ROBERT de Beaumont-le-Roger, son of ROGER de Vieilles Seigneur de Beaumont-le-Roger & his wife Adeline de Meulan ([1046]-5 or 6 Jun 1118, bur Préaux, monastery of Saint-Pierre[3056]). Guillaume of Jumièges records that “Rogerius de Bellomonte” married “Adelinam, Waleranni comitis Mellenti filiam“, by whom he had “duos filios Robertum et Henricum...postea comites”, and that Robert succeeded “post Hugonem avunculum suum comes Mellentis”[3057]. Orderic Vitalis names “...Rodbertus tiro Rogerii de Bellomonte filius...” among those who took part in the battle of Hastings[3058]. He was rewarded by William I King of England with the grant of lands, mainly in Warwickshire and Leicestershire. He succeeded his mother's family in 1081 as Comte de Meulan. Orderic Vitalis names “Rodbertum et Henricum” as the heirs of “Rogerius...de Bellomonte”, adding that Robert inherited “comitatum de Mellento in pago Vilcasino hereditario jure post Hugonem Adelinæ matris suæ fratrem” and possessed “in Anglia comitatum Legecestriæ” which he was granted by King Henry I[3059]. “Rogerius et filii mei Robertus et Henricus” donated “decimam tocius Brotonie” to Saint-Wandrille by charter dated 13 Jan 1086[3060]. Domesday Book records “the count of Meulan” holding numerous properties in Warwickshire[3061]. "Rogerus de Bellomonte" founded la Sainte-Trinité de Beaumont-le-Roger, with the consent of "liberis meis Roberto comite Mellentensi et Henrico comite de Warwic", by charter dated [1088/89][3062]. Orderic Vitalis records that “Rodbertus comes Mellenti” demanded “arcem Ibreii” from Duke Robert who said that he had given “Brioniam...castrum” to Robert´s father in exchange for Ivry, that the duke imprisoned Robert and entrusted Brionne to “Rodberto Balduini filio”, dated to [1090][3063]. He succeeded his father in [1090] as Seigneur de Beaumont-le-Roger, de Vieilles et de Pont-Audemer. In [before 1094], he was imprisoned by Robert III Duke of Normandy after challenging the exchange of Ivry for Brionne agreed by his father, the Duke confiscating Brionne. He was released after the intervention of his father, and Brionne was restored to his father after being recaptured[3064]. He was granted the town of Leicester by Henry I King of England, and is thereby said to have become Earl of Leicester but there is no record of his having used this title[3065]. The Chronicon Rotomagensi records the death in 1118 of "Robertus comes de Mellent"[3066]. The necrology of Saint-Père-en-Vallée records the death "VIII Id Jun" of "Robertus comes Mellentensis"[3067]. The necrology of Lyre monastery records the death "5 Jun" of "Robertus comes Mellenti"[3068].
[m firstly [as her first husband,] GODECHILDE de Tosny, daughter of RAOUL [III] de Tosny Seigneur de Conches & his wife Isabel de Montfort l'Amaury (-Germanicea, Cilicia Oct 1097[3069]). Orderic Vitalis names “Godehildem” as the daughter of “Radulfus...de Conchis filius Rogerii de Toenia” and his wife “filiam...Simonis [de Montefort]...Isabel”, recording that she married firstly “Rodberto...Mellentensium comiti” and secondly “Balduino filio Boloniensium consulis Eustachii”[3070]. The Complete Peerage[3071] says that this first marriage is "highly improbable" as Godechilde was still a young girl when she married Baudouin de Boulogne in 1096, although infant marriages were by no means unknown at the time. Orderic Vitalis makes no mention of any annulment of her alleged first marriage. The first "marriage" may have merely been a contract of betrothal. She married [secondly] ([1090/1096]) as his second wife, Baudouin de Boulogne, who was chosen in 1100 to succeed as Baudouin I King of Jerusalem.]
m [secondly] ([1096], divorced 1115) as her first husband, ISABELLE [Elisabeth] de Vermandois, daughter of HUGUES de France Comte de Vermandois et de Valois [Capet] & his wife Adelais Ctss de Vermandois [Carolingian] ([before 1088][3072]-17Feb 1131, bur Lewes). Orderic Vitalis records that in 1096 "HugoCrispeii comes" placed "Radulfo et Henrico filiis suis" in charge of his land, married "Ysabel filiam suam" to "Rodberto de Mellento comiti", and left on pilgrimage taking "secumnobile agmen Francorum"[3073]. Guillaume of Jumièges records that ”secundus Willelmus de Warenna comes Surreiæ...tertius Willelmus filius eius” was born to “Elizabeth filia Hugonis Magni comitis Viromandorum”, who had first married “Roberto comiti Mellenti” by whom she had “tres filios et totidem filias”[3074]. She married secondly (1118) William [II] de Warenne Earl of Surrey. The necrology of Saint-Nicaise de Meulan records the death "XIII Kal Mar" of "Isabel comitissa Mellenti"[3075]. There appears to be no other "Isabelle Ctss de Melun" to whom this can refer apart from Isabelle de Vermandois. However, it is surprising that she is not referred to by the title of her second husband.
Comte Robert & his [second] wife had [nine] children