Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester

[1] Robert's newly gained estates included a large part of central Normandy.

Earl Robert also was lord of the vast honour of Breteuil, but the family castle there had been dismantled after the 1173-1174 War.

After defending Rouen from the advances of Philip II of France, he attempted to retake his castle of Pacy.

In any event, Robert died on 20 or 21 October 1204, and his large English estates were divided between the heirs of his two sisters.

The younger sister, Margaret, had married Saer de Quincy, and they inherited the other half.

Arms of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, adopted at the start of the age of heraldry, c.1200-15: Gules, a cinquefoil pierced ermine . Today the arms of the City of Leicester
Seal of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester: A cinquefoil pierced ermine