Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury

Who was Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury?

Roger de Montgomerie, also known as Roger the Great de Montgomery, was the first Earl of Shrewsbury. His father was Roger de Montgomery, seigneur of Montgomery, and was a relative, probably a grandnephew, of the Duchess Gunnor, wife of Duke Richard I of Normandy. The elder Roger had large holdings in central Normandy, chiefly in the valley of the Dives, which the younger Roger inherited.