 Robert [twin] Earl of Leicester, Nickname: Robert , son of Robert / Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth of Vermandois .BORN_SHORT 1104 of, Meulan, Île-de-France, France, DIED_SHORT 5 apr 1168, 63 or 64 years, BURIED_SHORT St. Mary de Pré Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England NAME: Listed as "Robert DE BEAUMONT" in 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 5 p. 127; amended to just "Robert" in 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 14 p. 309 [ESSEX: p. 127 line 8]. KINSHIP: Younger son. KINSHIP: Twin of Waleran de BEAUMONT, Count of Meulan. OFFICE: Steward of England; and of Normandy. OFFICE: Justiciar until death in 1168; Viceroy 1158-1163/1164 and 1165. HONORS: Knighted 1122. TITLES: Succeeded father, in 1118 as Earl of Leicester, title created 1107 ?. PROPERTY: Founded St. Mary de Pre at Leicester 1143; Abbey of Garendon; Priory of Lusfield; the monastery of Nuneaton; and the hospital of Brackley. PROPERTY: Through marriage acquired part of FitzOsbern inheritance in Normandy and England. BURIAL: Place> Probably St. Mary de Pré. Married after nov 1120 to:  Amice de Montfort/ Countess of Leicester, Nickname: Amice de Gael, daughter of Ralph de Montfort and Emma/Avise Fitz Osborne.BORN_SHORT 1104 of, Gael, Brittany, France, DIED_SHORT 31 aug OCCUPATION: Said to have entered the convent of Nuneaton after death of husband. DEATH: Year is unknown but survived husband who died 5 Apr 1168. Children: | |||
1) Robert III de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester, Nickname: Robert III de BeaumontBORN_SHORT 1121 of, , Leicestershire, England, DIED_SHORT 31 aug 1190 Durazzo, 68 or 69 years MILITARY: Crusader 1179 TITLES: 3rd Earl of Leicester. DEATH: Date and Place> Listed as "on his return journey from Jerusalem in 1190" in 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 7 p. 533; amended to " 31 August 1190, at sea near Brindisi, or in Romania on his way to Jerusalem" in 'The Complete Peerage', vol. 14 p. 429 [LEICESTER p. 533 line 1]. Steward of England and Normandy | |||
2) Isabel of Leicester BORN_SHORT between 1122-1125 Leicester, Leicestershire, England, DIED_SHORT after may 1188 | |||
3) Robert III Harcourt, Earl of LeicesterBORN_SHORT ± 1125 Beaumont, Hainaut, Belgium, DIED_SHORT 1190 Durazzo, Durazzo, Albania, approximately 65 years He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, a staunch supporter of Henry II, and he inherited from his father large estates in England and Normandy. When the revolt of the younger Henry broke out in April 1173, Robert went to his castle at Breteuil in Normandy. The rebels' aim was to take control of the duchy, but Henry II himself led an army to besiege the castle; Robert fled, and the Breteuil was taken on September 25 or 26. Robert apparently went to Flanders, where he raised a large force of mercenaries, and landed at Walton, Suffolk, on 29 September 1173. He joined forces with Hugh Bigod, 1st Earl of Norfolk, and the two marched west, aiming to cut England in two across the Midlands and to relieve the king's siege of Robert's castle at Leicester. However, they were intercepted by the king's supporters and defeated at the Battle of Fornham near Fornham, near Bury St Edmunds, on 17 October. Robert, along with his wife and many others, was taken prisoner. Henry II took away the earl's lands and titles as well. He remained in captivity until January 1177, well after most of the other prisoners had been released. The king was in a strong position and could afford to be merciful; not long after his release Robert's lands and titles were restored, but not his castles. All but two of his castles had been destroyed, and those two (Montsorrel in Leicestershire and Pacy in Normandy) remained in the king's hands. Robert had little influence in the remaining years of Henry II's reign, but was restored to favour by Richard I. He carried one of the swords of state at Richard's coronation in 1189. In 1190 Robert went on the third crusade to Palestine, but he died at Dyrrachium on his return journey. | |||
4) Margaret of Leicester , Nickname: Margaret of LeicesterBORN_SHORT ± 1125 Leicester, Leicestershire, England, DIED_SHORT after 1185 BIRTH: Date Calculated> Allegedly aged 60 years in 1185. LIVING: 1185. | |||
5) Hawise of Leicester, Countess of Gloucester , Nickname: Hawise of LeicesterBORN_SHORT ± 1130 Leicester, Leicestershire, England, DIED_SHORT 24 apr 1197, approximately 67 years Hawise de Beaumont of Leicester SURNAME: Error> Mistakenly given the surname of "de BEAUMONT" in 'Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists', 7th ed. p. 66 line 63:26; reasons as to why the surname of de BEAUMONT should not be attached to members of this family are listed in 'The Complete Peerage' vol. 7 p. 527 fn. a. | |||
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