11th-century English nobleman
Roger de Breteuil, 2nd Earl of Hereford (1056 – after 1087), succeeded in 1071 to the earldom of Hereford and the English estate of his father, William Fitz-Osbern.[1] He is known to history for his role in the Revolt of the Earls.[2][3][4]
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fitz-Osbern, Roger". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 446.
- ^ C. P. Lewis, "Breteuil, Roger de, earl of Hereford (fl. 1071–1087)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- ^ Orderic Vitalis, Histoire de Normandie, ed. (Guizot, 1826), vol.II, book IV, p. 256.
- ^ Frank Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England 3rd edition, (Oxford University, 1971), pp. 610-613.