Individual Details

Geoffrey fitz Piers

(Bef 1170 - 14 Oct 1213)

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Geoffrey fitz Piers, 3rd Earl of Essex1
M, #4615, b. before 1170, d. 14 October 1213
Last Edited=7 Feb 2011
Geoffrey fitz Piers, 3rd Earl of Essex was born before 1170. He was the son of Piers de Lutegareshale and Maud de Mandeville.2 He married, firstly, Beatrice de Say, daughter of William de Say and unknown wife (?), on 25 January 1184/85.3 He married, secondly, Aveline de Clare, daughter of Roger de Clare, 2nd Earl of Hertford, before 29 May 1205. He died on 14 October 1213.1
He gained the title of 3rd Earl of Essex in 1199.
Child of Geoffrey fitz Piers, 3rd Earl of Essex

Matilda fitz Geoffrey+4 d. 1236

Child of Geoffrey fitz Piers, 3rd Earl of Essex and Beatrice de Say

Geoffrey de Mandeville, 4th Earl of Essex1 d. 23 Feb 1216

Child of Geoffrey fitz Piers, 3rd Earl of Essex and Aveline de Clare

John fitz Geoffrey, Lord of Shere+ d. 23 Nov 1258

Citations

[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 V, page 125. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume V, page 122.
[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3531. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 195. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.

Events

BirthBef 1170
Title (Nobility)11993rd Earl of Essex
Death14 Oct 1213

Families

SpouseAveline de Clare ( - 1225)
ChildJohn fitz Geoffrey ( - 1258)