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 1022 - 1094 (72 years)
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| 1. | Lord of Beaumont-le-Roger and Pont-Audemer, Viscount of Hiesmes Roger de Beaumont was born in 1022 in Pont-Audemer, Eure, France (son of Humphrey de Vielles and Aubreye de la Haye Auberie); died on 29 Nov 1094. Notes:
Seigneur of Beaumont, Pontaudemer, Brionne and Vatteville, Normandy.
Roger was nicknamed Barbatus or La Barbe because he wore a moustache and beard while the Normans usually were clean shaven. This peculiarity is recognized in the forty-first panel of the Bayeux Tapestry where he is depicted sitting at a feast with Duke William on his left hand, Odo brother of William and Bishop of Bayeux in the centre.
Planché tells us that "he was the noblest, the wealthiest, and the most valiant seigneur of Normandy, and the greatest and most trusted friend of the Danish family." There is an explanation for this - as an older cousin who had never rebelled against the young Duke, he was part of the kinship group of noblemen that William relied upon in governing Normandy and fighting off frequent rebellion and invasions. The historian Frank McLynn notes that William relied on relatives descended via his mother (namely his half-brothers and brothers-in-law) and on relatives descended from the Duchess Gunnora's sisters, since his own paternal kin had proved unreliable.
Wace, the 12th century historian, says that "at the time of the invasion of England, Roger was summoned to the great council at Lillebonne, on account of his wisdom; but that he did not join in the expedition as he was too far advanced in years." Although Roger could not fight, he did not hesitate in contributing his share of the cost, for he provided at his own expense sixty vessels for the conveyance of the troops across the channel. Furthermore, his eldest son and heir fought bravely at Hastings as noted in several contemporary records. As a result, Roger's elder sons were awarded rich lands in England, and both eventually were made English earls by the sons of the Conqueror.
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Died:
Abbey of Preaux, Pont-Audemer, Eure, France
Roger married Adeline de Meulan in 1040. Adeline (daughter of Waleran de Meulan and Ode de Conteville) was born about 1025. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 1st Earl of Warwick Henry de Beaumont was born about 1048; died on 20 Jun 1123.
- 1st Earl of Leicester Robert de Beaumont, Count Meulan I was born in 1046 in Beaumont-le-Roger, Eure, Normandy, France; died on 5 Jun 1118 in Préaux, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; was buried .
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