the rebellion and to side with him. This worked out favourably for Roger, as the rebels were beaten and lost their land holdings in England.

Family

Roger married Mabel de Bellême, who was heiress to a large territory straddling the border between Normandy and Maine. The medieval chronicler Orderic Vitalis paints a picture of Mabel of Bellême being a scheming and cruel woman. She was murdered

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