Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr

Roger was the eldest son of John la Warr, Master of Warr and Margaret de Holland. He fought in the Hundred Year's War in France, where he fought at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 and took a share in the capture of King John II of France. Roger was also involved in the siege of Calais in 1346-1347 and the battle of Calais in 1349.[1]

He died in 1370 while in Gascony and was succeeded by his eldest son John.

He married firstly Elizabeth,[2] daughter of Adam de Welles, 3rd Baron Welles and Margaret Bardolf. They had the following known issue:

• John la Warr, 4th Baron De La Warr, died without issue.
• Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, died without issue.

He married secondly Eleanor,[2] daughter of John de Mowbray, 3rd Baron Mowbray and Joan of Lancaster. They had the following known issue:

• Joan la Warr, married firstly Thomas West, 1st Baron West, had issue; and secondly Lewis Clifford of Princes Risborough.

In his will of 1368, he mentions younger sons Edward and John and a daughter Katherine.

• Burke, John Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire. Sixteenth edition. Hurst and Blackett, 1854.
• Froissart, John (1844). The Chronicles of England, France and Spain. London: William Smith. OCLC 91958290.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)