House of Beaumont
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The Norman
family of Beaumont was one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman
families which became rooted in England after the Norman conquest
.
Roger de Beaumont
, lord (seigneur) of Pont-Audemer
, of Beaumont-le-Roger
, of Brionne
and of Vatteville
, was too old to fight at Hastings
, staying in Normandy to govern and protect it whilst William was away on the invasion. As a reward he received lands in Leicestershire
. His son Robert de Beaumont
, comte de Meulan, who commanded the Norman right wing at Hastings, became the first earl of Leicester
. His brother Henri de Beaumont
was created earl of Warwick
.
During Stephen
's reign, the twins Galéran
and Robert
were powerful allies to the king, and as a reward Galéran (already comte de Meulan) was made earl of Worcester
.
Counsel from the Beaumonts was much-listened-to by the dukes of Normandy, then by the kings of England.
Bernard the Dane
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└─>Torf le Riche, seigneur de Pont-Audemer (born c. 910
)
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└─>Turold de Pont-Audemer (c. 940
)
│
└─>Onfroi de Vieilles called de Harcourt (c. 975
)
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└─>Roger de Beaumont
(le Barbu) († 1094)
│
├─>Robert de Beaumont
(1050 – 1118)
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│ ├─>Galéran IV de Meulan
(1104 – 1166)
│ │ └─> earls of Worcester
branch
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│ └─>Robert II de Beaumont
(1104 – 1168)
│ └─> earls of Leicester branch
│
└─>Henri de Beaumont
called de NeufBourg (1046 – 1123)
└─> earls of Warwick
branch
Normans
The Normans were the people who gave their name to Normandy, a region in northern France. They were descended from Norse Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
family of Beaumont was one of the great baronial Anglo-Norman
Anglo-Norman
The Anglo-Normans were mainly the descendants of the Normans who ruled England following the Norman conquest by William the Conqueror in 1066. A small number of Normans were already settled in England prior to the conquest...
families which became rooted in England after the Norman conquest
Norman conquest of England
The Norman conquest of England began on 28 September 1066 with the invasion of England by William, Duke of Normandy. William became known as William the Conqueror after his victory at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066, defeating King Harold II of England...
.
Roger de Beaumont
Roger de Beaumont
Roger de Beaumont-le-Roger, Seigneur de Beaumont-le-Roger et de Pont-Audemer was son of Humphrey de Vielles and his wife Albreda de la Haye Auberie...
, lord (seigneur) of Pont-Audemer
Pont-Audemer
Pont-Audemer is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:-Sights:The commune was spared substantial damage to its historic buildings during the Battle of Normandy. Nowadays the half-timbered buildings and the canals running between them are a...
, of Beaumont-le-Roger
Beaumont-le-Roger
Beaumont-le-Roger is a commune in the department of Eure in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located in the valley of the Risle on the edge of the forest with which it shares its name. It is crossed by the Paris-Cherbourg railway line...
, of Brionne
Brionne
Brionne is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-Sights:The keep, built in the 11th century was one of the rare Norman squareshaped defensive keeps, reminding of British architecture. It was destroyed in the 18th century.The church Saint-Martin has a...
and of Vatteville
Vatteville
Vatteville is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:...
, was too old to fight at Hastings
Battle of Hastings
The Battle of Hastings occurred on 14 October 1066 during the Norman conquest of England, between the Norman-French army of Duke William II of Normandy and the English army under King Harold II...
, staying in Normandy to govern and protect it whilst William was away on the invasion. As a reward he received lands in Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
. His son Robert de Beaumont
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
, comte de Meulan, who commanded the Norman right wing at Hastings, became the first earl of Leicester
Earl of Leicester
The title Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England , and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837.-Early creations:...
. His brother Henri de Beaumont
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick was a Norman nobleman. Henry was the younger son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran I, Count of Meulan. He was given by his father the modest lordship of Le Neubourg, in central Normandy...
was created earl of Warwick
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Warwick is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the British Isles.-1088 creation:...
.
During Stephen
Stephen of England
Stephen , often referred to as Stephen of Blois , was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was King of England from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne by right of his wife. Stephen's reign was marked by the Anarchy, a civil war with his cousin and rival, the Empress Matilda...
