Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex

1102 - 1144  (42 years)

• Name	Geoffrey de Mandeville
  Birth	say 1102  [1]
  History	birth to death
  In 1140, he was created the first Earl of Essex. [2] In February 1141, he deserted the King and joined with the Empress Maud, and thereby received not only a confirmation as Earl of Essex, but a more extensive charter, and the hereditary Constableship of the Tower. However, within two months, he deserted the Empress and again went over to the King. In 1142, he drove the rebels from the Isle of Ely, but soon after the King took ill, and once more he received recognition from the Empress Maud. [2] In October 1143, he was accused of treason, which he denied, but he was soon arrested at St. Albans and imprisoned. To avoid being hanged, he forfeited all his castles. Upon release however, he revolted, seized and fortified the Abbey of Ramsey, sacked Cambridge, and ravaged the fen country. By August 1144, he was besieging Burwell Castle in Cambridgeshire. With the heat of the day, he removed his headpiece, and was mortally wounded by an arrow. [2]
  Death	14 Sep 1144	Mildenhall, Suffolk, England   [1, 2]
  He was killed
  Burial	1163	Temple Church, London, England Temple Church, London, England   [2]
  The Knights Templers could not bury him after his death as he was under excommunication. Once he was absolved in 1163, they buried him in the church yard. [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 1 sister
  > 1. Walter de Manville de Beauchamp,   b. say 1098 ▻ Emmeline d'Abitot + 2. Beatrix de Mandeville,   b. say 1100, Mandeville, Normandy, France d. 19 Apr 1197, Rickling, Essex, England  (Age 97 years) ▻ Hugh Talbot;   William de Say,  m. 1131 to 1132 + 3. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex,   b. say 1102   d. 14 Sep 1144, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England  (Age 42 years) ▻ Rohese de Vere,  m. Abt 1119 + 4. William de Mandeville,   b. Abt 1104 > 5. Gilbert de Mandeville,   b. say 1106
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Geoffrey de Mandeville,   b. Abt 1046   bur. 1086, Westminster Abbey, London, England Westminster Abbey, London, England  (Age ~ 40 years)  (Grandfather)  Rohese Giffard  (Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I7083	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William de Mandeville,   b. say 1072   d. by 1130 (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Margaret de Rie
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Rohese de Vere   bur. Chicksands Priory, Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England   Other Partners: Payn de Beauchamp  m. 1145
  Marriage	Abt 1119	England   [2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 17 years - She : ??.
  Children	4 sons and 2 daughters
  1. Ernulf de Mandeville   d. Apr 1178, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Maud de Mandeville,   b. 1138, Rycote, Oxfordshire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Piers de Lutegareshale  m. yes date unknown;   Hugh de Boclande of Buckland     3. Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 21 Oct 1166, Chester, Cheshire, England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. William de Mandeville, Earl of Essex   d. 14 Nov 1189, Normandy, France  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Robert de Mandeville   d. 14 Nov 1189  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   6. Alice de Mandeville  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ John FitzRichard  m. Abt 1169
  Family ID	F2950	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex(1102 – 1144) 2William de Mandeville(1072 – 1130) 4Geoffrey de Mandeville(Abt 1046 – 1086) 8 16 17 9 18 19 5Athelaise 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Margaret de Rie 6Sir Eudo FitzHubert de Rie(1047 – 1120) 12Hubert de Rie 24 25 13 26 27 7Rohese de Clare(1067 – 1121) 14Richard FitzGilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare(1035 – 1090) 28Gilbert Crispin, Count of Brionne( – 1040) 29 15Rohese Giffard 30Walter Giffard, Lord of Longueville( – 1084) 31

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - Abt 1119 - England Death - 14 Sep 1144 - Mildenhall, Suffolk, England Burial - 1163 - Temple Church, London, 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

  [S1460] Norr, Vernon M. Some Early English Pedigrees , (Washington DC: by author, 1968). [S1444] Cokayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland Volume V (L-M), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1926). [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html).