Roger de Mandeville was a prominent 13th-century noble. He was a son of Agatha, daughter of Robert Wardone and Aufrica de Say. Upon the death of the

Margaret, Maid of Norway Margaret (, ; March or April 1283 – September 1290), known as the Maid of Norway, was the queen-designate of Scotland from 1286 until her death. As she was never inaugurated, her status as monarch is uncertain and has been debated by historian ...

in 1290, Roger became one of the

competitors for the Crown of Scotland When the crown of Scotland became vacant in September 1290 on the death of the seven-year-old Queen Margaret, 13 claimants to the throne came forward. Those with the most credible claims were John Balliol, Robert de Brus, 5th Lord of Annandale, ...

, deriving his claim from his great-great-grandmother, Aufrica, illegitimate daughter of

William the Lion William the Lion, sometimes styled William I and also known by the nickname Garbh, "the Rough"''Uilleam Garbh''; e.g. Annals of Ulster, s.a. 1214.6; Annals of Loch Cé, s.a. 1213.10. ( 1142 – 4 December 1214), reigned as King of Scots from 11 ...

and Isabel d'Avenel, the wife of William de Say. Massingberd, Hugh Montgomery-, ''Burke's Guide to the Royal Family'', 1973,

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

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"Balfour Paul, p.5"

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*Balfour Paul, Vol. I {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandeville, Roger 13th-century English people Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Competitors for the Crown of Scotland