Sir Robert Beaumont, Earl of Leicester

BEAUMONT

1. BERNARD THE DANE

m. SPROTE de BOURGOYNE, d. of Richard The Justicar, first Duke of Burgundy

Early monastic works refer to him as a paternal cousin of Hrollager and Hrolf Ragnvaldsson, thus making him a likely son of Malahule of More. He held the fiefs of Harcourt, Caileville, and Beauficel.(1)

Issue-

  • 2I. TORF THE RICH- m. ERTEMBERGE de BRIQUEBEC (b.c.935, d. 985)
  • II. ? Radulphus- de Beaumont
  • 3III. GILLETTE- m. ANSLECH de BASTEMBOURG (See STANHOPE)

    Ref:

    (1) Family Origins and Other Studies, ed. W. Page- J. H. Round- p. 161, rep. 1971

    2I. TORF THE RICH (BERNARD THE DANE)

    m. ERTEMBERGE de BRIQUEBECK, d. of Anslech and Gillette (b.c.935, d. 985) Issue-

  • 3I. TURULF- m. DUVENLINA

    3I. TURULF (BERNARD THE DANE 1, TORF THE RICH 2)

    m. DUVENLINA, sister of Gonnor, wife of Duke Richard of Normandy(1) Issue-

  • 4I. HUMPHREY de VIEILLES- m. AUBEREE de la HAYE (d. 28 Dec. 1045)
  • II. Ralph- administrator of Bernay Abbey
  • III. Herbrand-
  • IV. Gilbert-
  • V. Richard-
  • VI. Ilbert-

    Ref:

    (1) Robert of Torigni, GND, Book VIII, ch. 36-7

    4I. HUMPHREY de VIEILLES (BERNARD THE DANE 1, TORF THE RICH 2, TURULF 3)

    m. AUBEREE de la HAYE (d. 28 Dec. 1045)

    Humphrey was given the land of Beaumont-le-Roger by his brother Ralph in his capacity as administrator of Bernay Abbey. Humphrey de Vieilles remained loyal to the young Duke William, and, as a consequence, in 1036, had his estates plundered by those opposed to his succession, led by Roger de Toeni, descendant of Malahule. A force led by Humphrey de Vieilles drove the attackers back, slaying Roger de Toeni and two of his sons. Land in Bailleul-en-Vimeu was among the many endowments that Humphrey de Vieilles invested on the abbey, as evidenced by its cartulary, c. 1050. The topographical name Beaumont was first mentioned in an act of the Abbey of St. Martin de Tours, 855, as Bellus Mons, that is, the high ground to the south of Bailleul-en-Vimeu, part of the Ch�teau Coquerel Estate. Humphrey de Vieilles was lord of Vaux-sur-Seine, near Mantes, canton Meulan.

    Issue-

  • 5I. ROGER de BEAUMONT- m. ADELINE de MEULENT
  • II. Albreda de Pr�aux-m. Eudes de Rie, of Ryes, near Bayeaux

    Ref:

    Dictionary of National Biography- Leslie Stephen, Ed., Oxford University Press
    The Complete Peerage- St. Catherine Press, London- Vol. VII, p. 521
    Tim Powys-Lybbe's web page at: http://www.tim.ukpub.net

    5I. ROGER de BEAUMONT (BERNARD THE DANE 1, TORF THE RICH 2, TURULF 3, HUMPHREY de VIELLES 4)

    m. ADELINE, sister of Huges II, Comte de MEULENT (1)
    d. after 1090

    Roger de Beaumont, aka Belomonte, Baron de Beaumesnil became a monk at St. Pierre de Preaux which was founded by his father on his own land which became known as Beaumont-le-Roger. This abbey was in the diocese of Lisieux on land originally granted to Bernard the Dane.

    The Feast at Hastings- Bayeux Tapestry- Roger is the one with the beard sitting to the right of King William

    Issue-

  • 6I. ROBERT. de BEAUMONT- b.c.1049, m. ISABEL/ELIZABETH de VERMANDOIS (d. before July 1147), d. 5 June 1118
  • II. Henry- m. Margaret de Perche (d. after 1156), d.c.20 June 1119. Earl of Warwick
  • III. Aubreye-

    Ref:

    (1) Histoire de la M. d'Harcourt- La Roque, Tome III, p. xxv

    Dictionary of National Biography- Leslie Stephen, Ed., Oxford University Press
    The Complete Peerage- St. Catherine Press, London- Vol. VII, p. 521; XII/2, p.357
    Domesday People- K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Boydell Press, 1999- pp. 371, 400-1
    Tim Powys-Lybbe's web page at: http://www.tim.ukpub.net

    6I. ROBERT (BERNARD THE DANE 1, TORF THE RICH 2, TURULF 3, HUMPHREY de VIELLES 4, ROGER 5)-

    b.c.1049
    m. ISABEL/ELIZABETH De VERMANDOIS (d. before July 1147), great- granddaughter of King Henry I of France
    d. 5 June 1118 Leicestershire
    bur. Chapter House, Preaux

    Sir Robert was a follower of William the Conqueror and was at the battle of Hastings in 1066. He was Lord of Beaumont and made the first Earl of Leicester by Henry I. Robert also became Comte de Meulent as heir to Hugues, his mother's brother.

