189125120. Baron Roger de Albini de Mowbray & 189125121. Lady Alice de Gaunt
1119, Roger
born in England, s/o 378250240. Nigel de Albini & 378250241. Gundred de Gourney. [Roger took the “Mowbray”,
the name of his paternal grandmother’s brother Robert de Mowbray, Earl of
Northumberland.]
~1122, Alice
de Gaunt born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, d/o 378224168. Walter de
Gaunt & 378224169. Maud de Bretagne.
11/26/1129,
Roger’s father died.
1129, Roger
owed 100 marks for his lands, paid 30, and pardoned 40 by a King’s writ.
1130,
Roger’s issues claimed by the Sheriff of Yorkshire: £21 5s 10d for the payment
of 1 knight, 10 serving men, 1 porter and 1 watchman, keeping the castle of
Burton-in-Lonsdale of the Mowbray fee. (S) Lancashire Pipe Rolls of 31 Henry I,
Farrer, 1902, P4.
1131, Adam,
son and heir of Gislebert Tyson, accounted for a fine to plead for his lands
until Roger de Mowbray, son of Nigel de Albini, became a knight. (S) History –
Barony of Alnwick, V1, Tate, 1866, P45.
[––Alice––]
Alice 1st
married to Ibert de Lacy.
12/22/1135, Stephen crowned king of England,
usurping Empress Matilda, d/o King Henry I; and starting a civil war.
8/22/1138,
Roger, a minor and ward of King Stephen, at the battle of the Standard near
Northallerton; the defeat of the Scots and King David.
1138, Roger
and his mother hosted 12 monks fleeing from the Scots at Thirsk castle before sending
them to a near relative, Robert de Alnetto.
1139,
Alice’s father died, her brother Gilbert succeeding.
9/30/1139,
Empress Matilda, d/o Hing Henry I, landing at Arundel in Sussex, invaded
England.
1140, Roger of age.
1140, Roger
de Mowbray, at the request of his mother Gundreda and the Archbishop of York,
gave some monks she was supporting his cow pasture of Cambe, with all the land
of Wildon … for their support.
2/2/1141,
Roger taken prisoner by Empress Matilda at the battle of Lincoln; in which King
Stephen was captured. Roger was released after making concessions which reduced
his feudal authority.
[––Roger
& Alice––]
1141, Roger
married widow Alice.
9/14/1141,
Empress Matilda’s forces defeated at the battle of Winchester by forces led by
King Stephen’s wife Mathilde of Boulogne. The Empress’ brother Robert of
Gloucester captured.
11/1/1141,
Matilda exchanged King Stephen for Robert.
12/25/1141,
Stephen again crowned King. [The civil war would continue for 12 more years.]
9/8/1142,
Roger de Mowbray, at the instance of his mother Gundreda, founded Byland abbey,
Yorkshire. (S) Foundation History of the Abbeys of Byland and Jervaulx, Burton,
2006, P11.
1144-5/1155,
Alice sealed a charter with her own seal. [One of the earliest examples of a
non-royal noblewoman having a personal seal.] (S) Nobelwomen, Aristocracy and
Power, Johns, 2003, P126.
1145, Roger
de Moubray and a relative Sampson de Albini founded a monastery at Newburgh for
black canons. (S) Topographical – Isle of Axholme, V1, Peck, 1815, P52.
1146, Roger
de Mowbray made a gift of Temple Basall in forest of Arden to the Templars. (S)
Knights Templar, Ralls, 2007, P198.
1147, Henry
de Lascy confirmed a grant to the monks of Pontefract of land which Lady Alice,
wife of Roger de Mowbray, gave to them for the soul of her former husband lord
Ilbert, Henry’s brother. (S) Record Series, V25, 1899, P33. [Witnesses included
Alice de Albemarle; Gundreda, mother of Roger de Mowbray; and Matilda, the
mother of Alice de Gant’s first husband, Ilbert de Lacy.]
1147, Roger
de Mowbray provided for the monks of Byland to move to Stocking, near Cukewald,
under Blakhow-hill.
1147, In
Normandy at Bayeux, Roger received a letter from his mother, hand delivered by
the abbot of Byland. Roger sent back a letter to Gundreda his mother and his
steward and his bailiffs of York that they were to defend the abbot, who was in
conflict with local land owners. (S) Nobelwomen, Aristocracy and Power, Johns,
2003, P96.
6/1147,
Roger went on crusade with the king of France.
12/25/1147,
On Christmas day on the coast of modern-day Turkey, encamped by a river, a
tremendous storm washed away much of the supplies of the French. They decided
to take a route over the mountains to Antioch.
1/4/1148,
The crusaders fought in a battle at Laodicea against the Turks. [Roger is said
to have vanquished a stout and hardy pagan in single combat – possibly at this
battle.]
3/19/1148,
The crusaders reached Antioch.
