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1123 - 1212 (~ 89 years)
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Name |
Petronilla de Grandmesnil |
Suffix |
Countess of Leicester |
Born |
ca 1123 |
Leicestershire, England |
Gender |
Female |
Died |
01 Apr 1212 |
Leicestershire, England |
Buried |
Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
Notes |
- Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronilla_de_Grandmesnil,_Countess_of_Leicester
She was the wife of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester, known as ?Blanchmains? (d. 1190). After a long widowhood, she was buried in Leicester Abbey after her death on April 1, 1212.
Petronilla claimed to be the heiress of the Grandmesnil barony, but the records do not record the names of her parents. She married in the mid-1150s and bore at least five children:
1. William (d. before 1190)
2. Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, ?FitzParnel/FitzPetronilla? (d. 1204) married Loretta de Braose
3. Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews (d. 1202)
4. Amice married (1) Simon de Montfort III (fr) (d. 18 July before 1188); parents of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
5. Margaret married Saer de Quincy, later 1st Earl of Winchester
The contemporary chronicler Jordan Fantosme wrote that Earl Robert and his wife Petronilla were participants in the 1173?1174 rebellion of Henry "the Young King" against King Henry II, his father. Countess Petronilla accompanied her husband on his military campaign against English troops under the command of the Earl of Arundel and Humphrey III de Bohun. During the final showdown, she is said to have fled from the battle, only to be found in a ditch. She was noted as wearing male armor when captured. Earl Robert was also captured and his holdings were confiscated. Countess Petronilla was released and during the earl's continued imprisonment he wrote to her asking that she discharge the bequests stated in his father's will.
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Person ID |
I36127 |
Master File |
Last Modified |
22 Sep 2016 |
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