Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex

Geoffrey Fitz Peter
Geoffrey Fitz Peter
Chief Justiciar of England
	In office; 11 July 1198 – 14 October 1213
Monarchs	Richard I; John
Preceded by	Hubert Walter
Succeeded by	Peter des Roches
Justiciar of England
	In office; 1189 – 11 July 1198
Monarch	Richard I
Sheriff of Northamptonshire
	In office; 1184–1189
Monarch	Henry II
Personal details
Born	c. 1162
Died	14 October 1213
Spouse(s)	(1) Beatrice de Say; (2) Aveline de Clare
Children	Geoffrey de Mandeville; William de Mandeville; Henry, Dean of Wolverhampton; Maud Fitzgeoffrey; John Fitzgeoffrey; Cecily Fitzgeoffrey; Hawise Fitzgeoffrey
Occupation	Earl of Essex
Profession	Noble

Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex (c. 1162–1213) was a prominent member of the government of England during the reigns of Richard I and John. The patronymic is sometimes rendered Fitz Piers, for he was the son of Piers de Lutegareshale (born 1134, Cherhill, Wiltshire, died 14 January 1179, Pleshy, Essex), a forester of Ludgershall and Maud de Manderville (born 1138, Rycott, Oxford, England).

Geoffrey Fitz Peter

Chief Justiciar of England
In office 11 July 1198 – 14 October 1213
Monarchs	Richard I John
Preceded by	Hubert Walter
Succeeded by	Peter des Roches
Justiciar of England
In office 1189 – 11 July 1198
Monarch	Richard I
Sheriff of Northamptonshire
In office 1184–1189
Monarch	Henry II

Personal details
Born	c. 1162
Died	14 October 1213
Spouse(s)	(1) Beatrice de Say (2) Aveline de Clare
Children	Geoffrey de Mandeville William de Mandeville Henry, Dean of Wolverhampton Maud Fitzgeoffrey John Fitzgeoffrey Cecily Fitzgeoffrey Hawise Fitzgeoffrey
Occupation	Earl of Essex
Profession	Noble