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

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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