Sir Roger le Strange, Lord Strange of Ellesmere

1234 - 1311  (77 years)

• Name	Roger le Strange
  Birth	1234	Knockin, Shropshire, England   [4]
  General Information	He was the 1st and last Lord Strange of Ellesmere.  [3]
  Land/House	About 1267 (33 years)  [2, 5]
  He received lands from Henry III which were captured in the Second Baron's War about 1267.
  Offices Held	From May 1270 to Oct 1274 (36 years)  [2, 3, 5]
  He was the Sheriff of Yorkshire from May 1270 to October 1274, but the focus of his activities was in Cheshire, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
  Land/House	1272/73 (39 years)  [5]
  On the death of his brother Hamo le Strange without issue in 1272 or 1273 Roger inherited Ellesmere, Shropshire and other lands.
  Military	After 1276 (43 years)  [3, 5]
  Due to his local knowledge of the Welsh Marches, he served in King Edward I's Welsh campaigns after 1276.
  Military	11 Dec 1282 (48 years)	Wales
  He fought at the Battle of Orewin Bridge on 11 December 1282.
  Offices Held	Between 1283 and 1296 (49 years)  [3]
  He held the office of Justice of the Forest south of Trent between 1283 and 1296.
  Travel	From 1291 to 1292 (57 years)	Rome, Lazio, Italy   [2, 5]
  He was sent as an envoy to pope Nicolas IV in 1291, only returning in 1292.
  Offices Held	1295 (61 years)  [2, 3, 6]
  He was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1295. He was summoned again 1 November 1295 and yet again 26 January 1296/97.
  Title(s)	24 Jun 1295 (61 years)  [3]
  He was created the 1st Lord Strange, of Ellesmere by writ on 24 June 1295.
  Death	31 Jul 1311  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  He died without issue after a long illness. [2, 3, 5]
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. John le Strange   d. 26 May 1275/76, Knockin, Shropshire, England ▻ Joan de Somery > 2. Hamo le Strange   d. 1273 ▻ Isabella of Ibelin, Lady of Beirut > 3. Sir Roger le Strange, Lord Strange of Ellesmere,   b. 1234, Knockin, Shropshire, England d. 31 Jul 1311  (Age 77 years) ▻ Maud de Beauchamp;   Eleanor;   Maud,  m. 1307 > 4. Robert le Strange > 5. Hawise le Strange ▻ Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn > 6. Catherine le Strange ▻ Robert Corbet
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Hoel le Strange   (4 x Great Grandfather)  Julia Martin  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I23497
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	John le Strange   d. Before 26 Mar 1265
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lucy de Tregoz   d. 1294, Knockin, Shropshire, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F5774	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Maud de Beauchamp,   b. Between 1229 and 1236, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England d. Before Apr 1273, Hovingham, Yorkshire, England (Age 44 years)  Other Partners: Roger de Mowbray, Baron of Axholme  m. Yes, date unknow
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Family ID	F9043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Eleanor   d. 1280
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [5]
  Family ID	F9045	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Maud
  Marriage	1307  [2, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 73 years - She : ??.
  Family ID	F9044	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir Roger le Strange, Lord Strange of Ellesmere(1234 – 1311) 2John le Strange( – 1265) 4John le Strange 8John le Strange 16Roland le Strange 17Matilda 9Hawise 18 19 5Amicia 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Lucy de Tregoz( – 1294) 6Robert de Tregoz( – 1265) 12Robert de Tregoz( – 1213/17) 24William de Tregoz 25Agnes 13Sibil de Ewyas(1178 – 1236) 26Robert de Ewyas, Lord of Ewyas Harold( – 1198) 27Petronilla 7Juliana de Cantilupe( – 1285) 14William Cantilupe 28William de Cantilupe(Abt 1159 – 1239) 29Mecelin Braci 15Milicent Gournai 30Hugh Gournai 31Julia Martin

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1234 - Knockin, Shropshire, England Military - 11 Dec 1282 - Wales Travel - From 1291 to 1292 - Rome, Lazio, Italy  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1840] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage, Second Edition, Volume 09 (Moels to Nuneham), (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1936). [S1455] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume XII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1953). [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S1603] GENi, (https://www.geni.com ), Roger le Strange. [S304] Wikipedia, Roger Lestrange. [S304] Wikipedia, John Lestrange.