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Roger De Montgomery II was in command of a wing at the Battle of Hastings, but returned to Normandy with Queen Matilda, and the young Duke Robert as Duke William's representative. He became head of the council that governed the Duchy of Normandy in Duke William's absence in England. The Norman Montgomery family ancestry was closely interwoven either by blood or marriage with the Duchy of Normandy. Roger De Montgomery had four sons. Eldest was Robert, Count of Alencon, and his successor in Normandy. He was followed by Hugh, who inherited the Earldom of Arundel, Chichester and Shrewsbury, the life custodian of the main family domains granted in England. These would eventually go to Robert in 1098, purchased from William Rufus for 3000 pounds. Next youngest was Count Roger De Poitou who was made the first Earl of Lancaster by Duke William of Normandy, a less maganamious grant which befitted the third youngest son. Philip, the youngest, remained in Normandy and accompanied Duke Robert on the first crusade to the Holy land, and died there in 1094[v38t0494.ftw]

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Alt. Born 1022
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After defeating Harold, William moved north and finished squashing any Saxon resistance through some fairly brutal methods. This having been done, he set about to consolidate his new kingdom. One thing which became quickly clear to him was that the geography of Wales was not conducive to an easy Norman victory. Understanding that he did not have the time or resources to subjugate Wales immediately, he decided to establish some of his more powerful men in large earldoms along the Welsh border. William fitz Osern was established as earl of Herfordshire in 1069; a castle was built at Chester
and entrusted to Hugh of Avranches in 1070; in 1071, Roger of Montgomery was established in Shrewsbury. In each new earldom the earl was granted royal desmesne in the county and the control of the county town. In each case, the lands in the county were held in chief of the earl, not of the king. Each earl was given the licence, if not the command, to launch campaigns against the Welsh.

Roger of Montgomery was not idle. By 1070, he had consolidated his hold over Shrewsbury, and was ready to advance to the west beyong Offa's Dyke. First, he established the castle of Montgomery
between the Dyke and the Severn. From Montgomery, Earl Roger moved along the river valley, establishing motte and baileys along the way. Asearly as 1073-4 they were able to cross the mountains and send expeditions into Ceredigion and Dyfed. By Roger's death in 1094, the prospects of full
conquest in the center of Wales were very promising.

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