Thomas de la Roche, 1st Baron Roche

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Coat of arms of Thomas de la Roche, Lord of La Roche, Sable, three roaches naiant in pale argent..[1]

Thomas de la Roche, 1st Baron Roche, Lord of La Roche was an English noble. He fought in the wars in Scotland. He was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.

Biography[edit]

Thomas was a son of John de la Roche and Maud de Walys. He took part in the wars in Scotland and was a signatory of the Baron's Letter to Pope Boniface VIII in 1301.[2]

Marriage and issue[edit]

He had the following issue:[3]

  • John de la Roche, died without issue.
  • William de la Roche, married Maud de Grey, had issue
  • Lucia de la Roche, married William le Valance, had issue.
  • Joanna de la Roche, married David de la Roche, had issue.
  • Margaret de la Roche, married Simon Fleming, had issue.
  • Alicia de la Roche, married Thomas Arcedekne, had issue.

Citations[edit]

  1. ^ Lysons and Lysons, pp. cxviii-clxxiv.
  2. ^ Cokayne, p.379.
  3. ^ Banks|, p.236.

References[edit]

  • Banks, Thomas Christopher. The Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England, Volume 4. A. Seguin. (1837)
  • Cokayne, George Edward. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Vol. VI (1895).
  • Lysons, Daniel and Lysons, Samuel. 'General history: Extinct gentry families', in Magna Britannia: Volume 3, Cornwall (London, 1814), pp. cxviii-clxxiv. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/magna-britannia/vol3/cxviii-clxxiv [accessed 25 May 2023]