William de Romare (born c. 1096) (also Roumare or Romayre or Romay) was the Earl of Lincoln, 2nd Baron of Kendal, Lord of Bolingbroke. He was the son of Roger FitzGerold (de Roumare), 1st Baron of Kendal, Lord of Bolingbroke and Lucy, widow of Ivo de Taillebois. He followed his father as Lord of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. He was half-brother to Ranulf of Chester. In Normandy, he was Seigneur (Lord) of Roumare. In 1120 William was supposed to have crossed the Channel with William the Aetheling in the White Ship but disembarked shortly before it sailed, avoiding drowning in the subsequent sinking of the ship. [citation needed] He was created Earl of Lincoln by King Stephen after 1143. The Earl lived at both Bolingbroke and Lincoln Castle. He was the ducal constable of the fortress of Neufmarche, stoutly resisting Hugh de Gournay, then in rebellion, in 1118 in Normandy. He married Hawise de Reviers, sister of Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon (Reviers) and had one known child: William (Helie) de Roumare, married Agnes de Aumale. They had a son William de Roumare who married twice and died without issue. George Edward Cokayne, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant", I-XIII (in 6) (Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2BU: Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000), III:166, VII:667.

William I (Roumare) de Roumare is a member of the House of Tancarville. William de Roumare born c. 1096, 1st Earl of Lincoln, 2nd Baron of Kendall, Lord of Bolingbroke ... In Normandy, he was Seigneur (Lord) of Roumare and Châtelain de Neufmarché ... William d. c. 31 May 1160 and was buried at Revesby Abbey. The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery names “ Willielmum as son of “Rogero filio Geroldi Romara” and his wife Lucy. [1] His father Roger FitzGerold de Roumare, was 1st Baron of Kendall and Lord of Bolingbroke and his mother Lucy, was the widow of Ivo de Taillebois. He followed his father as Lord of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. He was half-brother to Ranulf of Chester.. His spouse is listed as Hawise de Reviers, with children William Roumare and Hawise "Rohese" Roumare in both Jim Weber SGM-Rootsweb, and Leo Van de Pas [2] [3] [4] Note last name of Hawise "Rohese" should have same spelling as her father, (looks like typo) He was also Seigneur de Roumare, near Rouen and Châtelain de Neufmarché. [5] Robert son of Gerold, on his return from Wales, gave to the abbey of St. Mary of Bec, the church of Cleeve, Somersetshire, Roger son of Gerold being a witness; which gift was confirmed by William de Roumare, who describes the grantor as his predecessor. He was the ducal constable of the fortress of Neufmarche, stoutly resisting Hugh de Gournay, then in rebellion there, in 1118 in Normandy. He appears to have been created Earl of Cambridge in c. 1138 by King Stephen. He was created Earl of Lincoln by King Stephen c. 1141. The Earl lived at both Bolingbroke and Lincoln Castle ... He opposed the grant of the earldom of Lincoln to William d'Aubigny, having inherited estates in the county from his mother. He and his half-brother Ranulf "de Gernon" Earl of Chester seized Lincoln castle in Dec 1140, and after combining forces with Robert Earl of Gloucester, captured the king 2 Feb 1141. After the king was released, he was created Earl of Lincoln in c. 1141. “ Willelmus de Roumara comes Lincolniæ” made a grant to Beverley, with the consent of “Hadewysa comitissa uxore mea et Willelmo filio meo et herede”, by charter dated to 1144/46. Another charter, albeit undated (bef. 12 Sep 1151), records the foundation of Revesby abbey, by these exact same signatories, (Willielmus de Romara comes de Lincolnia et Willielmus filius eius et Hawdewissa comitissa uxor eius). "…Willelmo de Rolmare conestabuli…" witnessed the charter dated to Sep 1151/Jan 1153 ... confirming the foundation of the abbey of Fontenay ... He is buried Revesby, England.

