Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester
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Roger de Quincy, 2nd Earl of Winchester (1195? - April 25, 1265) was an English nobleman.
He was the second son of Saer de Quincy, 1st Earl of Winchester, and Margaret de Beaumont.
He probably joined his father on the Fifth Crusade in 1219, where the elder de Quincy fell sick and died. His elder brother having died a few years earlier, Roger thus inherited his father's titles and properties. However, he did not take possession of his father's lands until February 1221, probably because he did not return to England from the crusade until then. He did not formally become earl until after the death of his mother in 1235.
Roger married Helen, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Alan, Lord of Galloway. After the latter's death in 1234, Galloway was partioned, with Roger and the husbands of his wife's 2 sisters each receiving a third. The Gallwegans rebelled, not wanting their land divided. The rebellion was suppressed by Alexander II of Scotland. Roger ruled his portion of Galloway quite strictly, and the Gallwegans revolted again in 1247, forcing Roger to hole up in a castle. Faced with a siege and little chance of relief, Roger and a few men fought their way out and rode off to seek help from the king, who raised forces to again suppress the rebellion.
In the following years Roger was one of the leaders of the baronial opposition to Henry III of England.
Roger had 3 daughters, but no sons. After his death his estates were divided between the daughters, and the earldom of Winchester lapsed.
Roger married 3 times. His first wife was (as mentioned above) Helen of Galloway, by whom he had the three daughters that became his heiresses. By his last two wives he had no children. The second wife was Maud de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 2nd Earl of Hereford, and the third wife was Eleanor Ferrers, daughter of William Ferrers, Earl of Derby.
The three daughters of Roger and Helen of Galloway were:
- Helen (also known as Ela), who married Alan Baron Zouche of Ashby;
- Elizabeth (also known as Isabella), who married Alexander Comyn, 2nd Earl of Buchan;
- Margaret, who married William Ferrers, Earl of Derby (and was thus stepmother to her stepmother).
| Preceded by: Saer de Quincy | Earl of Winchester | Succeeded by: Title extinct |