Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

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Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, was an influential Norman nobleman and close ally of William the Conqueror who became one of the most powerful magnates in post-Conquest England and the Welsh Marches.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earl ⓘ
medieval person ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
allegiance Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
William I of England ⓘ
approximateBirthDate c. 1030 ⓘ
birthPlace Montgomery, Normandy ⓘ
buriedAt Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ
child Arnulf de Montgomery ⓘ
Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Philip de Montgomery ⓘ
Robert of Bellême ⓘ
Roger of Poitou ⓘ
closeAllyOf William the Conqueror ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Duchy of Normandy ⓘ
deathDate 27 July 1094 ⓘ
deathPlace Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norman ⓘ
familyName de Montgomery ⓘ
father Roger II of Montgomery ⓘ
founded Shrewsbury Abbey ⓘ
givenName Roger ⓘ
heldOffice Earl of Arundel ⓘ
Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
heldTitleIn England ⓘ
Welsh Marches ⓘ
knownFor extensive landholdings recorded in Domesday Book ⓘ
lordship in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
role in consolidation of Norman rule in England ⓘ
language Old Norman ⓘ
lordOf Montgomery lordship in the Welsh Marches ⓘ
mother Josceline de Pont-Audemer ⓘ
nobleTitle 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Earl of Arundel ⓘ
Earl of Shropshire ⓘ
linked to: Earl of Shrewsbury
participatedIn Norman colonization of the Welsh borderlands ⓘ
linked to: Norman expansion
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Adeliza of Ponthieu ⓘ
Mabel de Bellême ⓘ
supported Norman Conquest of England ⓘ
timePeriod 11th century ⓘ
vassalOf William I of England ⓘ
William II of England ⓘ
wasOneOf most powerful magnates in post-Conquest England ⓘ
most powerful magnates in the Welsh Marches ⓘ

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House of Montgomery → notableMember → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
House of Montgomery → notableMember → Hugh of Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
linked to: Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
de Montgomery → hasMember → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Arnulf de Montgomery → father → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury → father → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Robert of Bellême → father → Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
linked to: Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
Robert FitzHamon → fatherInLaw → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury → father → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury → inheritedFrom → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Hugh de Montgomery, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury → predecessor → Roger de Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