Sir Roger Clifford^[1]

1221 - 1285  (64 years)

• Name	Roger Clifford
  Prefix	Sir
  Birth	1221
  Gender	Male
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  _FSLINK	https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KHMS-XS9
  Death	1285
  Notes	http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal26582 http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/CLIFFORD.htm#Roger CLIFFORD (Sir)2 The House of Clifford, chapter 10. Succeeded his father as Lord of the Manors of Tenbury and Bruges (but still only a minor) In 12 50 he accompanied Richard De Clare, Earl of Gloucester, on a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James at Compostella in Spain. In 1255 he was made Lord of Mapledurham in Oxfordshire. But in 1262 he was forbidden to joust or appear in arms because of his part in urging the King to observe the Oxford Provisions. But at same time he was placed in command of royal castles of Ludgershall and Marlborough. He participated in the 1264-8 Baron 's war against Henry III but reverted back to the King and left the other Baron's to take the consequences. Following the capture of Henry III and Prince Edward by Simon De Montfort in May 1264 Roger Clifford and his friend Roger De Leybourne engineered the Prince's escape from Hereford cast le and they fought for the Prince at Evesham and librated the King. Roger was granted custody of all the forests south of the Trent and estates in Warwickshire and Leicestershire as well as the wardship and marriage of one of the two Vipont sisters for his son. He was granted manor of Birmingham in 1266 and in 1270? he went on crusade with Prince Edward. On their return the now King Edward I appointed him sole justiciar of Wal es to bring all of the Welsh under English law. Roger set about with severity and in 1282 David, brother of Prince Llywelyn, led a rising in which R oger Clifford was wounded and taken prisoner. He was liberated but died in or around 1285 from his wounds. Father: Roger CLIFFORD (Sir)
  Person ID	I3356	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Sir Roger Clifford   d. Dec 1231
  Mother	Sybilla de Ewyas   d. 1 Jul 1236
  Marriage	Bef 13 Feb 1217
  Family ID	F413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Loretto, Countess Loretto   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	St.Georges-Du-Bois, Beaufort-En- Vallée
  Children	1. Sir Roger Clifford,   b. 1248   d. 6 Nov 1282, Menai Straits, Anglesey, Wales (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F951	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

  
  

  Family 2	Hawise de Neufmarchè   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1230
  Family ID	F952	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2006

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).