Roger de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt
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Roger de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt (1265–1297) was a baron
who rebelled for a time against Henry III of England
. Roger was the son of Sir Robert de Mohaut Kt (b.1230 m.1261 d.1275 in Arden, Cheshire
). Robert married Joan de Mowbray
. Joan (1247-1284) was born in Pontefract
, W-Riding, Yorkshire. Roger was the brother of another Robert de Montalt
.
Roger de Montalt was one of the defenders of Cambridge for Henry III
. During the reign of Edward I
, Roger served in the Gascon wars. In 1295, he was summoned to Parliament as a baron
.
De Montalt married Julian, daughter of Roger de Clifford, but they had no surviving children.
Upon de Montalt's death in 1297, what lands he had passed to his brother Robert, while the barony went extinct. The de Montalt barony was recreated in 1299 for this same Robert de Montalt.
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
who rebelled for a time against Henry III of England
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
. Roger was the son of Sir Robert de Mohaut Kt (b.1230 m.1261 d.1275 in Arden, Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
). Robert married Joan de Mowbray
Mowbray
Mowbray is an Anglo-Norman baronial house, derived from Montbrai in Normandy. From this village came Geoffrey de Montbrai who came to be Bishop of Coutances and accompanied Duke William of Normandy at the Conquest of England in 1066....
. Joan (1247-1284) was born in Pontefract
Pontefract
Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...
, W-Riding, Yorkshire. Roger was the brother of another Robert de Montalt
Robert de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt
Robert de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt was the son of another Robert de Montalt, and a younger brother of Roger de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt.Robert de Montalt served in the Scottish and Gascon wars of Edward I and Edward II...
.
Roger de Montalt was one of the defenders of Cambridge for Henry III
Henry III of England
Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...
. During the reign of Edward I
Edward I of England
Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
, Roger served in the Gascon wars. In 1295, he was summoned to Parliament as a baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
.
De Montalt married Julian, daughter of Roger de Clifford, but they had no surviving children.
Upon de Montalt's death in 1297, what lands he had passed to his brother Robert, while the barony went extinct. The de Montalt barony was recreated in 1299 for this same Robert de Montalt.