Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
Deen, Fordice, Hallett, Hodges and Van Horn Families - Person Sheet
NamePetronilla (Pernel) de Grandmesnil
Birthabt 1135, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Death1 Apr 1212, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Spouses
Birthabt 1120, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Death31 Aug 1190, Pilgrimage
Occupation3rd Earl Of Leicester
FatherRobert de Beaumont (II) (1104-1168)
MotherAmice de Gael de Montfort (1094->1168)
ChildrenMargaret de Beaumont (~1155-1235)
Notes for Petronilla (Pernel) de Grandmesnil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronilla_de_Grandmesnil,_Countess_of_Leicester
Petronilla de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester was the wife of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester, known as “Blanchmains” . After a long widowhood, she was buried in Leicester Abbey after her death on April 1, 1212.
The 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. Jordan claimed that Earl Robert participated because of grievances against King Henry and credits dismissive remarks about the English who were fighting on the king's side to the countess: "The English are great boasters, but poor fighters; they are better at quaffing great tankards and guzzling."[1] 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. "The earl’s wife wanted to drown herself, when Simon of Odell saw to pulling her out: ‛My lady, come away from this place, and abandon your design! War is all a question of losing and winning."[2] She was noted as wearing male armour when captured.[3] She was wearing a mail hauberk with a sword and a shield. 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.[4]
William
Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, “FitzParnel/FitzPetronilla” married Loretta de Braose
Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews
Amice married Simon de Montfort III ; parents of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
William de Barres
Margaret married Saer de Quincy, later 1st Earl of Winchester
Hawise, who became a nun at Nuneaton Priory
Pernel/Petronilla
Two additional children are possible: Geoffrey and Mabel[6]
Petronilla de Grandmesnil, Countess of Leicester was the wife of Robert de Beaumont, 3rd Earl of Leicester, known as “Blanchmains” . After a long widowhood, she was buried in Leicester Abbey after her death on April 1, 1212.
The 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. Jordan claimed that Earl Robert participated because of grievances against King Henry and credits dismissive remarks about the English who were fighting on the king's side to the countess: "The English are great boasters, but poor fighters; they are better at quaffing great tankards and guzzling."[1] 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. "The earl’s wife wanted to drown herself, when Simon of Odell saw to pulling her out: ‛My lady, come away from this place, and abandon your design! War is all a question of losing and winning."[2] She was noted as wearing male armour when captured.[3] She was wearing a mail hauberk with a sword and a shield. 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.[4]
William
Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, “FitzParnel/FitzPetronilla” married Loretta de Braose
Roger, Bishop of St. Andrews
Amice married Simon de Montfort III ; parents of Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
William de Barres
Margaret married Saer de Quincy, later 1st Earl of Winchester
Hawise, who became a nun at Nuneaton Priory
Pernel/Petronilla
Two additional children are possible: Geoffrey and Mabel[6]