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Roger the Poitevin

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22: 240:, it is thought that this action was less a betrayal of Rufus and more a result of Roger's dual vassalage between the King of England and the King of France. Roger did not lose his English lands as a result of this action but held no position in Rufus's government from this point. Roger continued to be loyal to Rufus but in 1102 joined his brothers' failed rebellion against 255:
Roger then went to his wife's holdings in Poitou. Almodis's uncle Odo was ousted as count of La Marche in 1104, and subsequently the sons of Roger and Almodis are styled as count. In 1109, Roger was permitted to briefly return to England to the court of Henry I, although he did not recover his
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earlier English holdings. After around 1109, Roger appears to have either lost interest in governing in La Marche, or lost the political power itself as he is only seen once in the documents of La Marche as his wife and sons held the authority in the region.
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Around 1091, Roger's brother-in-law Boso died, but Roger was apparently preoccupied with Norman and English affairs, and his wife's uncle Odo became count of La Marche.
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In 1092, Roger acquired a large part of what is now northern Lancashire. These grants gave Roger effective control of all the lands north of the River Ribble to the
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in favor of Robert Curthose. As a result Roger de Poitou lost his English holdings. The King put those in
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Roger's father Roger de Montgomery died in 1094. That same year, Rufus sent Roger to hold the castle at
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on the first day of the siege; Roger and his men were held for ransom and purchased their freedom.
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Lewis, C.P. (July 1989). "The King and Eye: A Study in Anglo-Norman Politics".
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Nelson, Christopher; Harper-Bill, Christopher J.; Holdsworth, Janet L. (1989).
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Before 1086, he had married Almodis, daughter of Count Aldebert II of
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Roger of Poitou is associated with 632 places after the Conquest
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Roger's lordship extends beyond the Ribble as far as Cumberland
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Avise of Lancaster, who married William "the Younger" Peverel
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Open Domesday, The first free online copy of Domesday Book
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Roger acquired a great lordship in England, with lands in
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Conquest, Anarchy a & Lordship: Yorkshire 1066-1154
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in Poitou, and sister and presumptive heiress of Count
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Due to long established lines of communication across
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Index


Lancaster Priory
Anglo-Norman
England
France
Roger of Montgomery, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
Mabel de Bellême
Poitou
Salfordshire
Essex
Suffolk
Nottinghamshire
Derbyshire
Lincolnshire
Hampshire
North Yorkshire
Mersey
Ribble
Lancashire
Merseyside
Greater Manchester
Lord of Bowland
La Marche
Boso III
River Lune
Cumberland
Morecambe Bay
Furness
Cartmel
King William II Rufus

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