Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr

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Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr
Arms of Roger la Warr: Gules, crusily and a lion rampant argent.
Born30 November 1326
Died27 August 1370
Gascony
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Welles
Eleanor Mowbray
FatherJohn la Warr
MotherMargaret de Holland

Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr (1326–1370),[1] was an English nobleman. He was born on 30 November 1326,[1] son of John la Warre, Knt. (d. 24 June 1331),[1] and Margaret de Holland (d. Aug. 1349).[1] His maternal grandfather was Sir Robert de Holand, 1st Lord Holand.[1] His paternal grandfather was John la Warre (d. 1331),[1] son of John, Baron de la Warre (d. 9 May 1347),[1] and Joan de Grelle, daughter of Sir Thomas Grelle.[1]

Biography

Roger was the eldest son of John la Warr, Master of Warr and Margaret de Holand. He fought in the

battle of Calais in 1349.[2]

He died in 1370 while in Gascony and was succeeded by his eldest son John.

Marriage and issue

He married firstly Elizabeth,[3] daughter of Adam de Welles, 3rd Baron Welles and Margaret Bardolf. They had the following known issue:

He married thirdly, before 23 July 1358,

John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray and Joan of Lancaster
. They had the following known issue:

In his will of 1368, he mentions younger sons Edward and John and a daughter Katherine.

Citations

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  2. ^ Froissart 1844, pp. 192–195.
  3. ^ a b Burke 1854, p. 281.

References

  • Burke, John Bernard (1854). A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (Sixteenth ed.). Hurst and Blackett.
  • Froissart, John (1844). The Chronicles of England, France and Spain. London: William Smith.
    OCLC 91958290
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Peerage of England
Preceded by Baron De La Warr
1347–1370
Succeeded by