Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex

Geoffrey Fitz Peter
Chief Justiciar of England
In office
11 July 1198 – 14 October 1213
MonarchsRichard I
John
Preceded byHubert Walter
Succeeded byPeter des Roches
Justiciar of England
In office
1189 – 11 July 1198
MonarchRichard I
Sheriff of Northamptonshire
In office
1184–1189
MonarchHenry II
Personal details
Bornc. 1162
Died14 October 1213
Spouse(s)(1) Beatrice de Say
(2) Aveline de Clare
ChildrenGeoffrey de Mandeville
William de Mandeville
Henry, Dean of Wolverhampton
Maud Fitzgeoffrey
John Fitzgeoffrey
Cecily Fitzgeoffrey
Hawise Fitzgeoffrey
OccupationEarl of Essex
ProfessionNoble

Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex (c. 1162–1213) was a prominent member of the government of England during the reigns of Richard I and John. The patronymic is sometimes rendered Fitz Piers, for he was the son of Piers de Lutegareshale (born 1134, Cherhill, Wiltshire, died 14 January 1179, Pleshy, Essex), a forester of Ludgershall and Maud de Manderville (born 1138, Rycott, Oxford, England).