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

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Nuneaton Abbey ruins foundedBy Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Earl of Leicester hasTitleHolder Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester
House of Beaumont notableMember Robert de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester