Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester

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Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester, was a powerful 11th–12th century Anglo-Norman nobleman and close advisor to King Henry I of England, noted for his military and political influence after the Norman Conquest.

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Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Norman noble
earl
military leader
nobleman
political advisor
allegiance Duchy of Normandy
Kingdom of England
birthDate circa 1040
birthPlace Normandy
burialPlace Leicester Abbey (traditional attribution)
linked to: Leicester Abbey
child Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford
Isabel de Beaumont
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester
countryOfOrigin Normandy
deathDate 5 June 1118
deathPlace Leicestershire
era 11th century
12th century
ethnicGroup Norman
familyName de Beaumont
father Roger de Beaumont
givenName Robert
heldTitle Count of Meulan
Earl of Leicester
languageSpoken Latin
Old French
lordOf Leicester
Meulan
monarchServed Henry I of England
William I of England
William II of England
mother Adeline of Meulan
nobleFamily House of Beaumont
nobleRank earl
nobleTitle Earl of Leicester
notableFor military service after the Norman Conquest
political influence in early Norman England
participatedIn Battle of Hastings
Norman Conquest of England
positionHeld member of the royal council of England
royal advisor to Henry I of England
receivedLandFrom William I of England
religion Roman Catholicism
sibling Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick
spouse Elizabeth de Vermandois

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Earl of Leicester hasTitleHolder Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
House of Beaumont notableMember Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick sibling Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Count of Meulan heldBy Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Earldom of Leicester firstHolder Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Earldom of Leicester notableHolder Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester father Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester precededByAsEarlOfLeicester Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
St Mary de Castro Church foundedBy Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester