Roger Clarendon
English royal bastard and conspirator
About Roger Clarendon
Lived 1350 – 1402 (aged 51–52). Roger Clarendon was an English and British conspirator.
Sir Roger Clarendon ( – 8 June 1402) was a conspirator and royal bastard as the illegitimate son of Edward the Black Prince and his mistress, Edith Willesford.
Biography Clarendon was the illegitimate son of Edward the Black Prince, and his mistress, Edith Willesford. He was a paternal half-brother to Richard II of England. Being regarded as a possible pretender, Clarendon was hanged and beheaded by order of Henry IV of England in 1402. His execution was made the subject of one of the articles exhibited by Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, against Henry IV during a rebellion in 1405.
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Who was Roger Clarendon?
English royal bastard and conspirator
When was Roger Clarendon born?
Roger Clarendon was born in 1350.
When did Roger Clarendon die?
Roger Clarendon died on 8 June 1402 in Tyburn.
What was Roger Clarendon's occupation?
Roger Clarendon was a conspirator.
What nationality was Roger Clarendon?
Roger Clarendon was English and British.
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