Rohese of Monmouth
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Rohese of Monmouth | |
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| Born | about 1135/1140 |
| Died | in or near 1180 |
| Other names | Rohese de Monemue |
| Known for | Patronage of Monmouth Priory |
| Spouse | Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath |
| Children | |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | Gilbert fitzBaderon (brother) |
Rohese of Monmouth (Rohese de Monemue in Anglo-Norman; born about 1135/1140; died in or near 1180) was a member of the wealthy and powerful Anglo-Norman families in the Welsh Marches.[1]
She was the daughter of Baderon fitzWilliam, lord of Monmouth, and of his wife Rohese de Clare.[1] Rohese's paternal grandfather was William fitzBaderon (c. 1060/65? – before 1138) an Anglo-Norman nobleman of Breton descent, lord of Monmouth c. 1082-1125, mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as in charge of Monmouth Castle and parts of the surrounding region. In 1101, Fitzbaderon ensured the consecration of the Monmouth Priory, established in 1075 by his uncle Withenoc, Lord of Monmouth who became a monk. Her paternal great grandmother Rohese Giffard was one of the few women mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book as holding land in her own right.[2]
Rohese's maternal grandparents were Gilbert Fitz Richard de Clare (c. 1066–c. 1117) and Adeliza de Clermont. Her grandfather had been an influential Anglo-Norman baron who was granted the Lordship of Cardigan, in Wales c. 1107–1111.[2]