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'''William de Romare''' (born c. 1096) (also '''Roumare''' or '''Romayre''' or '''Romay''') was the '''[[Earl of Lincoln]], 2nd Baron of Kendal, Lord of [[Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire|Bolingbroke]]'''.
He was the son of Roger FitzGerold (de Roumare), [[Barony of Kendal|1st Baron of Kendal]], Lord of Bolingbroke and [[Lucy of Bolingbroke|Lucy]], widow of Ivo de Taillebois. He followed his father as Lord of [[Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire]]. He was half-brother to [[Ranulf de Gernon, 4th Earl of Chester|Ranulf of Chester]].
In Normandy, he was Seigneur (Lord) of [[Roumare]].
In 1120 William was supposed to have crossed the Channel with [[William the Aetheling]] in the White Ship but disembarked shortly before it sailed, avoiding drowning in the subsequent sinking of the ship.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
He was created Earl of Lincoln by [[Stephen of England|King Stephen]] after 1143. The Earl lived at both Bolingbroke and Lincoln Castle.
He was the ducal constable of the fortress of [[Neuf-Marché|Neufmarche]], stoutly resisting [[Hugh de Gournay]], then in rebellion, in 1118 in Normandy.
==Family and children==
He married Hawise de Reviers, sister of [[Baldwin de Redvers, 1st Earl of Devon]] (Reviers) and had one known child:
*William (Helie) de Roumare, married Agnes de Aumale. They had a son William de Roumare who married twice and died without issue.
==References==
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*George Edward Cokayne, "The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant", I-XIII (in 6) (Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 2BU: Sutton Publishing Limited, 2000), III:166, VII:667.
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