Our Family History
Petronella de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester
1. Petronella de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester was born in 1134 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England; died on 1 Apr 1212 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Petronella married Robert De Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester in 1155 in Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire, England. Robert (son of Robert De Beaumont, 2nd Earl of Leicester and Amice de Gael) was born in 1121 in Beaumont, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died on 31 Aug 1190 in Durazzo Provence, West, Albania. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Margaret de Beaumont
was born on 2 Aug 1154 in Groby, Leicestershire, England; died on 12 Jan 1235 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in 1235 in Garendon, Leicestershire, England.
- 2. Margaret de Beaumont
Generation: 2
2. Margaret de Beaumont
(1.Petronella1) was born on 2 Aug 1154 in Groby, Leicestershire, England; died on 12 Jan 1235 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in 1235 in Garendon, Leicestershire, England. Family/Spouse: Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester. Saer (son of Sir Robert de Quincy Justiciar of Lothian and Judith Orabilis FitzNess of Leuchars) was born in 1090 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; died in 1158 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried after 3 November 1219 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. Hawise de Quincy
was born on 10 Dec 1184 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 3 Feb 1263 in Essex, England; was buried in Feb 1263 in Earls Colne, Essex, England.
Family/Spouse: Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester. Saer (son of Sir Robert de Quincy Justiciar of Lothian and Judith Orabilis FitzNess of Leuchars) was born in 1090 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom; died in 1158 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; was buried after 3 November 1219 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester
was born in 1195 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 5 Apr 1264 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in Apr 1264 in Saint Peter Churchyard, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England.
- 3. Hawise de Quincy
Generation: 3
3. Hawise de Quincy
(2.Margaret2, 1.Petronella1) was born on 10 Dec 1184 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 3 Feb 1263 in Essex, England; was buried in Feb 1263 in Earls Colne, Essex, England. Family/Spouse: Sir Hugh de Vere, 4th Earl of Oxford. Hugh (son of Robert de Vere, 3rd Earl of Oxford and Isabel de Bolebec) was born in 1207 in Essex, England; died before 23 Dec 1263 in Colne Engaine, Essex, England; was buried in Earls Colne, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 5. Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford
was born in 1220 in Essex, England; died in 1296 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; was buried after 7 Dec 1296 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
- 5. Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford
4. Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester
(2.Margaret2, 1.Petronella1) was born in 1195 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 5 Apr 1264 in Brackley, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in Apr 1264 in Saint Peter Churchyard, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England. Family/Spouse: Helen de Galloway, Countess of Winchester. Helen was born in Aug 1207 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 21 Nov 1245 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Brackley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 6. Elena de Quincy
was born about 1217 in England; died on 20 Aug 1296 in East Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
Family/Spouse: Helen de Galloway. Helen (daughter of Alan FitzRoland, Lord of Galloway and Unknown de Lacy) was born in Aug 1207 in Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland; died on 21 Nov 1245 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried on 30 Nov 1245 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Elizabeth de Quincy
was born in 1220 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died in 1282 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland.
- 6. Elena de Quincy
Generation: 4
5. Robert de Vere, 5th Earl of Oxford
(3.Hawise3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Petronella1) was born in 1220 in Essex, England; died in 1296 in Castle Hedingham, Essex, England; was buried after 7 Dec 1296 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Family/Spouse: Lady Alice Sanford, Countess of Oxford. Alice was born about 1230 in Great Hormede, Hertfordshire, England; died on 7 Sep 1312 in Canfield, Essex, England; was buried after 9 Sep 1312 in Earls Colne, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 8. Sir Alphonse de Vere
was born before 1262 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died before 20 Dec 1328 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; was buried in 1328 in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.
- 8. Sir Alphonse de Vere
6. Elena de Quincy
(4.Roger3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Petronella1) was born about 1217 in England; died on 20 Aug 1296 in East Leicester, Leicestershire, England. Family/Spouse: Alan la Zouche, II. Alan was born in 1205 in Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire, England; died on 10 Aug 1270 in North Molton, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 9. Eudes la Zouche
was born in 1232 in Ashby-de-la-Zouche, Leicestershire, England; died before 25 June 1279 in Haringworth, Northamptonshire, England.
- 9. Eudes la Zouche
7. Elizabeth de Quincy
(4.Roger3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Petronella1) was born in 1220 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died in 1282 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Banff, Banffshire, Scotland. Family/Spouse: Sir Alexander Comyn, 6th Earl of Buchan, Constable and Justiciar of Scotland. Alexander was born in 1217 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; died on 6 Apr 1290 in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; was buried in Apr 1290 in Deer Abbey, Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Elizabeth Comyn
was born about 1248 in Scotland; died before 17 February 1329 in St Andrew's Church, Hexham, Northumberland, England.
- 10. Elizabeth Comyn
