_Thorold Seigneur de Pont-Audemer__
_Humfrey de Vieilles de Vieilles_|_Avelina de Crepon_________________
_Roger de BEAUMONT _____________|
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| |_Aubreye de La Haie______________|___________________________________
_Robert de BEAUMONT E of Leicester_|
| | _Robert C of Meulan________________
| | _Waleran C of Meulan_____________|_Alix de Vexin_____________________
| |_Adeliza of Meulan______________|
| | _Jean de BURGO Baron Tonsburgh_____
| |_Oda de BURGO ___________________|___________________________________
_Robert de BEAUMONT E of Leicester_|
| | _Robert II K of France_____________
| | _Henry I K of France_____________|_Constance of Provence_____________
| | _Hugh "the Great" D of Burgundy_|
| | | | _Jaroslav I "the Wise" GD of Kiev__
| | | |_Anne of Kiev ___________________|_Ingegarde of Sweden_______________
| |_Isabel of Vermandois______________|
| | _Otto C of Vermandois______________
| | _Herbert IV C of Vermandois______|_Parvie ___________________________
| |_Adelaide of Vermandois_________|
| | _Raoul III "the Great" C of Valois_
| |_Adele de Vexin__________________|_Adele of Bar-sur-Aube_____________
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|--Robert de BEAUMONT E of Leicester
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| _Ralph de GAEL E of Norfolk_____|
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| _Ralph de Seigneur de Montfort_____|
| | | _Osbern Steward of Normandy________
| | | _William E of Hereford___________|_Emma of Ivry______________________
| | |_Emma of Hereford_______________|
| | | _Roger I de TOENI de Conches_______
| | |_Adeliza de TOENI _______________|_Adelaide of Barcelona_____________
|_Amice de GAEL ____________________|
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Schwennicke ES (iii, 700).
Cokayne's "Complete Peerage" (Appendix D to v.VII, p.717).
Cokayne's "Complete Peerage" (Leicester, pp. 530-533). Earl of Leicester
and Steward of England and Normandy. He first appears in 1153, when he
received a charter from HENRY [the future KING HENRY II (RIN 761)], son
of THE EMPRESS, MATILDA, restoring to him the land then held by
Robert's father . . . in England and Normandy and granting him the
Dapifership of England and of Normandy. Unlike his predecessors, who
had augmented their fortunes by adherence to the Crown, Robert took a
rebellious course soon after he succeeded his father by espousing the
cause of the "young king" Henry, son of KING HENRY II, when he revolted
in 1173. THE KING at once confiscated Robert's English estates and
attacked the town of Leicester, which was burnt. Leicester Castle,
however held out. Robert took refuge inside his castle at Bretuil in
Normandy. Robert fled just before KING HENRY captured and burnt the
castle down. Robert crossed back to England and, joining forces with
HUGH BIGOD, EARL OF NORFOLK (RIN 1961), plundered Norwich and took
the castle of Hagenet. He then attempted to relieve the siege of his
casle at Leicester, but was defeated by KING HENRY's forces commanded
by Richard de Lucy. He and his countess were captured and sent to THE
KING in Normandy who imprisoned them at Falaise. KING HENRY took the
pair back to England with him in 1174. In the meantime the seneschal of
Leicester Castle had been ravaging the countryside. KING HENRY extorted
from Robert the surrender of his strongholds at Leicester, Mount Sorrel,
and Groby. Robert and his countess were again taken back to Normandy,
but the peace treaty between THE KING and his rebellious sons stipulated
Robert's release. HENRY, however, demolished Leicester Castle. The
rebellion having been crushed, Robert was no longer a menace THE KING
restored to him all his castles except Mount Sorrel. From 1177, when he
crossed back to Normandy, until 1183, we hear nothing of Robert except
that he went on a pilgrimage in 1179. Once more under suspicion, he was
imprisoned in 1183 along with his brother-in-law, ROBERT, EARL OF
GLOUCESTER (RIN 1029). By 1186, he was again in favor and carried one
of the swords of state at the coronation of King Richard. In 1189 he
went on crusade and died on the return journey in 1190 at Durazzo.