Roger Bertram (nobleman, 1187)

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Roger Bertram (also Roger Bertram II or Simon Bertram ) (* uncertain: April 23, 1187 or around 1195; † before May 24, 1242 ) was an English baron and judge.

Origin and youth

Bertram was a descendant of William Bertram , who had been given the barony of Mitford in Northumberland under King Henry I. His father was also named William Bertram , his mother was Alice, a daughter of Robert de Umfraville , Lord of Prudhoe. Roger was still a minor when his father died in 1199. His guardian was initially William Brewer , a high-ranking official of King John Ohneland. At the end of 1205, Peter de Brus acquired his guardianship and the right to manage his inheritance for 1,300 marks .

Rebel during the First Barons' War

When Bertram came of age around 1215, he joined, like many other barons in Northern England, in the rebellion against King John Ohneland . The king then declared his goods confiscated during the First Barons' War and gave them to Philip of Oldcoates . Allegedly, Bertram is said to have already been in negotiations with the king in May 1216, but only after the death of Johann Ohneland in October 1216 and the victory of the royal party in the Battle of Lincoln in May 1217 did he submit to the Regency Council, which was responsible for the minor Heinrich III. led the government. On July 24th 1217 he got his lands back, only for the return of Mitford Castle he should pay a fine of £ 100. Oldcoates, however, stubbornly refused to hand over the castle. Although numerous other northern English barons such as Robert de Vieuxpont stood up for Bertram, Oldcoates could not be convinced until August 1220 by a large council in Oxford to hand over the castle to Bertram. In order to avoid acts of violence during the handover, Bertram had to declare his peace in writing and hold his eldest son Bishop Richard Marsh of Durham hostage. In return, the government allegedly waived the £ 100 payment because of the long wait.

The ruins of Mitford Castle, over which Bertram had a bitter argument with Philip of Oldcoates

Loyal nobleman under Henry III.

After Bertram had rebelled against Johann Ohneland, he seemed to be trying to give the young Heinrich III. to serve loyally. As early as June 15, 1220 in York he had testified to the king's promise to marry his sister Johanna to the Scottish king Alexander II . During the rebellion of William de Forz in 1221, he assisted the king's supporters in the siege of Forz castles in northern England, and in 1224 participated in the siege of the rebel-held Bedford Castle . During the siege, on July 4th, he was waived the shield money that he owed the government from the previous year. In 1225 he took an active part in the collection of the tax of the fifteenth in Northumberland, from 1225 he served several times as a royal judge in Northumberland and from 1227 as a traveling judge in Cumberland . In 1230 he took part in Henry III's unsuccessful campaign in France. part. In 1237 he was a member of the English escort that escorted the Scottish king to York. There Bertram testified to the peace treaty between Alexander II and Heinrich III on September 25th. In 1241, however, Bertram was accused of poaching in royal forests. The investigations against Bertram are said to have been hindered by Robert de Ros , the chief forest judge for the Forests north of the Trent . Bertram and Ros had agreed that one son and one daughter of theirs should marry a daughter or a son of the other. It is said that Bertram was later punished by the King himself for poaching at Windsor Castle . In September 1241, Ros received the instruction to hand over Bertram Wild from a royal forest for his wildlife park. Bertam died in 1242 and was probably buried in Brinkburn Priory near Rothbury , which was donated by his great-grandfather William Bertram .

Family and offspring

Before 1224, Bertram married Agnes, whose origin is unknown. He had several children with her. It is uncertain whether both intended marriages took place with the children of Robert de Ros. His children included:

His son Roger Bertram became his heir.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Roger Bertram III on familytrees.genopro.com
  2. ^ Henry Summerson: Bertram, Roger (c.1195-1242). In: Henry Colin Gray Matthew, Brian Harrison (Eds.): Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , from the earliest times to the year 2000 (ODNB). Oxford University Press, Oxford 2004, ISBN 0-19-861411-X , ( oxforddnb.com license required ), as of 2004
  3. ^ David Carpenter: The minority of Henry III . University of California Press, Berkeley 1990. ISBN 0-520-07239-1 , p. 208
personal data
SURNAME Bertram, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bertram, Simon; Roger Bertram II.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman, judge and rebel
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1187 or around 1195
DATE OF DEATH before May 24, 1242