William de Roumare, 1st Earl of Lincoln
William de Romare (born c. 1096) (also Roumare or Romayre or Romay), Earl of Lincoln.
He was the son of Roger FitzGerald (de Roumare), Lord of Bolingbroke and Lucy de Taillebois ( grandaughter of the Earl of Marcia and Ælfgifu Princess of England, daughter of King Ethelred II of England )
He was Earl of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England; Seigneur (Lord) of Roumare in Roumare, Normandy.
He was created Earl of Lincoln by King Stephen, and Lord of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. He was governor of the garrison of Newmarch, stoutly resisting Hugh de Gournay, then in rebellion there, in 1118 in Normandy.
He married Hadewise de Redvers, daughter of Richard de Redvers 1st Earl of Devon and Adelise Peverel (Daughter of William Peverel, son of William de Conqueror)
Children of William de Romare, Earl of Lincoln:
1.- William de Roumare of Lincoln c. 1151
2.- Hawyse de Roumare b. c 1117?
3.- Rohese de Roumare
The direct descendants of William de Roumare can still be found, although they might be using some of the variations of the noble surname, such as: Romare, Romayre and Romay.
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