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