    Issue-

  • 6I. ROBERT- b.c.1104, m. after 1120 AMICE De MONTFORT, d. 5 Apr. 1168
  • 9II. ISABEL/ELIZABETH- b.c.1102, m. GILBERT de CLARE, Earl of Pembroke (b.c.1100, d. 6 Jan. 1148), d.c.1172
  • 10III. WALERAN- b.c.1104, m. AGNES de MONTFORD (d. 15 Dec. 1181), d.c. 10 Apr. 1166, bur. Preaux Abbey
  • IV. Maud- m. William Lovel (d. before 1171), d. after 1189
  • V. Hugh- probably d.s.p.

    Ref:

    Dictionary of National Biography- Leslie Stephen, Ed., Oxford University Press
    The Complete Peerage- St. Catherine Press, London- Vol. VII, pp. 523-6; VIII, pp.211-2; X, p. 351
    Domesday People- K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Boydell Press, 1999- pp. 371, 400-1
    Tim Powys-Lybbe's web page at: http://www.tim.ukpub.net
    "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants"- Vol.II, p.87

    6I. ROBERT (BERNARD THE DANE 1, TORF THE RICH 2, TURULF 3, HUMPHREY de VIELLES 4, ROGER 5, ROBERT 1)

    b.c.1104
    m. after 1120 AMICE De MONTFORT (d. after 1168), d. of Ralph De Montfort, Seigneur de Gael et Montfort, Brittany and Earl of Norfolk
    d. 5 Apr. 1168

    Sir Robert was the 2nd Earl of Leicester.

    Issue-

  • 7 I. ROBERT de BEAUMONT- m. Petronilla de Grentemesnil (d. 1 Apr. 1212), descendant of Ansfrid the Dane. Robert was Earl of Leicester and High Steward of England (see HAMILTON), d. 31 Aug. 1190 at sea near Brindisi
  • 8II. HAWISE- m.c.1150 WILLIAM FITZROBERT (d. 23 Nov. 1183), d. 24 Apr. 1197
  • III. Elizabeth- m.1. Simon de St. Liz, Earl of Huntingdon (d. Aug. 1153, bur. St. Andrews, Scotland), 2. Gervais Paynel (d.s.p. 1194)
  • IV. Margaret- b.c.1125, m. Ralph de Toni, Lord of Flamstead, Hertfordshire (d. 1162), d. after 1185

    Ref:

    "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants"- Vol.II, p.87

    10III. WALERAN (BERNARD THE DANE 1, TORF THE RICH 2, TURULF 3, HUMPHREY de VIELLES 4, ROGER 5, ROBERT 6)

    m. AGNES de MONTFORT (d. 15 Dec. 1181)

    d. 10 Apr. 1166
    bur. Preaux Abbey

    Waleran, Count of Meulan, was Earl of Worcester and a major player in the English civil war in the 12th century.

    Issue-

  • 11I. ROBERT- m. MAUD de DUNSTANVILLE, d.c.1207
  • II. Isabel- m.1. Maurice de Craon (d. 12 July 1196), 2. Geoffrey de Meduanan, Seigneur de Mayenne (d. 1169), d. 10 May 1220

    Ref:

    Dictionary of National Biography- Leslie Stephen, Ed., Oxford University Press
    The Complete Peerage- St. Catherine Press, London- Vol. VII, pp. 521ff; VIII, pp.211-2, 737-8
    Domesday Descendants- K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Boydell Press, 2002- p. 234, 241
    Tim Powys-Lybbe's web page at: http://www.tim.ukpub.net
    "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants"- Vol.II, p.87

    11I. ROBERT (BERNARD THE DANE 1, TORF THE RICH 2, TURULF 3, HUMPHREY de VIELLES 4, ROGER 5, ROBERT 6, WALERAN 7)

    m. MAUD de DUNSTANVILLE
    d.c.1207

    Issue-

    12I. MABEL- m. WILLIAM de RIVIERS, Earl of Devon (d. 10 Sept. 1217), d. after 1204

    Ref:

    Dictionary of National Biography- Leslie Stephen, Ed., Oxford University Press
    The Complete Peerage- St. Catherine Press, London- Vol. IV, pp. 315-6; VII, pp. 739-40
    Domesday Descendants- K.S.B. Keats-Rohan, Boydell Press, 2002- p. 234
    Tim Powys-Lybbe's web page at: http://www.tim.ukpub.net

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