WALERAN de Beaumont 1st Earl of Worcester
Autres noms
Autres noms |
Nom |
Nom de scène |
Waleran IV of Meulan |
Nom de scène |
Galeran de Meulan |
Événements personnels
Type d’événement |
Date |
Lieu |
Description |
Naissance |
1104 |
Meulan-en-Yvelines, Yvelines, Île-de-France, France |
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Baptême |
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England, United Kingdom |
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Service militaire |
Sep 1136 |
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He commanded the army of Norman magnates that repelled the invasion by Geoffrey of Anjou, husband of Empress Matilda. He was also able to capture the chief rebel Roger de Toeni. |
Service militaire |
Jun 1138 |
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He was in Normandy to confront successfully again an invading Angevin army, using his extensive connections at the French court to mobilize a large force of French knights to assist him. |
Service militaire |
07/11/1139 |
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He retaliated savagely against the rebel centers of Sudeley and Tewkesbury when Worcester was attacked and sacked. |
Service militaire |
1141 |
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He surrendered to Empress Matilda as news reached him that his Norman lands were being taken by the invading Angevin army. |
Service militaire |
1141 |
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He was at the Battle of Lincoln and one of the royalist earls who fled when they saw the battle was lost. He fought on for several months, probably basing himself at Worcester. |
Mariage |
1141 |
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Décès |
09/04/1166 |
Préaux, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France |
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Inhumation |
1166 |
Normandie, France |
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