Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRobert De Beaumont 1st Earl Of Leicester, 26G Grandfather
Death5 Jun 1118
BurialAbbey of Saint-Pierre de Preaux, Normandy
FatherRoger De Beaumont (~1015-1094)
MotherAdeline Of Meulan (-1081)
Spouses
1Elizabeth de VERMANDOIS, 26G Grandmother
Birthabt 1085
Death13 Feb 1131
FatherHugh Count Of Vermandois (1057-1101)
MotherAdelaide Of Vemandois (-~1124)
Marriage1096
Notes for Robert De Beaumont 1st Earl Of Leicester
He was born sometime between 1040 and 1050.
Reputed to be "the wisest man in his time between London and Jerusalem"
One of the few (21?) proven companions of William the Conquerer who fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Source -William of Poitiers
"A certain Norman, Robert, son of Roger of Beaumont, being nephew and heir to Henry, Count of Meulan, through Henry's sister Adeline, found himself that day in battle for the first time. He was as yet but a young man and he performed feats of valour worthy of perpetual remembrance. At the head of a troop which he commanded on the right wing he attacked with the utmost bravery and success".
He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest when King William II Rufus was accidentally killed by an arrow.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Beaumont,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester
Reputed to be "the wisest man in his time between London and Jerusalem"
One of the few (21?) proven companions of William the Conquerer who fought at the Battle of Hastings in 1066.
Source -William of Poitiers
"A certain Norman, Robert, son of Roger of Beaumont, being nephew and heir to Henry, Count of Meulan, through Henry's sister Adeline, found himself that day in battle for the first time. He was as yet but a young man and he performed feats of valour worthy of perpetual remembrance. At the head of a troop which he commanded on the right wing he attacked with the utmost bravery and success".
He and his brother Henry were members of the Royal hunting party in the New Forest when King William II Rufus was accidentally killed by an arrow.
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Beaumont,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester
Notes for Elizabeth (Spouse 1)
First marriage was to Robert de Beaumont a man much older than she.
Second marriage was to William de Warenne
Second marriage was to William de Warenne