's reign, the twins Galéran
Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester
Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, 1st Earl of Worcester , was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois, and the twin brother of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester...
and Robert
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
were powerful allies to the king, and as a reward Galéran (already comte de Meulan) was made earl of Worcester
Earl of Worcester
Earl of Worcester is a title that has been created five times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1138 in favour of the Norman noble Waleran de Beaumont. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Elizabeth of Vermandois, and the twin brother of Robert de...
.
Counsel from the Beaumonts was much-listened-to by the dukes of Normandy, then by the kings of England.
Bernard the Dane
Bernard the Dane
Bernard the Dane was a Viking jarl of Danish origins. He put himself in the service of another jarl installed at the mouth of the Seine, Rollo...
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└─>Torf le Riche, seigneur de Pont-Audemer (born c. 910
910
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)
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└─>Turold de Pont-Audemer (c. 940
940
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)
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└─>Onfroi de Vieilles called de Harcourt (c. 975
975
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)
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└─>Roger de Beaumont
Roger de Beaumont
Roger de Beaumont-le-Roger, Seigneur de Beaumont-le-Roger et de Pont-Audemer was son of Humphrey de Vielles and his wife Albreda de la Haye Auberie...
(le Barbu) († 1094)
│
├─>Robert de Beaumont
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
(1050 – 1118)
│ │
│ ├─>Galéran IV de Meulan
Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester
Waleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, 1st Earl of Worcester , was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois, and the twin brother of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester...
(1104 – 1166)
│ │ └─> earls of Worcester
Earl of Worcester
Earl of Worcester is a title that has been created five times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1138 in favour of the Norman noble Waleran de Beaumont. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Elizabeth of Vermandois, and the twin brother of Robert de...
branch
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│ └─>Robert II de Beaumont
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
(1104 – 1168)
│ └─> earls of Leicester branch
│
└─>Henri de Beaumont
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick was a Norman nobleman. Henry was the younger son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran I, Count of Meulan. He was given by his father the modest lordship of Le Neubourg, in central Normandy...
called de NeufBourg (1046 – 1123)
└─> earls of Warwick
Earl of Warwick
Earl of Warwick is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the British Isles.-1088 creation:...
branch
See also
- Earl of LeicesterEarl of LeicesterThe title Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century in the Peerage of England , and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837.-Early creations:...
- Earl of WarwickEarl of WarwickEarl of Warwick is a title that has been created four times in British history and is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the British Isles.-1088 creation:...
- Earl of WorcesterEarl of WorcesterEarl of Worcester is a title that has been created five times in the Peerage of England. The first creation came in 1138 in favour of the Norman noble Waleran de Beaumont. He was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, by Elizabeth of Vermandois, and the twin brother of Robert de...
- Companions of William the ConquerorCompanions of William the ConquerorWilliam the Conqueror had men of diverse standing and origins in France, under his command at the Battle of Hastings in 1066, along with others completing his Norman conquest of England until after the Harrying of the North and before the Anarchy....
- Members of the house of Beaumont
- Roger de BeaumontRoger de BeaumontRoger de Beaumont-le-Roger, Seigneur de Beaumont-le-Roger et de Pont-Audemer was son of Humphrey de Vielles and his wife Albreda de la Haye Auberie...
- Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of LeicesterRobert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, Count of Meulan was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age...
- Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of WorcesterWaleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of WorcesterWaleran de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, 1st Earl of Worcester , was the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Elizabeth de Vermandois, and the twin brother of Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester...
- Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of WarwickHenry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of WarwickHenry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick was a Norman nobleman. Henry was the younger son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, daughter of Waleran I, Count of Meulan. He was given by his father the modest lordship of Le Neubourg, in central Normandy...
- Hubert de Beaumont-au-MaineHubert de Beaumont-au-MaineHubert II de Beaumont-au-Maine, also known as Hubert de Sainte-Suzanne, was a French Viscount of Beaumont and Maine, and later of Vendôme, who in the 11th century held the French territories of Beaumont, Fresnay and Sainte-Suzanne....
- Roger de Beaumont