Robert de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Leicester and Count of Meulan (died June 5, 1118) was a powerful English and French nobleman, revered as one of the wisest men of his age. Chroniclers speak highly of his eloquence, his learning, and three kings of England valued his counsel. The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Events Knights Templar founded Baldwin of Le Bourg succeeds his cousin Baldwin I as king of Jerusalem John II Comnenus succeeds Alexius I as Byzantine emperor Gelasius II succeeds Paschal II as pope Births December 21 - Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general Deaths January 21 - Pope...

He was the eldest son of Roger de Beaumont and Adeline of Meulan, and an older brother of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick. He accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, where his service earned him more than 91 lordships and manors. When his mother died in 1081, Robert inherited the title of Count of Meulan. In 1100 Robert was with William Rufus in the New Forest when the latter died under sudden and violent circumstances. He then pledged alligience to William Rufus' brother, Henry I of England, who created him Earl of Leicester in 1107. Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick (died 1119) was an English nobleman. ... King William I of England William I ( 1027–September 9, 1087), was King of England from 1066 to 1087. ... William II (called Rufus, perhaps because of his red-faced appearance, or maybe his bloody reign) (c. ... New Forest heathland The New Forest is an area of Hampshire in England which was created as a royal forest in 1079 by William the Conqueror for the hunting of (mainly) deer. ... Henry I of England, depicted in Cassells History of England, Century Edition, published circa 1902 Henry I (c. ...

In 1096 he married Isabella de Vermandois, daughter of Hugh Magnus and a scion of the French royal family. Their children were: Hugh of Vermandois (1053 - October 18, 1101), known as the Great, was the brother of King Philip I of France, and count of Vermandois. ...

1. Waleran IV de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (born 1104)
2. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (born 1104)
3. Hugh de Beaumont, Earl of Bedford (born c. 1106)
4. Isabel de Beaumont, a mistress of King Henry I of England and the mother of Strongbow.

According to Henry of Huntingdon, Robert died of shame after "a certain earl carried off the lady he had espoused, either by some intrigue or by force and stratagem." His wife Isabella remarried in 1118 to William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey. Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 - 5 April 1168) was an English nobleman of French ancestry. ... Henry I of England, depicted in Cassells History of England, Century Edition, published circa 1902 Henry I (c. ... Richard fits Gilbert de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (c. ... Henry of Huntingdon (c. ... William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey (d. ...

The Earl of Leicester was created in the 12th century as a title in the Peerage of England (title now extinct), and is currently a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, created in 1837. ... Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester (1104 - 5 April 1168) was an English nobleman of French ancestry. ...