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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.
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 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.
Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (c. 1142–1207), French nobleman; Robert Beaumont (Master of Trinity College) (died 1567), English educator; Bob Beaumont (1932–2011), American automobile manufacturer; Sir Robert Beaumont, character in the 1996 American film The Ghost and the Darkness; Robert Beaumont (essayist)
Robert was the eldest surviving son of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Petronilla de Grandmesnil, [1] who was either a granddaughter or great-granddaughter of Hugh de Grandmesnil. Robert's older brother died in 1189. [1]
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 ...
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Robert de Beaumont c. 1040/1050 –1118 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 ...