WALERAN DE BEAUMONT (I104—I166) obtained his father's French fiefs and the title of count of Meulan in 1118. After being imprisoned for five years by Henry I. he spent some time in Eng land, and during the civil war between Stephen and the Empress Matilda he fought for the former until about I 150, when he deserted the king and assisted the empress.
Another member of the Beaumont family, possibly a relative of tkbe earlier Beaumonts, was LOUIS DE BEAUMONT (d. bishop of Durham from 1317 until his death.
The barony of Beaumont dates from 1309, when HENRY BEAU MONT (died 1340), who was constable of England in 1322, was summoned to parliament under this title.