Petronilla de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester

Female 1123 - 1212  (~ 89 years)


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  • Name Petronilla de Grandmesnil 
    Suffix Countess of Leicester 
    Born ca 1123  Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 01 Apr 1212  Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Leicester Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    • 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.

    Person ID I36127  Master File
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2016 

    Family Robert (Blanchemains) de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester,   b. ca 1135, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1190, DurrĂ«s, Albania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Children 
     1. Margaret de Beaumont,   b. ca 1156, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Jan 1235, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years)
    Last Modified 22 Sep 2016 
    Family ID F14898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart