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ROBERT DE BELLOMONT Lord of Pont Audemer and Earl of Mellent, elder son of Roger de Bellomont, accompanied William the Conqueror into the command in the Norman army of the right wing of the infantry. The Conqueror rewarded him by bestowing upon him many manors and lordships in Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Gloucestershire, Northampton, and Wilts. He built the castle of Leicester, where he lived in great splendor during the reighns of William the Conqueror and his son, William Rufus, but still retaining possession of his Norman estates. On the accession of Henry I, the Earl became the chief confidant and favorite minister. In 1103, King Henry I created him Earl of Leicester in consideration of his many great services. He had taken a chief part in most of the important transactions of the reign of that monarch. He left the Earldom of Mellent and all his Norman possessions to his son Walleran, who was also confirmed in the earldom. He rebuilt and endowed the church of St. Mary at Leicester. In later years, he retired to Normandy where he became a monk in the Abbey of Preaux.
Submitted by: Paul Akers
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