Sir Knight, 1rst Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan Robert Beaumont I , I, son of Roger Beaumont and Adeliza Meulant. Also known as: Earl of Millent, born 1046 at Pont-Audemer,Beaumont,Normandy,France, died Jun 5, 1118 at Liecester,Liecestershire,England, 71 or 72 years, buried at Preaux,Normandy,France Name Suffix: Married 1096 (21 or 22 years married) to: Countess Isabel Vermandois, daughter of Prince of France Hugh Magnus *Crepi and Countess Adelaide Vermandois. Born 1081 at Vermandois,France, died Feb 13, 1130/1131 at St Nicaise,Meulan,D-Sens,France, approximately 49 years, buried 1131 at St Nicaise,Meulan,D-Sens,France, 1st marriage to: Sir Knight, 1rst Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan Robert Beaumont I , I, 2nd marriage to: 2nd Earl of Surrey/Warenne William Warenne II , II Note: Isabel mar. 1 Robert I de Bellomont, Earl of Leicester. Isabel andWilliam reportedly eloped before Robert's death. Source: Abbrev: Royalty for Commoners Title: Royalty for Commoners, 3rd edition Page: 3rd ed., 135-29; 143-29 Event: of the church of Dorking Made grant Lewes Priory, Sussex, England Source: Abbrev: Complete Peerage Title: Complete Peerage The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain andthe United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant, by George EdwardCokayne. New edition ed. by Vicary Gibbs, London, the St. CatherinePress. The NEW Complete Peerage is at Colo. College (CS421 .G2 - 6 vol.reprint), Denver Public Library (929.72 G35p - full size), New OrleansPublic Library (6 vol. reprint), and at Tulane it is stored in thebasement and must be requested. v. 1 - 1910 v. 5 - 1926 v. 9 - v. 2 - 1912 v. 6 - 1926 v. 10 - 1945 v. 3 - 1913 v. 7 - 1929 v. 11 - 1949 v. 4 - 1916 v. 8 - 1932 v. 12 pt. 1 - 1953 v. 12 pt.2 - 1959 Page: v. 12 pt. 1, p. 496 Quality: 2 Note: Isabella took the family name of the parent with the most influence,therefore Vermandois which had considerable land, possessions andconnecions Source: Abbrev: Plantagenet Connection Apr 1995 Title: Plantagenet Connection Apr 1995 Page: p 61 note by Marilyn Lewis _STATMARRIED Children: 1. 2nd Earl of Leicester Robert Beaumont Jr. , Jr.Also known as: Bossu, born 1104 at Beaumont,Leicester,Leicestershire,England, died Apr 5, 1168 at England, 63 or 64 years, buried at Leicester,Leicestershire,England 2. Isabel Elizabeth BeaumontBorn 1105 at Liecester,Liecestershire,England, died Jan 6, 1147/1148 at Carmarthen,Carmarthenshire,Wales, approximately 42 years 3. Waleran *BeaumontNickname: twin brother of Robert, born 1104 at Leicester,Leicestershire,England 4. Earl of Berdford Hugh *BeaumontBorn 1106 at Leicester,Leicestershire,England |