3rd Earl of Shrewsbury Robert II de Bellême de Talvas Montgomerie

1056 - 1119  (63 years)

• Name	Robert II de Bellême de Talvas Montgomerie  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16]
  Title	3rd Earl of Shrewsbury
  Birth	1056	La Perche, Cher, Centre, France   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Between 1098 and 1102	Arundel, Sussex, England   [17]
  	Earl of Arundel
  Military	1101	England   [18]
  	Forfeit Shrewsbury Title; Rebelled against Henry I, joined invasion of England
  Family Search ID	9C9F-XG2
  Title	3rd Earl of Arundel
  Title	Comte de Alençon
  Burial	1119	Abbaye de Saint-Martin, Sées, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France   [2]
  Death	8 May 1119	Dorset, England   [2]
  	Wareham Castle
  Notes	Returned with his father, Roger II and William the Conqueror to Normandy to quell the revolt. During the seige of Fresney-le-Vicomte, Robert then only 17 years old, distinguished himself and was knighted by King William. Between Robert and young Duke Robert called Courte-Heuse, a great friendship grew up. Unfortunately this friendship cost the family all its domains in England. During the wars of session between the sons of the Conqueror, Robert of Belleme supported the eldest son Robert Courte Heuse against the younger brother Henry who had usurped the English Crown. While in the role of Ambassador for the Normans and French King Louis, he was attacked, and imprisoned. His eyes were burnt out with a white hot sword, and he died in Wharem Castle in about 1114.
  Person ID	I1732	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	6th Count of Montgomerie Roger II Montgomerie,   b. 1022, Saint-Germain-de-Montgommery, Calvados, Normandy, France d. 27 Jul 1094, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mabel Talvas d'Alençon Bellême,   b. 1026, Alençon, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France d. 2 Dec 1092, Dives, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1048	La Perche, Cher, Centre, France   [4, 15]
  Family ID	F642	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Countess de Ponthieu Agnes de Ponthieu,   b. Abt 1060, Abbeville, Somme, Picardie, France d. Abt 1105, Ain, Rhone-Alpes, France (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	Bef 9 Sep 1087  [11]
  Children	> 1. Rissa Montgomerie  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Count of Ponthieu William III Talvas Montgomerie,   b. 1084, Lincolnshire, England d. 29 Jun 1172 (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1056 - La Perche, Cher, Centre, France Occupation - Earl of Arundel - Between 1098 and 1102 - Arundel, Sussex, England Death - 8 May 1119 - Dorset, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Folios		T H Montgomery - Pages 036-045 ; IX - XII Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery [IX - XII] John Montgomerie
  		T H Montgomery - Pages 026-033 Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery [VII] Robert Bellême de Talvas Montgomerie
  		T H Montgomery - Pages 013-026 ; VI Genealogical History of the Family of Montgomery [VI] Roger de Montgomerie

  
  

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