Roger d’Amory

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Roger d’Amory was an early 14th-century English nobleman and soldier who rose to prominence under Edward II before being implicated in the Despenser War and dying in royal custody.

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Roger d'Amory 1
Roger d’Amory canonical 1
d’Amory 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century English person ⓘ
English nobleman ⓘ
medieval soldier ⓘ
activePeriod early 14th century ⓘ
allegiance Edward II of England ⓘ
causeOfDeath illness in captivity ⓘ
child Elizabeth d'Amory ⓘ
conflict Despenser War ⓘ
First War of Scottish Independence ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
diedIn royal custody ⓘ
lostEstates yes ⓘ
loyaltyShift from royal favourite to rebel against royal policy ⓘ
monarchServed Edward II of England ⓘ
nobleFamily d'Amory family ⓘ
notableFor rise and fall during reign of Edward II ⓘ
opponent Hugh Despenser the Elder ⓘ
Hugh Despenser the Younger ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Bannockburn ⓘ
placeOfDeath Tutbury Castle ⓘ
positionHeld royal favourite of Edward II ⓘ
relativeByMarriage Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester ⓘ
the de Clare family ⓘ
linked to: de Clare family
roleInDespenserWar rebel baron against Despensers ⓘ
spouse Elizabeth de Clare ⓘ
title baron ⓘ
wasAttainted yes ⓘ
wasCaptured after defeat in Despenser War ⓘ
wasImprisonedBy Edward II of England ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elizabeth de Clare → spouse → Roger d’Amory ⓘ
Elizabeth de Clare → spouse → Roger d'Amory ⓘ
subject linked to: Lady of Clare
linked to: Roger d’Amory
Elizabeth d’Amory → familyName → d’Amory ⓘ
linked to: Roger d’Amory