Earl of Lincoln is a title that has been created eight times in the peerage of England, most recently in 1572. The earldom was held as a subsidiary title by the Dukes of Newcastle-under-Lyne, from 1768 to 1988, until the dukedom became extinct. The Earldom was created for the first time probably around 1141 as William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, is mentioned as Earl of Lincoln in 1143 in two charters for the Abbey of Affligem, representing his wife Adeliza of Louvain, former wife of King Henry I. The Earldom was created for the second time by King Stephen sometime after 1143 for William de Roumare. However, in 1149 or 1150, as William had gone over to the side of Empress Matilda, King Stephen took the earldom from him and elevated Gilbert de Gant as Earl of Lincoln. The Earldom was created for the third time by King Stephen in 1149 or 1150 for Gilbert de Gant, but on his death in 1156 it reverted to the Crown. The Earldom was created for the fourth time in 1217 during the reign of Henry III (1207–1272) for Ranulph de Blondeville. He had no issue. In April 1231, with the consent of the King, before his death, he passed the Earldom to his sister Hawise of Chester, and she was formally invested by King Henry III in October 1232. Royal consent was needed for this because the Earldom would otherwise have reverted to the Crown in the absence of a legitimate male heir. She in turn passed the Earldom, again with the consent of the King, jointly to her daughter Margaret de Quincy (d. 1266), who thereby became suo jure 2nd Countess of Lincoln, and to the latter's husband (Hawise's son-in-law) John de Lacy (c. 1192–1240) 8th Baron of Halton, 8th Hereditary Constable of Chester and Baron of Pontefract. They were formally invested by Henry III in November 1232. There is doubt as to whether their son Edmund de Lacy (1230–1258) became Earl of Lincoln, as he predeceased his mother, but not his father: The Complete Peerage describes him as the 3rd Earl, noting that "he does not appear to have been formally invested with the earldom, presumably because his mother outlived him". [2]

William de Romare (born c. 1096) (also Roumare or Romayre or Romay) was the Earl of Lincoln, 2nd Baron of Kendal, Lord of Bolingbroke. He was the son of Roger FitzGerold (de Roumare), 1st Baron of Kendal, Lord of Bolingbroke and Lucy, widow of Ivo de Taillebois. He followed his father as Lord of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. He was half-brother to Ranulf of Chester. In Normandy, he was Seigneur (Lord) of Roumare. In 1120 William was supposed to have crossed the Channel with William the Aetheling in the White Ship but disembarked shortly before it sailed, avoiding drowning in the subsequent sinking of the ship. He was created Earl of Lincoln by King Stephen after 1143. The Earl lived at both Bolingbroke and Lincoln Castle. He was the ducal constable of the fortress of Neufmarche, stoutly resisting Hugh de Gournay, then in rebellion, in 1118 in Normandy. He married Hawise de Reviers, sister of Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon (Reviers) and had one known child: William (Helie) de Roumare, married Agnes de Aumale. They had a son William de Roumare who married twice and died without issue. George Edward Cokayne, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant", I-XIII (in 6) (Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2BU: Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000), III:166, VII:667. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln". What is William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln? Explaining what we could find out about William de Roumare, Earl of Lincoln.

The 1130 Pipe Roll records "Willo de Roumara" in Wiltshire (two entries). He appears to have been created Earl of Cambridge in [1138] by King Stephen. He opposed the grant of the earldom of Lincoln to William d'Aubigny, having inherited estates in the county from his mother. He and his half-brother Ranulf "de Gernon" Earl of Chester seized Lincoln castle in Dec 1140, and after combining forces with Robert Earl of Gloucester captured the king 2 Feb 1141. After the king was released, he created Earl of Lincoln in [1141]. "Willelmus de Roumara comes Lincolniæ" made a grant to Beverley, with the consent of "Hadewysa comitissa uxore mea et Willelmo filio meo et herede", by charter dated to [1144/46]. "Willielmus de Romara comes de Lincolnia et Willielmus filius eius et Hawdewissa comitissa uxor eius" founded Revesby abbey by undated charter. "… Willelmo de Rolmare conestabuli…" witnessed the charter dated to [Sep 1151/Jan 1153] under which "Henricus dux Norm et comes Andeg" confirmed the foundation of the abbey of Fontenay at the request of "Jordani Taxonis". The Red Book of the Exchequer refers to "Willelmi de Romara" in Hampshire in [1158/59]. The Genealogia Fundatoris of Coventry Monastery records that he was buried at Revesby where he had become a monk before he died. The necrology of the monastery of Ouche records the death "31 May" of "Willelmus comes de Romara, fundator prioratus de Novo Mercato". m HAWISE de Reviers, daughter of RICHARD Seigneur de Reviers & his wife Adelise Peverel of Nottingham (-after 1161).

