68, 113 (GS # 920.042 D5 61n); Nicols Leicester, Vol. 1 Pt. 1 Pg 98 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic);

Warts' Magna Charta Vol. 1-2 Pg 185 (GS #Q942-D22W); Clutterbucks Hartfolrd, Vol. 3 Pg 287 (GS #Q942.58 H2C);
Complete Peerage Vol. 7 Pg 522-530 (942-D24C);
Plantagenet Ances. Biog. Pg 88, 100, 112, 117 (Q940.D27) The Battle Abbey Roll Vol. 3 Pg 47, Vol.
2 Pg 306-326, Vol. 1 Pg 148; Proving your pedigree (GS# 929.1-B439P); Americans of Royal Descent (GS# 973-D2ba);

Dict. of Nat. Biog. Vol. 49 Pg 102 (GS #R920.042 D561a); Wurts' Magna Charta Vol. 1-2 Pg 186, Vol. 3 Pg 489 (GS #Q942-D22w); Clutterbucks Hist. of Hartford,
Vol. 3 Pg 287 (GS #Q942.58 H2c); Complete Peerage Vol. 7 Pg 520 (942-D24C); Plantagenet Ances. Pg 100, 85, 231 Biog. (Q940.D2t); The Battle Abbey Roll Vol. 1 Pg 146 (942-D2bb);
Pg 306-326, Vol. 1 Pg 148;
Baker's Hist. of Northampton Vol. 1 Pg 241
(Q942.55 H2ba)
Hist. of House of Arundel Pg 20, 38, 155 (Q929.242 AT 84 y); Hist. of Croke Fam. Vol. 1 Ch. 23 Pg 421 (929.242 C878); Hist. of Cheshire by George Omerad Vol. 1 Pt. 1 Pg 49 (F942.71 H29r); Ancestral Lines Pg 425 (929.273 J71Jmc);
Royal Ances. by Dea. Levi Tenney Pg 52 (929.6 T257k); Heber J. Grant collection (GS.Arch)

Surname also Spelled Grentemaisnil
From Genealogical Library book "House of Adam".

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MARR DATE 1096 (DIV)

de Beaumont or de Bellomont
Born or Pont Audemer Departmont, Eure, France
Baptized or 15 Mar 1932
Endowed or 27 Jul 1932
North a3 Vol. 1 Pg 563; Eng. V Vol. 7 Pg 137; Eng. ak Vol 2 Pg 335; Suss. Vol 24 Pg 26; Eng. am. Vol. 3 Pg 283; B8g.4.

Edit this note.............
ict. of Nat. Biog. Vol. 4 Pg 67, 68, 113 (GS # 920.042 D5 61n); Nicols Leicester, Vol. 1 Pt. 1 Pg 98 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic);

Warts' Magna Charta Vol. 1-2 Pg 185 (GS #Q942-D22W); Clutterbucks Hartfolrd, Vol. 3 Pg 287 (GS #Q942.58 H2C);
Complete Peerage Vol. 7 Pg 522-530 (942-D24C);
Plantagenet Ances. Biog. Pg 88, 100, 112, 117 (Q940.D27) The Battle Abbey Roll Vol. 3 Pg 47, Vol.
2 Pg 306-326, Vol. 1 Pg 148; Proving your pedigree (GS# 929.1-B439P); Americans of Royal Descent (GS# 973-D2ba);

Dict. of Nat. Biog. Vol. 49 Pg 102 (GS #R920.042 D561a); Wurts' Magna Charta Vol. 1-2 Pg 186, Vol. 3 Pg 489 (GS #Q942-D22w); Clutterbucks Hist. of Hartford,
Vol. 3 Pg 287 (GS #Q942.58 H2c); Complete Peerage Vol. 7 Pg 520 (942-D24C); Plantagenet Ances. Pg 100, 85, 231 Biog. (Q940.D2t); The Battle Abbey Roll Vol. 1 Pg 146 (942-D2bb);
Pg 306-326, Vol. 1 Pg 148;
Baker's Hist. of Northampton Vol. 1 Pg 241
(Q942.55 H2ba)
Hist. of House of Arundel Pg 20, 38, 155 (Q929.242 AT 84 y); Hist. of Croke Fam. Vol. 1 Ch. 23 Pg 421 (929.242 C878); Hist. of Cheshire by George Omerad Vol. 1 Pt. 1 Pg 49 (F942.71 H29r); Ancestral Lines Pg 425 (929.273 J71Jmc);
Royal Ances. by Dea. Levi Tenney Pg 52 (929.6 T257k); Heber J. Grant collection (GS.Arch)

Surname also Spelled Grentemaisnil
From Genealogical Library book "House of Adam".

1. Count of Meulan Unknown GEDCOM info: MH:N183 Unknown GEDCOM info: 0D98E650-18C2-49E9-A95A-70EDD7575FDF

Very powerful under Henry I. 1st Earl of Leicester by charter of creation, 1103. Companion of William the Conqueror at Hastings in 1066. Lord of Beaumont, Pont-audemer, Brionne, and Meulan . Robert de Bellomont came into England with the Conqueror, and contributed mainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert inherited the Earldom of Meullent in Normandy, from his mother Adeliza de Waleran. Of his conduct at Hastings it is said: "A certain Norman young soldier, making his first onset in that fight, did what deserved lasting fame, boldly charging and breaking in upon the enemy, with that regiment which he commanded in the right wing of the army." For these gallant services he obtained sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire, and many others in Leicester, Wilts, Northampton, Gloucester, in all ninety-one. His lordship did not, however, arrive at the dignity of the English peerage before the reign of Henry I, when that monarch created him Earl of Leicester.

