There are some interesting affiliations in my family tree.
But for membership of one special person in my ancestry...
I choose Sir John Fitz Roger (Rogers) (1386-1441). I am not certain which king he was knighted by, as Richard II and Henry IV had reigns in England during his lifetime. He is not mentioned in any of the rebellions within royalty or the insurections from the nobility...so it's possible that he went on a crusade with one of the kings. This was the times of the Hundred Years War with France.
While Richard II reigned, Bollingbrook (later to become Henry IV) went on crusades to Lithuania (1390) and Prussia (1392). Richard II abdicated in 1399 and Henry IV became king.
There were battles galore...with Irish, Welch, French and others.
John Fitz Roger received a knighthood through recognition of military service performed, according to notes from the Ancestry site.
He was my 16th times great grandfather.
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