Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick

Roger de Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Warwick ( * 1102, † June 12, 1153 ) was the eldest son of Henry de Beaumont, 1st Earl of Warwick, and Marguerite, daughter of Geoffrey II of Perche and Beatrix of Montdidier. He is also known as Roger de Newburg.

He is generally considered to be a devout and pious man. A chronicle of this period, the Gesta Regis Stephani, speaks of him as a man gentle mind (English man of gentle disposition ). The Borough of Warwick remembers him. Than the founder of the Hospital of S. Michael for lepers, which he endowed with the tithes of Wedgnock and other possessions He also supported the Templars beyond the bridge. In the reign of King Stephen he built a Priory at Llangennilth, Glamorgan, which was dedicated to the Holy Kenned, and the Abbey of St. taurine in Évreux shelter in Normandy.

Family and children

Beaumont married in 1130 Gundred de Warenne, daughter of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth de Vermandois. For the connection, the following children were born:

  • William de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Warwick.
  • Waleran de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Warwick ( 1153 - December 12, 1204 ).
  • Henry de Beaumont, 1205 was Dean of Salisbury.
  • Agnes de Beaumont, married Geoffrey de Clinton, chamberlain of the king and son of Geoffrey de Clinton, the installer of Kenilworth Castle and Priory.
  • Margaret de Beaumont.
  • Gundred de Beaumont (ca. 1135-1200 ), married:
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