WILLIAM DE ROUMARE, Seigneur of Roumare (near Rouen), son of Roger FITZGEROLD, by Lucy, "the Countess," was born circa 1096. In 1118 he held Neufmarché, of which he was Castellan, for Henry I during a rebellion in which he was one of the fewNorman barons on the King's side. He fought for the King in the battle of Brémule in 1119, and in November 1120 was to have sailed in the White Ship with Prince William, but did not embark, and so saved his life. Shortly afterwards he quarrelled violently with the King about his mother's inheritance, and, crossingto Normandy, vented his wrath on the country around his castle of Neufmarché. He also joined in the rebellion of 1122 led by the Count of Meulan and others, and opposed the King until the latter, in about 1127, restored a large part of what he claimed. Thereafter he became a favourite companion of the King. He attested a charter granted by Henry I to Le Bec in 1131, and his name appears as awitness to the renewed charter to the leper hospital at Chartres in 1135. He had placed monks in the church of S. Pierre at Neufmarché, and in 1132 gave the control of them to St. Evroult. On the King's death in 113 5 he was one of those charged with the defence of the frontier of Normandy, and later took part in the administration of the Duchy, where he mostly resided, being made Justiciar there by Stephen. He appears to have been made an Earl by Stephen, with the title of EARL OF CAMBRIDGE, though he had no land in that county. The grant of theEarldom of Lincoln to William d'Aubigny by Stephen appears to have caused great offence to William de Roumare and his half-brother, the Earl of Chester, who,through their mother, held a great position in Lincolnshire. Although Stephen had recently bestowed favours on them, they, shortly after Stephen left Lincoln, seized the castle of Lincoln in December 1140 by stratagem, and held it against him when he hurried back at Christmas to reclaim it. Finding it difficult todefend themselves, the Earl of Chester made his escape from the castle and sought help from Robert, Earl of Gloucester, and on 2 February 1140/1 their combined forces overcame and captured the King. On his release Stephen appears to have been reconciled to William de Roumare and to have created him, circa 1141, EARL OF LINCOLN. William witnessed a writ of Geoffrey, Duke of Normandy, at Rouen, and a charter of the same there, 11 October 1147. In the spring of 1152/3 he was acting for his half-brother, the Earl of Chester, in negotiating with Henryof Anjou, (afterwards Henry II) a heavy price for the Earl of Chester's support. About this time he went on pilgrimage to Santiago. He is said to have built the castle of Bolingbroke.

Bef 15 Jul 1098, Lincoln, LIN (Age ~ 48 years) OF MERCIA, Lucy of Crowland & Spalding, Lincolnshire, b. Abt 1070 d. 1130-1141 (Age ~ 71 years) DE REVIERS, Hawise or Maud, b. Abt 1097, Isle of Wight, IOW, HAM d. Aft 1161 (Age ~ 65 years) 1. DE ROUMARE, Hawise, b. Abt 1130, Spalding, LIN William de Romare (born c. 1096) (also Roumare or Romayre or Romay), 1st Earl of Lincoln, 2nd Baron of Kendal, Lord of Bolingbroke. He was the son of Roger FitzGerold (de Roumare), 1st Baron of Kendal, Lord of Bolingbroke and Lucy, widow of Ivo de Taillebois (possible granddaughter of the Earl of Mercia and Ælfgifu Princess of England, daughter of King Ethelred II of England). He followed his father as Lord of Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire. He was half-brother to Ranulf of Chester. In Normandy, he was Seigneur (Lord) of Roumare. He was created Earl of Lincoln by King Stephen after 1143. The Earl lived at both Bolingbroke and Lincoln Castle. He was the ducal constable of the fortress of Neufmarche, stoutly resisting Hugh de Gournay, then in rebellion there, in 1118 in Normandy. 1 William (Helie) de Roumare, married Agnes de Aumale. They had a son William de Roumare who married twice and died without issue. (Some genealogies have a reference to a daughter Rohese de Roumare, married to a Roger FitzReinfride. There is, however, no reference to any children other than William in the historical records, and the wife of Roger FitzReinfride is unknown. Other genealogies have reference to a second daughter, Hawise de Roumare, but again there is no reference to any children other than William in the historical records. References exist as late as 1161 to "Hadewysia comitissa de Rumara" (Hawise Countess of Rumara [Reveirs]) but these are referring to Hawise de Reviers the widow of William de Roumare.