Robert fitzRoger

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  1. ↑ Michaelmas was the feast day of the Archangel Michael on 29 September. In England, it was one of the four days of the year when accounts were settled. [1]
  2. ↑ Robert fitzRoger who held Clavering should not be confused with a separate Robert fitzRoger who held lands around Calthorpe in Norfolk. [9]
  3. ↑ Although Margaret was the eldest daughter, she received the bulk of her father's estates as a reward for de Cressy from King Henry II of England. The King arranged Margaret's first marriage as well as ensuring that most of her father's lands went to her. [15]

Citations

  1. ↑ Coredon Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases p. 192
  2. 1 2 Round "Early Sheriffs of Norfolk" English Historical Review pp. 491–494
  3. ↑ Turner and Heiser Reign of Richard Lionheart p. 116
  4. ↑ Heiser "Castles, Constables, and Politics" Albion p. 34
  5. ↑ Turner and Heiser Reign of Richard Lionheart p. 132
  6. ↑ Olivia Convent and the Community in Late Medieval England p. 16
  7. 1 2 Goodall, John (2006), Warkworth Castle and Hermitage, English Heritage, p.35, ISBN   9781850749233
  8. 1 2 Sanders English Baronies p. 150
  9. 1 2 Keats-Rohan Domesday Descendants p. 953
  10. ↑ Turner and Heiser Reign of Richard Lionheart p. 103
  11. ↑ Russell "Social Status" Speculum p. 324
  12. ↑ Keats-Rohan Domesday Descendants p. 416
  13. ↑ Keats-Rohan Domesday Descendants p. 370
  14. ↑ Green Aristocracy of Norman England p. 380
  15. ↑ Waugh "Women's Inheritance" Nottingham Medieval Studies p. 82
  16. 1 2 Sanders English Baronies p. 16
  17. ↑ Loyd Origins of Some Anglo-Norman Families p. 35
  18. ↑ Cokayne Complete Peerage Vol. 5 p. 465

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Robert fitzRoger
Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk
In office
Michaelmas 1190 – Easter 1194