Family of Beaumont

The family Norman of the Beaumont , belonged to the baronniales big families Anglo-Norman which were enracinèrent in England after the conquest Norman.

Roger de Beaumont, lord of Pont-Audemer, Beaumont, Brionne and Vatteville, did not fight with Hastings, because it was too old, but it remained in Normandy to control and protect the county during the invasion.

It receives grounds in the Leicestershire. His/her son Robert de Beaumont, Count de Meulan, which ordered the right wing with the Bataille of Hastings, became 1st Count de Leicester. His/her brother Henri de Beaumont was created Count de Warwick.

During the reign of Etienne of England, the twins Galéran and Robert were powerful allies of the king. Galéran, already Count de Meulan was made Count de Worcester.

Beaumont were very listened advisers of the dukes of Normandy, then kings of England.

Bernard the Dane ? └─> Torf the Rich person, lord of Pont-Audemer (born towards 910) │ └─> Turold de Pont-Audemer (towards 940) │ └─> Onfroi de Vieilles known as of Harcourt (towards 975) │ └─> Roger de Beaumont (the Bearded one) († 1094) │ ├─> Robert de Beaumont (1050 - 1118) │ │ │ ├─> Galéran IV of Meulan (1104 - 1166) │ │ └─> connects counts de Worcester │ │ │ └─> Robert II of Beaumont (1104 - 1168) │ └─> connects counts de Leicester │ └─> Henri de Beaumont known as of NeufBourg (1046 - 1123) └─> connects counts de Warwick

See too

List of the counts de Leicester
List of the counts de Warwick
List of the counts de Worcester

Homonymies :

Roger de Beaumont
Robert de Beaumont
Galéran de Beaumont
Henri de Beaumont

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