Roger fitzReinfrid

Roger was the brother or brother-in-lawDuggan "Roman, Canon, and Common Law" Historical Research p. 403 of Walter de Coutances, who was Archbishop of Rouen from 1184 to 1207, and whose parents were named Reinfrid and Gonilla.Turner "Coutances, Walter de" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Another relative was John of Coutances, who was either the brother of Walter and Roger, or their nephew.Greenway "Archdeacons of Oxford" Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae John went on to become Bishop of Worcester from 1196 to 1198. Possibly another brother of Roger's was Odo of Coutances, a canon at Rouen Cathedral. Roger and Walter's family was probably of knightly rank.

In 1161, Roger paid scutage on property in Dorset, which was probably his inheritance.Turner English Judiciary p. 27 From 1168 to 1178, Roger was in the household of Richard de Lucy. Later he served as a royal justice.Keats-Rohan Domesday Descendants p. 942 Another patron of Roger's was Simon de Senlis, the Earl of Huntingdon and Earl of Northampton, who gave a soke in London to Roger in July 1175.Turner English Judiciary p. 30 Roger was regularly employed by the king as a justice.Richardson and Sayles Governance of Mediaeval England p. 250 In 1176, Henry II summoned Roger as a Serjeant-at-law, one of the first identifiable members of that order in the historical record.Warren "Serjeants-at-Law" Virginia Law Review p. 919 and footnote 18{{efn|The others summoned by Henry were: 1168: Reginald de Warenne 1174: John de Cumin, William fitzRalph, and William fitzStephen 1176: William Basset along with Roger 1177: Hugh de Cressy 1179: Hugh de Gaerst, Ranulf de Glanvill, and Hugh Murdac 1182: William de Auberville and Osbert fitzHervey 1184: Ralph fitzStephen.}} In 1177 Roger, along with Richard de Luci, the justiciar, and Gervase de Cornhill, assessed land taxes and heard judicial cases in Middlesex and Hampshire.West Justiciarship in England p. 47

In 1173, Roger was granted custody of Windsor Castle, and retained control of Windsor until 1193,Turner English Judiciary p. 42 gaining the title of constable of the castle in 1179.Bond "Medieval Constables" English Historical Review p. 238 In 1176, Roger was one of the 18 men named as justicias errantes, who were sent out in three panels of six men after the Assize of Northampton in January 1176. These panels were sent to hear cases and dispense justice as needed throughout the country.Turner English Judiciary p. 20 King Henry II of England named Roger as Sheriff of Sussex in 1176, which office he retained until 1187. Roger was also Sheriff of Berkshire from 1186 until the death of King Henry II in 1189.

After the death of King Henry, Roger's brother or brother-in-law Walter was put in charge of England while Henry's son Richard I was away on Crusade from 1191 to 1193. Roger profited from his brother's rise to power by receiving custody of Wallingford Castle, the Tower of London, and Bristol Castle.

Roger granted land to Launceston Priory for his and his wife's souls. He also held land at Ramsden Bellhouse, half a knight's fee, which he was granted by Gilbert Foliot, Bishop of London. The church on this land was later granted to Lesnes Abbey by Roger.

Roger's son Gilbert fitzReinfrey became a royal administrator. It appears, however, that Gilbert was illegitimate, as he did not inherit his father's lands,Turner English Judiciary p. 59 nor is the name of his mother known. Another son was William, who became a canon of Lincoln Cathedral, and was named Archdeacon of Rouen by Walter de Coutances.Turner English Judiciary p. 62

Roger's wife was named Alice. Roger died in 1196,Turner English Judiciary pp. 74–75 and his wife and mother were to be buried at St Mary Clerkenwell.Turner English Judiciary p. 264 and footnote 29

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