Individual Details

Robert "Le Bossu" de Beaumont

(1104 - 5 Apr 1168)

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Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester1
M, #106807, b. 1104, d. 5 April 1168
Last Edited=5 Oct 2013
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester was born in 1104.2 He was the son of Robert de Meulan, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois.2 He married Amicia de Montfort, daughter of Raoul de Montfort, Seigneur de Montfort et Gael, after 1120. He died on 5 April 1168.
He gained the title of 2nd Earl of Leicester.1 Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester also went by the nick-name of 'Le Bossu'. He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.3

Child of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester

Margaret de Beaumont+4

Children of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Amicia de Montfort

Robert de Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester+5 d. 1190
Hawise de Beaumont+1 d. 24 Apr 1197

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 66. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 829. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: "Beaumont, Robert de". Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
[S37] BP2003 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume VII, page 527.
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From Wikipedia

Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester. (2016, April 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:08, May 12, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_de_Beaumont,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester&oldid=715429875

Events

Birth1104
Title (Nobility)1154 - 1168Chief Justiciar (Prime Minister) of England
Death5 Apr 1168
Title (Nobility)2nd Earl of Leicester

Families

SpouseAmica de Montfort ( - 1168)
ChildRobert de Beaumont ( - 1190)
ChildHawise de Beaumont ( - 1197)
FatherRobert de Beaumont (1046 - 1118)
MotherElizabeth de Vermandois ( - 1131)
SiblingIsabella of Meulan (1102 - 1172)
SiblingWaleran de Beaumont (1104 - 1166)