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About Roger de Breteuil, Earl Of Hereford
ROGER de Breteuil
from Medlands:
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(-after 1087). Guillaume de Jumièges names "Guillaume et Roger l'Obstiné" as the two sons of Guillaume FitzOsbern and Adelisa[204]. On the death of his father, William I King of England granted Roger the succession to the estates in England, whereby he became Earl of Hereford. He conspired with his brother-in-law Raoul de Gaël Earl of Norfolk at Exning, Cambridgeshire in 1075, at the marriage of his sister, and rebelled against King William I during the latter's absence in Normandy. They raised an army but were prevented from crossing the River Severn by the Bishop of Worcester and the Abbot of Evesham. On the king's return to England, Earl Roger was imprisoned and his estates forfeited. He remained captive for the rest of his life[205]. Florence of Worcester records that "Herefordensis comes Rogerus filius Willelmi…East-Anglorum comiti Radulfo" conspired against King William in [1074][206]. Florence of Worcester records that "comites Morkarum et Rogerum, Siwardum cognomento Barn, et Wlnothum regis Haroldi germanum" were released by King William on his deathbed in 1087[207]. m ---. The name of Roger's wife is not known. Roger & his wife had two children
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Roger de Breteuil, Earl Of Hereford's Timeline
1056 |
1056
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Of, , Herefordshire, England
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1086 |
1086
Age 30
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prison? Earl of Hereford
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1995 |
March 15, 1995
Age 30
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April 28, 1995
Age 30
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June 6, 1995
Age 30
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England? son of Roger Fitz William
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