Sir Roger d'Amory, Lord d'Amory, Baron of Amory in Ireland, (b. ca. 1290 – d. bef. 14 March 1321/1322) was a nobleman and Constable of Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle

Corfe Castle is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset. It is the site of a ruined castle of the same name. The village and castle stand over a gap in the Purbeck Hills on the route between Wareham and Swanage. The village lies in the gap below the castle, and is some eight...

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He was the younger son of Sir Robert d'Amory, Knight, of Bucknell

Bucknell, Oxfordshire

Bucknell is a village and civil parish northwest of Bicester in Oxfordshire, England.-History:After the Norman Conquest of England, William the Conqueror granted the Manor of Bucknell to Robert D'Oyly. In 1300 the Lord of the Manor of Bucknell was Sir Robert d'Amory, father of Roger d'Amory...

 and Woodperry, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

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. Sir Roger also possessed in his own right the manors of Bletchington and Holton, Oxfordshire

Holton, Oxfordshire

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, Standon

Standon

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 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

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, Caythorpe in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire

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, and Knaresborough

Knaresborough

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 and St. Briavels' Castles.

d'Amory fought at the Battle of Bannockburn

Battle of Bannockburn

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 where he provided "good services", following which he was granted the manors of Sandal

Sandal Castle

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, Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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 and Vauxhall

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, Surrey

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, in 1317.

Sir Roger d'Amorie, knight, had summons to parliament on 20 November 1317, and in the 11th (1318), 12th (1319), 13th (1320) and 14th (1321) years of the reign of King Edward II

Edward II of England

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, whereby he is held to have become Lord d'Amory.

He had been a favourite of King Edward II of England

Edward II of England

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 until he was displaced by Hugh the younger Despenser

Hugh the younger Despenser

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. d'Amory took an active part in the Despenser War

Despenser War

The Despenser War was a baronial revolt between 1321-2 led by the Marcher Lords Roger Mortimer, Baron Mortimer and Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford against Edward II of England and his favourite, Hugh Despenser the Younger.Some historians use the label the "Despenser War" to refer to just...

 in 1321-22 and was one of the principals in this affair. He captured Gloucester

Gloucester

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, burnt Bridgnorth

Bridgnorth

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, was at the siege of Tickhill

Tickhill

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 and the battle at Burton-on-Trent. As a result his lands were confiscated and orders were issued for his arrest. Retreating before the King's forces, being either sick or wounded he was left behind at Tutbury Castle

Tutbury Castle

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, Staffordshire

Staffordshire

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, where he was captured on 11 March 1322 (1321/2). He was quickly tried and condemned to death. It appears, however, that his illness beat the executioner as he died there "of illness" two days later, and was buried at St. Mary's, Ware, Hertfordshire.

Lord d'Amory married shortly before 3 May 1317, Lady Elizabeth de Clare

Elizabeth de Clare

Elizabeth de Clare was the heiress to the lordships of Clare, Suffolk in England and Usk in Wales. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and Joan of Acre, and sister of Gilbert de Clare, who later succeeded as the 7th Earl...

, being her third husband. They had one child:

• Elizabeth (died before her husband) who married John Bardolf, 3rd Lord Bardolf (1311 - 1363) and was mother to William 4th Lord Bardolf
  William 4th Lord Bardolf
  William Bardolf, 4th Baron Bardolf, of Wormegay, Norfolk was an extensive landowner in Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Suffolk and Surrey. In 1382 Bardolf had livery of his lands from the Crown...
  
  (1349 - 1386).