Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester

- 1204

• Name	Robert FitzPernel
  	He was also the Steward of England; and Seigneur of Bréteuil and Paci in Normandy. [1, 2] He was also known as Robert de Bréteuil during his father's life.. [2]
  Military	1190  [2]
  He was with Richard I in the Third Crusade and was confirmed of his Earldom at Messina in 1191.
  History	1195  [2]
  After his return from the Crusade, Robert was taken prisoner, and was so for several years as Philip of France and Richard I negotiated.
  Offices Held	27 May 1199  [2]
  He was the Steward at King John's coronation.
  Married	say 1200  [1, 2]
  Laurette, the daughter of William de Braiose, Lord of Bramber, Brecknock, and Gower. [Laurette, married Robert FitzPernel Earl of Leicester] She died 4 March 1266 in Hackington, England.
  Death	20 Oct 1204  [1, 2]
  He died without issue.
  Burial	Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England   [2]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. William de Bréteuil   2. Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester   d. 20 Oct 1204   3. Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews   4. Arnice, Countess of Leicester + 5. Margaret de Beaumont   d. 12 Jan 1635/36 ▻ Saher de Quincy, Earl of Winchester,  m. 1175   6. Hawise   7. Pernel
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bernard Harcourt,   b. About 904, Normandy, France   (6 x Great Grandfather)  Pernel de Grantmesnil   d. 1 Apr 1212  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I21926
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2019

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester,   b. Before 1135   d. 1190, Durazzo, Eastern Empire (Age 55 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Pernel de Grantmesnil   d. 1 Apr 1212
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F3012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Robert FitzPernel, Earl of Leicester ( – 1204) 2Sir Robert ès Blanchemains de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester(1135 – 1190) 4Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester(1104 – 1168) 8Sir Robert de Beaumont, Earl of Leicester(1049 – 1118) 16Roger de Beaumont, Siegneur of Beaumont(1022 – 1094) 17Adeline de Meulan(1014 – 1081) 9Isabel de Vermandois, Countess of Leicester(1081 – 1147) 18Hugh Magnus de Crépi, Duke of France and Burgundy(1057 – 1102) 19Adelaide de Vermandois, Countess de Vermandois and Valois(1062 – 1124) 5Amice de Montfort 10Ralph de Gael, Earl of Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridge( – Abt 1096) 20 21 11Emma 22William FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford( – 1071) 23Adelise de Tosny 3Pernel de Grantmesnil( – 1212) 6Hugh de Grantmesnil 12Hugh de Grantmesnil 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Burial - - Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S1449] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume VII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1929).