Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex, English sheriff and Chief Justiciar

Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex

English Earl of Essex (c. 1162–1213)

Geoffrey Fitz Peter, Earl of Essex 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, a forester of Ludgershall and Maud de Manderville.