 Earl Robert I de Beaumont, son of Robert deBeaumont and Adeline Meulan.Also known as: Earl of Leicster, born 1060 at Meulan, Normandy, France, died Jun 5, 1128, 67 or 68 years Robert de Bellomont came into England with the Conqueror, and contributedmainly to the Norman triumph at Hastings. This Robert inherited theEarldom of Meullent in Normandy, from his mother Adeliza de Waleran. Ofhis conduct at Hastings it is said: "A certain Norman young soldier,making his first onset in that fight, did what deserved lasting fame,boldly charging and breaking in upon the enemy, with that regiment whichhe commanded in the right wing of the army." For these gallant serviceshe obtained sixty-four lordships in Warwickshire, and many others inLeicester, Wilts, Northampton, Gloucester, in all ninety-one. Hislordship did not, however, arrive at the dignity of the English peeragebefore the reign of Henry I, when that monarch created him Earl ofLeicester. Married/ Related to:  Elizabeth Isabel Capet de Crepi, daughter of Duke Hugh Capet de Crépi and Adelai de Vermandois.Born 1081 at Vermandois, France, died 1147 at St. Nicaise-de-Meulan, France, 65 or 66 years, 1st marriage to: Earl William III de Warenne, 2nd married/ related to: Earl Robert I de Beaumont, 3rd marriage to: William deWarenne 2nd Earl of Warren & Surrey Isabel was twice married; first to Robert de Bellomont, Earl ofLiecester, and then to William, 2nd Earl Warren as shown above. Child: 1. Earl Robert II deBeaumontAlso known as: Earl of Leicester, born 1104, died 1168, 63 or 64 years Robert de Bellomont, 2nd son, 2nd Earl of Leicester, Lord of Breteuil andPoci, in France, was born in 1104. This nobleman stoutly adhered to HenryI upon all occasions, was with him at his decease in 1135, and heafterwards as staunchly supported the interests of Henry's grandson,Henry II, upon whose accession to the throne his lordship was constitutedJustice of England. He married Amicia, daughter and heir of Robert deWaer, Earl of Norfolk, by whom he had a son Robert and two daughters. TheEarl, who was a munificent benefactor of the church, and founder ofseveral religious houses, died in 1167, after having lived for fifteenyears a canon regular in the Abbey of Leicester. He was succeeded by hisson, Robert. | |||
| 2nd marriage/ relation Earl Robert I de Beaumont, son of Robert deBeaumont and Adeline Meulan.Married/ Related to: Children: 1. Isabel de BeaumontBorn 1086 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England, died ± 1147, approximately 61 years Isabel? 3. Margaret de BeaumontBorn 1118 at Flamsted, Hertfordshire, England, died 1185, 66 or 67 years | |||
Adopted child: Isabel de Beaumont | |||