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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.
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 ...
Earl of Worcester: Robert de Beaumont 1104–1168 2nd Earl of Leicester: Hugh de Beaumont b. 1106 1st Earl of Bedford: Earldom of Worcester (1st creation) extinct, 1166: William FitzRobert 1116–1183 2nd Earl of Gloucester: Hawise de Beaumont: Robert de Beaumont d. 1190 3rd Earl of Leicester: Robert de Beaumont d. 1204 4th Earl of Leicester ...
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
Leicester Abbey ruins. Petronilla de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester (c. unknown– 1212) was the wife of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester, known as "Blanchmains" (d. 1190). After a long widowhood, she was buried in Leicester Abbey after her death on 1 April 1212.
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.
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.
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester; Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester; Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester; Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester; Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester; Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester