Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex

Abt 1162 - 1213  (51 years)

• Name	Geoffrey FitzPiers
  Birth	Abt 1162  [7]
  General Information	Geoffrey, the 4thd Earl of Essex, was a prominent member of the government of England during the reigns of Richard I and John and served as the the Justiciar of England.  [2]
  Offices Held	1184 to 1189 (22 years)  [2]
  He was the Sheriff of Northants. He served again as Sheriff from 1191 to Easter 1194. From 1190 to 1193, he was Sheriff of Essex and Herts.
  Offices Held	1185 to 1189 (23 years)  [2]
  He was the Justice of the Forest from 1185 to 1189.
  Heir or Heiress	1189 (27 years)  [2]
  Geoffrey de Say inherited the Mandeville lands and titles but had to pay 7,000 marks to the crown for his succession. He failed to do so, and was then disseized. At this point Geoffrey FitzPies paid a fine of 3,000 marks and obtained all the Mandeville lands and titles through right of his wife, Beatrice.
  Offices Held	1198 to 1200 (36 years)	Yorkshire, England   [2, 7]
  Geoffrey FitzPiers served as the Sheriff of York from 1198 to 1200.
  Offices Held	1198 to 1204 (36 years)	Staffordshire, England   [2]
  He was the Sheriff of Staffordshire at the same time as York that is 1198 to 1204.
  Religion	1198 (36 years)  [8]
  In 1198 he founded Shouldham Priory where he was partially buried.
  Offices Held	11 Jul 1198 (36 years)  [2, 7]
  On 11 July 1198 he was appointed the Justiciar of England.
  Title(s)	27 May 1199 (37 years)  [2]
  On 27 May 1199 he was created the 4th Earl of Essex.
  Death	14 Oct 1213  [2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Burial	Aft 14 Oct 1213	Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England Shouldham Priory was surrendered in 1538 during the Dissolution  of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.  Nothing remains of the Priory.   [2, 8]
  Part of his body was buried at Holy Trinity Priory in London, the rest in Shouldham Priory. [8]
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. Robert FitzPiers of Cherhill   d. Abt 1185 + 2. Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex,   b. Abt 1162   d. 14 Oct 1213  (Age 51 years) ▻ Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex,  m. Before 25 Jan 1184 ;   Aveline de Clare, Countess of Essex,  m. Before 29 May 1205
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of Hugh de Boclande of Buckland and Maud de Mandeville)
  1. William de Boclande   d. Before 15 Apr 1216
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Piers de Lutegareshale,   b. 1134, Cherhill, Wiltshire, England d. 14 Jan 1179, Pleshey, Essex, England  (Age 45 years)  (Father)  Adelheid  (10 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I2301	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Piers de Lutegareshale,   b. 1134, Cherhill, Wiltshire, England d. 14 Jan 1179, Pleshey, Essex, England (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Maud de Mandeville,   b. 1138, Rycote, Oxfordshire, England
  Family ID	F1794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Beatrice de Say, Countess Essex,   b. Abt 1160, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, England d. 19 Apr 1197, Downham Market, Norfolk, England (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Before 25 Jan 1184  [2, 3, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years and 1 month - She : ~ 24 years and 1 month.
  Children	3 sons and 1 daughter
  1. Geoffrey FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 23 Feb 1216, London, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 8 Jan 1226  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Henry de Mandeville, Dean of Wolverhampton  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Maud FitzGeoffrey de Mandeville, Countess of Essex   d. 27 Aug 1236  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford  m. Abt 1197;   Roger de Daunteseye
  Family ID	F1793	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Aveline de Clare, Countess of Essex,   b. Abt 1178   d. Before 4 Jun 1225 (Age 47 years)  Other Partners: William de Munchensi, Baron Munchensi  m. yes date unknow
  Marriage	Before 29 May 1205  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 43 years and 5 months - She : ~ 27 years and 5 months.
  Children	1 son and 2 daughters
  +   1. Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland,   b. 1205, Shere, Surrey, England d. 23 Nov 1258 (Age 53 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Isabel de Bigod  m. Aft 1230     2. Cecily FitzGeoffrey   d. Before 29 Jun 1253  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Hawise FitzGeoffrey, Lady of Steatley   d. Before 8 Aug 1247  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Sir Reynold de Mohun
  Family ID	F1792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Geoffrey FitzPiers, Earl of Essex(Abt 1162 – 1213) 2Piers de Lutegareshale(1134 – 1179) 4 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Maud de Mandeville(1138 – ) 6Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex(1102 – 1144) 12William de Mandeville(1072 – 1130) 24Geoffrey de Mandeville(Abt 1046 – 1086) 25Athelaise 13Margaret de Rie 26Sir Eudo FitzHubert de Rie(1047 – 1120) 27Rohese de Clare(1067 – 1121) 7Rohese de Vere 14Aubrey II de Vere, Justiciar of England(1062 – 1141) 28Aubrey I de Vere, Chamberlain(1040 – 1112) 29Beatrice 15Alice de Clare( – 1163) 30Gilbert FitzRichard de Clare, Lord of Clare(Abt 1066 – 1117) 31Adeliza de Claremont

  
  

• Event Map		Offices Held - 1198 to 1200 - Yorkshire, England Offices Held - 1198 to 1204 - Staffordshire, England Burial - Aft 14 Oct 1213 - Shouldham Priory, Shouldham, Norfolk, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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