Roger FitzAlan was a
thirteenth-century Mayor of London
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. Having been a
Sheriff of London
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in 1192, he was elected the second Lord Mayor of London in September 1212 on the death of
his predecessor.
There has been some speculation that he could have been related to
Henry Fitz-Ailwin, Roger was possibly a nephew (son of his brother Alan), or grandson (son of Alan FitzHenry), or some other relation. Roger Fitz Alan was close to Henry Fitz-Alwin,
'Throughout his mayoralty he was regularly accompanied by Roger fitz Alan. Henry Fitz Ailwin was closely associated with Roger FitzAlan who may have been related or a business associate. There are well over 100 existing documents that bear the signature of FitzAilwin as mayor and around 70 of those also include FitzAlan’s signature", given the dates it is most likely that Roger Fitz Alan was his nephew, son of Henry Fitz-Ailwin's brother Alan.
Under Roger Fitz Alan's mayoralty, Alan Fitz Peter, Joce Fitz Peter and Andew Fitz Peter were among others, appointed as aldermen,
[The Aldermen of the City of London Temp. Henry III - 1912. Originally published by Corporation of the City of London, London, 1908. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-aldermen/hen3-1912/pp362-371#p33] and may also have been relatives.
Although Roger Fitz-Alan's term of office was meant only to be one year, he stayed in office until May 1214, when
rebel barons against
John of England
John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216) was King of England from 1199 until his death in 1216. He lost the Duchy of Normandy and most of his other French lands to King Philip II of France, resulting in the collapse of the Angevin Emp ...
captured London and installed their own candidate against the King.
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13th-century mayors of London
12th-century English politicians
13th-century English politicians