Aft. 6/1148,
At Damascus, due to heat, lack of water, and disagreements on plans, the
crusaders’ seige failed after 4 days. King Louis, sending most of the forces
back.
1149, Roger
returned to England.
1149, Roger
de Mowbray recovered Burton.
Aft. 1151,
Roger de Mowbrai confirmed the gift of Hoveton to Reiball abbey.
4/17/1153 at
York, Roger gave the town of Welleberge to the abbey of Reiball.
1154, Robert
de Daiville, constable of Roger de Mowbray. (S) Aristocracy of Norman England,
Green, 2002, P209.
6/1154,
Alice [Carta Alicia de Gant, uxoris Rogeti de Moybrai], gave £10 of lands in
Cave (from her dower of Ilbert de Lacy) to the church of St. Peter at York. (S)
East Anglian, V2, 1866, P45.
By 1154, A
charter of Roger de Mowbray – his mother “Gundreda matre mea”, his wife
“Aleizia uxore mea.”
12/19/1154, Henry II succeeded King Stephen of England.
1155-65,
Roger de Mowbray and his son “Nigellus fillius meus” confirmed a grant to the
hospital of St Peter, York.
2/1156-3/1157,
Roger de Mowbray made a charter at Tours, Normandy. (S) Anglo-Norman Studies,
Lewis, 2007, P107.
1158, Roger
de Mowbray forced to allow Robert de Stuteville to have a share in the Mowbray
lands [10 knights’ fees]. (S) Magna Carta, Holt, 1992, P156. [Roger also had to
make concessions to William of Lancaster of Burton in Lonsdale, and a reduction
of knights’ fees of Eustace fitz John.]
1160, “Roger
de Mobraio and Nigel his son” donated property to the abbey of
Saint-Andre-en-Gouffern.
4/1163-4/1168
at Westminster, Roger de Mowbray witnessed a royal charter in favour of Lenton.
(S) Hugh du Puiset, Scammell, 2011, P274.
11/1165, at
Westminster, Roger de Moubray witnessed a royal charter to St. Catherine’s
prior near Lincoln.
1166, Roger
held 88 knight’s fees.
1168,
William Tisosr held 15 knights’ fees of ancient feoffment of Roger de
Mowbray in Yorkshire. (S) Archaeologia Aeliana, Society – Newcastle upon
Tyne, 1859, P131.
1170-84,
Roger held the market of South Cave, East Riding, Yorkshire. (S) Gazetteer of
Markets and Fairs.
Bef. 1172,
Roger de Moubray’s grant of timber for the building of Templar house at
Penhill. (S) Romantic Richmondshire, Speight, P418.
4/1173,
Roger supported Young King Henry and his brothers in rebellion against their
father.
1/1174,
Roger de Mowbray fortified the castle of Kinard-Ferry, Isle of Axholm, against
the King.
1174, Roger
de Mowbray supported King William of Scotland in his attacks on lands in
northern England.
7/1174,
Roger de Mowbray’s castle of Malesart captured by Geoffrey, Bishop-elect of Lincoln.
7/31/1174,
Roger traveled to Northampton to submit to King Henry, surrendering the castles
of Kirkby Malzeard and Thirsk; for which he received a full pardon.
1174-5,
Roger’s castles of Tresk and Malesard were destroyed.
1176, Alice
gave lands of the Honor of Mallesart (from her dower of Ilbert de Lacy) to the
Monks of Fountains. (S) East Anglian, V2, 1866, P45.
3/13/1177 at
Westminster, Roger de Mowbray attends the King’s Great Council at London to
make an arbitration in dispute between Santicus, King of Navarre, and Alfonso,
King of Castile.
By 1181,
Alice died. (S) Nobelwomen, Aristocracy and Power, Johns, 2003, P104.
[––Roger––]
1186, Roger
again went on crusade. [The abbot and convent of Fountains’ abbey gave Rogert
£120 to support his trip to the Holy Land.]
7/6/1187,
Roger taken prisoner with Guy de Lusignan and William de Marchis [Hugh de
Beauchamp is killed] at the Battle of the Horns of Hattin; but ransomed by the
Templar knights.
1188, Roger,
said to have died in Syria; buried at Sures.
(S) Miscellanea
Genealogica Et Heraldica, Bennerman, 2001, P307. (S) Court, Household, and
Itinerary of King Henry II, Eyton, 1878. (S) The Vale of Mowbray, Grainge,
1859. (S) Monasticon Anglicanum, Dugdale, 1846, P343.
Family notes:
The house of Mowbray had 4 principle seats: Thirsk,
Kirkby Malersert [with the barony of Masham in Richmondshire], Black Burton in
Lonsdale, Eppleworth [with the island of Axeholme].
Sons Nigel and Robert named in multiple charters.
Children
of Roger and Alice:
i. Nigel de Mowbray (94562560), born ~1142 in
England.
ii. Robert de Mowbray, born ? in England.
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