BEAUMONT, Robert De 1st Earl of Leicester

1049 - 1118  (69 years)

• Name	BEAUMONT, Robert De
  Suffix	1st Earl of Leicester
  Birth	1049	Pont-Audemer, Normandy, France
  Gender	Male
  _COLOR	3
  Death	5 Jun 1118	Leicestershire, England
  Burial	Preaux, Normandy, France
  Person ID	I20192	Puffers
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2016

  
  

  Family 1	Isabel Countess De Vermondois & Valois,   b. Abt 1085, Valois, France d. 13 Feb 1131, England (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1076
  Divorce	1096
  Children	1. BEAUMONT, Robert 2nd Earl of Leicester,   b. 1104, Leicestershire, England d. 5 Apr 1168, England (Age 64 years)   2. BEAUMONT, Aubreye De,   b. Abt 1099, Beaumont, Normandy, France d. Yes, date unknown   3. BEAUMONT, Waleran IV De 1st Earl of Worcester Count of Meu,   b. 1104, Meulan, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France d. 10 Apr 1166, Normandy, France (Age 62 years)   4. BEAUMONT, Hugh De 1st Earl of Bedford,   b. Abt 1106, Leicestershire, England d. Bef 1206 (Age < 99 years)   5. BEAUMONT\ BELLMONT, Adeline Gundrea De,   b. Abt 1107, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. BEAUMONT, Aubree Alberee De,   b. Abt 1109, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown   7. BEAUMONT, Isabel Elizabeth De,   b. Abt 1110, Leicestershire, England d. Abt 1147 (Age 37 years)   8. BEAUMONT, Maud De,   b. Abt 1111, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

  Marriage	1076
  Divorce	1096
  Children	1. BEAUMONT, Robert 2nd Earl of Leicester,   b. 1104, Leicestershire, England d. 5 Apr 1168, England (Age 64 years)   2. BEAUMONT, Aubreye De,   b. Abt 1099, Beaumont, Normandy, France d. Yes, date unknown   3. BEAUMONT, Waleran IV De 1st Earl of Worcester Count of Meu,   b. 1104, Meulan, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France d. 10 Apr 1166, Normandy, France (Age 62 years)   4. BEAUMONT, Hugh De 1st Earl of Bedford,   b. Abt 1106, Leicestershire, England d. Bef 1206 (Age < 99 years)   5. BEAUMONT\ BELLMONT, Adeline Gundrea De,   b. Abt 1107, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England d. Yes, date unknown   6. BEAUMONT, Aubree Alberee De,   b. Abt 1109, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown   7. BEAUMONT, Isabel Elizabeth De,   b. Abt 1110, Leicestershire, England d. Abt 1147 (Age 37 years)   8. BEAUMONT, Maud De,   b. Abt 1111, Leicestershire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F29062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  At the Battle of Hastings (1066) Robert was appointed leader of the inf antry on the right wing of the army. According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a cert ain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue o r by force and stratagem."