Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester

1104 - 1168  (64 years)

• Name	Robert de Beaumont
  Nickname	la Bossu
  Birth	1104  [1, 2, 3]
  He was a twin.
  History	birth to death
  The twin brothers, Waleran and Robert, were brought up in the court of Henry I, and in November of 1119, the accompanied the King when he interviewed Pope Calixtus at Gisors. The twins astonished the Cardinals by their learning. At the king's death, they were both at his bedside. [2] In 1118, he succeeded as the Earl of Leicester after his father's death. [1, 2] In 1122, he was knighted. [1] After the death of Henry I, Robert supported Stephen, and ended up at war with Roger de Tosny for a number of years. He returned to England with Stephen. [2] In 1155, he was appointed Justiciar by King Henry II and served until his death. [1, 2]
  Death	5 Apr 1168  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Burial	Aft 5 Apr 1168	Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England   [2]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  + 1. Waleran IV, Count of Meulan, Earl of Worcester,   b. About 1104, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France d. 10 Apr 1166, Les Préaux, Normandy, France  (Age 62 years) ▻ Matilda,  m. Abt 1134 ;   Agnes d'Evreux, Dame de Gournay-sur-Marne,  m. About 1141 + 2. Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester,   b. 1104   d. 5 Apr 1168  (Age 64 years) ▻ Amice de Montfort,  m. After Nov 1120   3. Hugh, Earl of Bedford   4. Adeline   5. Aubrée + 6. Isabel de Beaumont,   b. Abt 1104   d. After 1174  (Age 71 years) ▻ Gilbert FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Pembroke > 7. Maud de Beaumont   d. After 1189 ▻ William de Lovel, Lord of Ivry and Brival
  Half siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of William II de Warren and Isabel de Vermandois)
  + 1. William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey,   b. 1118   d. 6 Jan 1148, Laodicea, Turkey  (Age 30 years) ▻ Ela de Talvas + 2. Gundred de Warren,   b. 1117   d. 1166  (Age 49 years) ▻ Roger de Newburgh, Earl of Warwick,  m. Before 1130 ;   William de Lancaster, Lord of Kendal,  m. Abt 1154 + 3. Ada de Warenne,   b. About 1120, Surrey, England d. 1178  (Age 58 years) ▻ Henry of Huntingdon, Earl of Huntingdon and Northumberland,  m. 1139
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bernard Harcourt,   b. About 904, Normandy, France   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Adele de Bar-sur-Aube   d. 1053  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3639	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	9 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester,   b. About 1049, Hastings, Sussex, England d. 5 Jun 1118 (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester,   b. 1081, Vermandois, Normandie, France d. Jul 1147, Church of St. Nicholas of Meulan, Meulan-en-Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F2891	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Amice de Montfort  [1]  Other Partners: Richard of Lincoln
  Marriage	After Nov 1120  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years - She : ??.
  Children	1 son and 3 daughters
  +   1. Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester,   b. Before 1135   d. 1190, Durazzo, Eastern Empire (Age 55 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Pernel de Grantmesnil  m. 1155 to 1159 +   2. Isabel  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Simon de Saint Liz +   3. Hawise de Beaumont,   b. 1136   d. 24 Apr 1197 (Age 61 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ William FitzRobert, Earl of Gloucester  m. 1145 to 1149     4. Margaret  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester(1104 – 1168) 2Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester(1049 – 1118) 4Roger de Beaumont, Siegneur of Beaumont(1022 – 1094) 8Humphrey de Vielles, Seigneur de Pont Audemer del la Haie( – date unknown) 16Touroude de Pont-Audemer, Seigneur de Pont-Audemer(949 – date unknown) 17Wevia de Crepon(942 – ) 9Aubrée de la Haye(984 – 1045) 18 19 5Adeline de Meulan(1014 – 1081) 10Waleran III de Meulan, Comte de Meulan(Abt 993 – 1069) 20Hugh I, Count of Meulan( – 1005) 21daughter de Vexin 11Oda de Conteville(Abt 0994 – ) 22John of Tonsburgh, Earl of Comwyn, Baron of Tonsburgh 23 3Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester(1081 – 1147) 6Hugh Magnus de Crépi, Duke of France and Burgundy(1057 – 1102) 12Henry I, King of France(1008 – 1060) 24Robert II, King of France(972 – 1031) 25Constance of Arles(986 – 1032) 13Anne of Kiev(1036 – 1075) 26Jaroslaw I Wladimiroswtsch, Grand Prince of Kiev(978 – 20 Feb 1053/54) 27Ingegard of Sweden, Princess of Sweden(Abt 1001 – 1050) 7Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois and Valois(1062 – 1124) 14Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois(Abt 1032 – 1096) 28Otho, Count of Vermandois(Abt 1000 – 1045) 29Parvie 15Adela de Vexin 30Raoul III, Count of Valois and Vexin(1025 – 1074) 31Adele de Bar-sur-Aube( – 1053)

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - Aft 5 Apr 1168 - Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, 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

  [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S1449] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume VII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1929). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).