Roger de Montalt, 1st Baron Montalt (1265–1297) (aka Monte Alto) was a

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who rebelled for a time against

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry a ...

. Roger was one of the sons of Sir Robert de Monaut, Knight (born 1230, married 1261, died 1275 in Arden,

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). Robert married Joan Mowbray. Joan (1247–1284) was born in

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, W-Riding, Yorkshire (daughter of Roger Mowbray). Roger was the brother of another Robert de Montalt. Montalt was one of the defenders of Cambridge for King Henry III. During the reign of

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, he served overseas in the Gascon wars. In 1295, he was summoned to Parliament as a

. Roger Montalt married Juliana, a daughter of Roger de Clifford, but they had no surviving children. When Montalt died in 1297, his estates passed to his brother, Robert (1270-1329), and his barony became extinct, but the Montalt barony was recreated in 1299 for this same Robert de Montalt.

References

Burke, Sir Bernard. "Montalt-Barons Montalt." ''A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, of the British Empire.'' London: Wm Clowes and Sons, Ltd., 1962. p. 375. Barons Montalt 1265 births 1297 deaths {{England-baron-stub