Steward to King William for Normandy
Geoffrey De Mandeville 1st Earl of Essex
Was made 1st Earl of Essex by King Stephen
William De Mandeville 3rd Earl of Essex
Married (1) Hawise le Gros, daughter and heiress of William le Gros, Earl
ofAlbermerle, and (2) Christian FitzWalter (daughter of Richard
FitzWalter, Lord FitzWalter), who married after the death of William,
Raymond De Burgh. There was no issue by either wife. He died in 1190, and
his earldom devolved uponhis aunt, Beatrix.