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Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan (c. 1040/1050 – 5 June 1118), also known as Robert of Meulan, was a powerful Norman nobleman, one of the very few proven Companions of William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, and was revered as one of the wisest men of his age.
His son Robert de Beaumont, comte de Meulan, who commanded the Norman right wing at Hastings, became the first Earl of Leicester. His brother Henri de Beaumont was created Earl of Warwick . During Stephen 's reign, the twins Galéran and Robert were powerful allies to the king, and as a reward Galéran (already comte de Meulan ) was made Earl ...
Robert Beaumont may refer to: Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester (c. 1040/1050–1118), Norman nobleman; Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104–1168), Justiciar of England, 1155–1168; Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester (died 1190), English nobleman; Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester (died 1204), English nobleman
Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan and 1st Earl of Leicester, and Elizabeth de Vermandois A Chronicle of England - Page 167 - Becket Forbids the Earl of Leceister to Pass Sentence on Him.jpg Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 – 5 April 1168) was Justiciar of England 1155–1168.
1st Earl of Leicester: Henry de Beaumont d. 1119 1st Earl of Warwick: Earl of Worcester (1st creation), 1138: Robert FitzRoy c. 1090 –1147 1st Earl of Gloucester: Matilda (d. bef. 1141) Waleran de Beaumont 1104–1166 Earl of Worcester: Robert de Beaumont 1104–1168 2nd Earl of Leicester: Hugh de Beaumont b. 1106 1st Earl of Bedford
Around 1165 Robert married Maud of Cornwall, daughter of Reginald de Dunstanville, 1st Earl of Cornwall and Beatrice Fitz Richard. [3] They had: Mabel de Beaumont, married William de Redvers, 5th Earl of Devon. Galeran V de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, married Margaret de Fougeres [3]
Robert was the son of Amicia de Gael and Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, [2] a staunch supporter of Henry II, and he inherited from his father large estates in England and Normandy. When the younger Henry revolted in April 1173, Robert went to his castle at Breteuil in Normandy.
In 1107 Robert became Earl of Leicester. [11] By de Beaumont she had three sons (the eldest of whom were twins) and five or six daughters as follows: [12] Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104, twin), married and left issue. [12] Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester, Count of Meulan (born 1104, twin), married and left issue ...