Family of Robert I de BEAUMONT and Elizabeth 'Isabel' de VERMANDOIS
Husband: Robert I de BEAUMONT
Name: |
Robert I de BEAUMONT |
Sex: |
Male |
Father: |
- |
Mother: |
- |
Birth |
1049 |
France |
Occupation |
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Comte de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester |
Death |
5 Jun 1108 (age 58-59) |
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Wife: Elizabeth 'Isabel' de VERMANDOIS
Name: |
Robert II de BEAUMONT |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
c. 1105 |
Leicestershire |
Occupation |
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2nd Earl of Leicester, Earl of Hereford |
Death |
5 Apr 1168 (age 62-63) |
Leicester, Leicestershire |
Note on Marriage
3 sons, 6 daughters
Note on Husband: Robert I de BEAUMONT
He was a powerful Norman nobleman, one of the Companions of William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest of England, and was revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers spoke highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel.
Note on Wife: Elizabeth 'Isabel' de VERMANDOIS
As the wife of two Anglo-Norman magnates, Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey, she is the ancestress of hundreds of well-known families down to the present time.