Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester

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Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester, was a prominent 12th-century Anglo-Norman nobleman and statesman who served as Chief Justiciar of England under King Henry II.

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instanceOf Anglo-Norman nobleman
Earl
human
medieval politician
statesman
allegiance Kingdom of England
associatedWith royal court of Henry II of England
birthDate circa 1104
burialPlace Leicester Abbey
centuryOfActivity 12th century
child Hawise de Beaumont
Isabel de Beaumont
Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate 5 April 1168
ethnicGroup Norman
familyName de Beaumont
father Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
givenName Robert
governedTerritory honour of Leicester
heldLandIn Leicestershire
Normandy
languageSpoken Latin
Norman French
linked to: Anglo-Norman
monarchServed Henry II of England
mother Amicia de Gael
nobleFamily House of Beaumont
nobleTitle 2nd Earl of Leicester
notableFor influence in early reign of Henry II
service as Chief Justiciar of England
notableWork administration of royal justice under Henry II
positionHeld Chief Justiciar of England
Earl of Leicester
Justiciar of England
precededByAsEarlOfLeicester Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester
precededByInOffice Richard de Lucy
linked to: Richard de Luci
rank great magnate of the Anglo-Norman realm
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sibling Aubrey de Beaumont
Hugh de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Bedford
Waleran de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Worcester
spouse Amice de Gael
Amicia de Montfort
succeededByAsEarlOfLeicester Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester
succeededByInOffice Richard de Lucy
linked to: Richard de Luci
supportedMonarch Henry II of England
titleHeldFrom Earl of Leicester from circa 1118

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Earl of Leicester hasTitleHolder Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
House of Beaumont notableMember Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Nuneaton Abbey ruins foundedBy Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
2nd Earl of Gloucester fatherInLaw Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
William, Earl of Gloucester fatherInLaw Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Combe Abbey, Warwickshire foundedBy Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Earldom of Leicester notableHolder Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont child Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester child Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester father Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester