Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester

Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester
Earl of Leicester
MonarchsHenry II and Richard I
Personal details
Born1121
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died1190
Dyrrachium on the Third Crusade
Spouse(s)Petronilla de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester
Children
  • Robert, 4th Earl of Leicester
  • Roger, who became Bishop of St Andrews
  • William, possibly the ancestor of the House of Hamilton
  • Amicia, who married Simon de Montfort
Parents

Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester (1121 - 1190), called Blanchemains,[1] was an English nobleman, one of the principal followers of Henry the Young King in the Revolt of 1173–1174 against his father King Henry II.

  1. ^ Hollister 2001, p. 173.