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Roger de Mortemer
d. 1080
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c. 1080
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About
Roger de Mortemer (died about 1080) gave his name to the house: it was at his castle of Mortemer in 1054 that the Normans destroyed a French royal army - a victory he then spoiled by sheltering the defeated French commander, his own lord, for which Duke William briefly banished him.
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✓ Orderic/standard (battle of Mortemer 1054); m. HAWISE (named); father of Ralph. Ancestry NOTE-ONLY (Warenne kinship tradition). Wired 9 Oct 2026 (Tier B wave 1).