Roger FitzAlan was a thirteenth-century Mayor of London. Having been a Sheriff of London in 1192,[1][2] he was elected the second Lord Mayor of London in September 1212 on the death of his predecessor.[3]
Roger fitz Alan de Londonstane | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Lord Mayor of London | |
| In office September 1212 – May 1214 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Fitz-Ailwin |
| Succeeded by | Serlo le Mercer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ???? |
| Died | c. 12?? |
| Nationality | English |
| Relations | Henry fitz Ailwin, possible uncle or Grandfather. |
There has been some speculation that he could have been related to Henry Fitz-Ailwin, Roger was possibly a nephew[4][5] (son of his brother Alan), or grandson (son of Alan FitzHenry), or some other relation. Roger Fitz Alan was close to Henry Fitz-Alwin, 'Throughout his mayoralty he was regularly accompanied by Roger fitz Alan. Henry Fitz Ailwin was closely associated with Roger FitzAlan who may have been related or a business associate. There are well over 100 existing documents that bear the signature of FitzAilwin as mayor and around 70 of those also include FitzAlan’s signature",[6] given the dates it is most likely that Roger Fitz Alan was his nephew, son of Henry Fitz-Ailwin's brother Alan. r Under Roger Fitz Alan's mayoralty, Alan Fitz Peter, Joce Fitz Peter and Andrew Fitz Peter were among others, appointed as aldermen,[7] and may also have been relatives.[8]
Although Roger Fitz-Alan's term of office was meant only to be one year, he stayed in office until May 1214,[9] when rebel barons against John of England captured London and installed their own candidate against the King.[10]
References edit
- ^ Hatfield 2015, p. Appendix II.
- ^ Ian William Stone (2016). The Book of Arnold Fitz Thedmar (PDF) (PhD thesis). King’s College London.
- ^ 'A.D. 1212. In this year died Henry Fitz-Eylwyne, the first Mayor of London, and Roger Fitz-Alan succeeded him." URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-mayors-sheriffs/1188-1274/pp1-8
- ^ " From https://www.thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/henry-fitzailwin-the-first-mayor-of-london/. and Christopher Brooke 'London 800–1216'; Caroline M.Barron 'London in the Later Middle Ages'; Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ "his successor as mayor and probably his nephew." The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press, 2004 as quoted in http://nielsenhayden.com/genealogy-tng/getperson.php?personID=I9210&tree=nh1
- ^ "Henry FitzAilwin – the first Mayor of London"
- ^ The Aldermen of the City of London Temp. Henry III – 1912. Originally published by Corporation of the City of London, London, 1908. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-aldermen/hen3-1912/pp362-371#p33
- ^ Keene 2004.
- ^ Brooke & Keir 1975, p. 376.
- ^ Holt, Garnett & Hudson 2015, p. 213.
Bibliography edit
- Brooke, C. N. L.; Keir, G. (1975). London, 800-1216: The Shaping of a City. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-02686-5.
- Hatfield, E. (2015). London's Lord Mayors: 800 Years of Shaping the City. Stroud: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-44565-030-2.
- Holt, J. C.; Garnett, G.; Hudson, J. (2015). Magna Carta. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-107-09316-4.
- Keene, Nicholas (2004). "Henry fitz Ailwin (d.1212), first mayor of London". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Online ed.). Oxford University Press.