Paternal Family Tree: Beaumont
Maternal Family Tree: Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche -1129
Archbishop Rotrou was born to Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick and Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick.
Archbishop Rotrou was appointed Bishop Evreux.
Archbishop Rotrou was appointed Archbishop of Rouen.
In 1088 [his father] Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 38] was created 1st Earl Warwick.
Before 1100 [his father] Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 49] and [his mother] Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche and [his grandmother] Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche.
On 2nd August 1100 King William II of England [aged 44] died in a hunting accident, not known whether accidentally or otherwise, in the New Forest, Hampshire. His brother Henry [aged 32] succeeded I King of England. The brothers [his uncle] Robert Beaumont 1st Earl of Leicester Count Meulan [aged 60] and [his father] Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 50], and Roger de Clare [aged 34] and Gilbert de Clare [aged 34] were present.
On 20th June 1119 [his father] Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick [aged 69] died. His son [his brother] Roger [aged 17] succeeded 2nd Earl Warwick.
In 1130 [his brother] Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 28] and [his sister-in-law] Gundred Warenne Countess Warwick were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. She the daughter of William Warenne 2nd Earl of Surrey and Elizabeth Capet Countess Leicester, Meulan and Surrey [aged 45]. He the son of [his father] Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick and [his mother] Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick.
On 12th June 1153 [his brother] Roger Beaumont 2nd Earl Warwick [aged 51] died. His son [his nephew] William [aged 13] succeeded 3rd Earl Warwick.
After 1156 [his mother] Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick died.
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On 10th September 1167 Empress Matilda [aged 65] died. She was buried under the high alter at Bec Abbey [Map] during a service performed by Archbishop Rotrou. Her tomb's epitaph reads 'Great by birth, greater by marriage, greatest in her offspring: here lies Matilda, the daughter, wife, and mother of Henry'.
On 27th August 1172 Henry the Young King [aged 17] and Margaret Capet [aged 15] were married at Winchester Cathedral [Map]. Margaret's dowry included the Vexin; the border between France and Normandy. On the same day they were both crowned by Archbishop Rotrou. She the daughter of Louis VII King of the Franks [aged 52] and Constance of Castile Queen of the Franks. He the son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England [aged 39] and Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England [aged 50]. They were half fourth cousins.
On 27th November 1183 Archbishop Rotrou died.
Great x 3 Grandfather: Torf Seigneur de Torville 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Turold de Pont-Audemer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey "Vielles" Beaumont
Great x 3 Grandfather: Unknown Dane
Great x 2 Grandmother: Duvelina
Grandfather: Roger "Bearded" Beaumont
father: Henry Beaumont 1st Earl Warwick
Great x 2 Grandfather: Unknown Count of Meulan
Great x 1 Grandfather: Waleran I Count of Meulan
Grandmother: Adeline of Meulan
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey II Châteaudun Vicomte de Châteaudun
Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun I Count Perche
Great x 3 Grandmother: Melisende Viscountess Châteaudun
Great x 1 Grandfather: Rotrou Chateaudun II Count Perche
Great x 2 Grandmother: Helvise Corbon Viscountess Châteaudun
Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun II Count Mortain III Count Perche
Great x 2 Grandfather: Guérin de Domfront
Great x 1 Grandmother: Adeliza de Bellême Countess Perche
mother: Marguerite Chateaudun Countess Warwick
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hilduin III Count Montdidier
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hilduin Montdidier IV Count Montdidier
Grandmother: Beatrix de Ramerupt Montdidier Countess Mortain and Perche