Earl Roger (father of Robert of Belesme)

Also known as: Earl Roger / Roger · Family: France · Role: earl · First appears: A.D. 1088–1090

Life events

• 1088 · They joined a conspiracy to betray William and make his brother Robert king.(A.D. 1088–1090)
  • With: Odo Gosfrith William, Bishop of Durham Robert of Normandy
  • “In this design was engaged first Bishop Odo, and Bishop Gosfrith, and William, Bishop of Durham. So well did the king by the bishop Odo that all England fared according to his counsel, and as he would. And the bishop thought to do by him as Judas Iscariot did by our Lord. And Earl Roger was also of this faction; and much people was with him all Frenchmen.”

A.D. 1088–1090

• enemies with William son of William “And Earl Roger was also of this faction; and much people was with him all Frenchmen.”

A.D. 1100–1103

• child: Robert of Belesme “that his father, Earl Roger, had before, and much territory therewith both on this side and beyond the sea.”

Also listed in France — Minor Figures

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Extracted from the original text of The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. Made with Rho MD.