Roger de Mowbray (died 1188)
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Sir Roger de Mowbray (c. 1120–1188) was an Anglo-Norman magnate. He had substantial English landholdings. A supporter of King Stephen, with whom he was captured at Lincoln in 1141, he rebelled against Henry II. He made multiple religious foundations in Yorkshire.[1] He took part in the Second Crusade and later returned to the Holy Land, where he was captured and died in 1187.
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Roger de Mowbray | |
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Born | c. 1120 |
Died | 1188 Tyre, Lebanon |
Wars and battles | Battle of the Standard Battle of Lincoln (1141) Second Crusade Revolt of 1173–74 Battle of Hattin |
Parents | Nigel d'Aubigny and Gundreda de Gournay |
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