Robert de Bellomont came into England with the Conqueror, and contributed mainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert inherited the Earldom of Meullent in Normandy, from his mother Adeliza de Waleran. Of his conduct at Hastings it is said: "A certain Norman young soldier, making his first onset in that fight, did what deserved lasting fame, boldly charging and breaking in upon the enemy, with that regiment which he commanded in the right wing of the army." For these gallant services he obtained sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire, and many others in Leicester, Wilts, Northampton, Gloucester, in all ninety-one. His lordship did not, however, arrive at the dignity of the English peerage before the reign of Henry I, when that monarch created him Earl of Leicester.

The sources are in a great deal of confusion here; they sometimes have this Robert marrying a second wife Amice de Montfort, whereas sometimes his son Robert marries her; if Amice is this Roberts wife, then her and Elizabeth's children's birthdates overlap in an impossible fashion. Son Robert is sometimes shown wed to Amicia De La Ware, instead of Amice de Montfort. I have no way at present of verifying what is correct, so I have melded records together as best I can.

Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (1049 - 5 June 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.

He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan in Normandy, also the title of Viscount Ivry and Lord of Norton. He did homage to Philip I of France for these estates and sat as French Peer in the Parliament held at Poissy.

At the Battle of Hastings Robert was appointed leader of the infantry on the right wing of the army.

He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest, when William Rufus received his mysterious death wound, 2 August 1100. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of England, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107.

On the death of William Rufus, William, Count of Evreux and Ralph de Conches made an incursion into Robert's Norman estates, on the pretence that they had suffered injury through some advice that Robert had given to the King; their raid was very successful for they collected a vast booty.

According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

Family and children
He was the eldest son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran III, Count de Meulan, and an older brother of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick.

In 1096 he married (Isabel) Elizabeth de Vermandois, daughter of Hugh Magnus and a scion of the French royal family. Their children were:

Emma de Beaumont (born 1102)
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104)
Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (born 1104)
Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford (born c. 1106)
Adeline de Beaumont, married two times:
Hugh IV of Montfort-sur-Risle;
Richard de Granville of Bideford (d. 1147)
Aubree de Beaumont, married Hugh II of Château-neuf-Thimerais.
Maud de Beaumont, married William Lovel. (b. c. 1102)
Isabel de Beaumont, a mistress of King Henry I of England. Married two times:
Gilbert de Clare, 1st Earl of Pembroke;
Hervé de Montmorency, Constable of Ireland

Sources
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis, Lines: 50-24, 50-25, 53-24, 53-25, 66-25, 114-29, 140-24, 184-4, 215-24, 215-25
Edward T. Beaumont, J.P. The Beaumonts in History. A.D. 850-1850. Oxford.

!SOURCES:
1. Complete Peerage vol 7 p. 522-530, vol 4 Ch III (GS #942 D24c)
2. Burke's Peerage 1831 p. 43, 44 (GS #942 D22bua)
3. Col Fam of L.I., N.Y. & Conn p. 2456, 2457, 2475 (GS #929.273 S383s)
4. Americans of Royal Descent p. 34, 75, 83, 178, 199 (GS #Ref 73 D2ba)
5. Royal Ancestry of Kevu Tenney p. 51 (GS #929.6 T257k)
6. Ancestral Roots of 60 N.E. Colonists p. 65, 69 (GS #974 D2w)
7. Plantagenet Ancestry p. 88, 100, 112, 117 (GS #Q940 D2t)
8. Proving Your Pedigree p. 206 (GS #929.1 B239p)
9. Nichol's Lcstrs vol 1 pt 1 p. 98 (GS #Q942.54 H2nic)
10. Baker's Nrthmp vol 1 p. 414, 563 (GS #Q942.55 H2ba)
11. Wurts' Magna Charta vol 1 p. 185 (GS #942 D22w)
12. Dict of Nat'l Biog vol 4 p. 64-66 (GS # Ref 920.042 D561n)
!NOTES:
Husband also Earl of Lcstr, also Sgnr of Beaumont, Pont-Aud., Brionne and Vatteville

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Jour du baptême 7 juin 1932

Jour du baptême 7 juin 1932

La température au 7 juin 1932 était entre 4,0 et 15,9 °C et était d'une moyenne de 10,0 °C. Il y avait 4,6 heures de soleil (28%). La force moyenne du vent était de 2 Bft (vent faible) et venait principalement du ouest-nord-ouest. Source: KNMI
Du 10 août 1929 au 26 mai 1933 il y avait aux Pays-Bas le cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III avec comme premier ministre Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP).
En l'an 1932: Source: Wikipedia
- La population des Pays-Bas était d'environ 8,1 millions d'habitants.
- 15 janvier » les Français achèvent la pacification du Maroc.
- 5 février » les Japonais occupent la ville de Harbin (Chine), c'est la seconde en taille de la Mandchourie.
- 12 février » arrivée à Pékin de la croisière jaune qui pendant près d'une année, a ouvert la «Route de la soie» à la circulation automobile.
- 9 mars » |Éamon de Valera devient président de l'Irlande.
- 4 juin » un coup d'État met en place la République socialiste du Chili qui sera renversée douze jours plus tard.
- 2 octobre » le rapport Lytton sur la Mandchourie reconnaît les intérêts particuliers du Japon et recommande la création d'un État autonome, sous souveraineté chinoise mais contrôlé par le Japon.

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1421 » Henri VI d'Angleterre, roi d'Angleterre de 1422 à 1461 et de 1470 à 1471 († 21 mai 1471).
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