 1287 - 1330 (43 years)
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| Name |
Roger Mortimer [2, 3] |
| Suffix |
1st Earl Of March |
| Birth |
3 May 1287 |
Netherwood, Thornbury, Herefordshire, England  [2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
29 Nov 1330 |
Elms, Tyburn, Warwickshire, England [2, 3] |
| Person ID |
I4078 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
8 Dec 2010 |
| Father |
Sir Edmund Mortimer, Baron Of Wigmore, b. Abt 1252, Of Wigmore d. 17 Jul 1304, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret De Fiennes, b. 1262, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d. 7 Feb 1334, Unknown (Age 72 years) |
| Marriage |
1285 |
Fiennes, Bolonois, France |
| Family ID |
F21324 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Joan De Geneville, b. 2 Feb 1285-1286, Ludlow, Shropshire, England d. 19 Oct 1356 (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
Bef 6 Oct 1306 |
Shropshire, England |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F23094 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
8 Dec 2010 |
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| Notes |
- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Roger Mortimer (25 April 1287 - 29 November 1330), grandson of the 1st Baron Wigmore, was the best-known of his name. As a result of his adulterous relationship with Isabella of France, queen of King Edward II of England, he was responsible for deposing (and probably for murdering) King Edward, and himself became effective ruler of England.
Contents [showhide]
1 Early Life, Family History
2 Military Adventures in Ireland, Wales
3 Opposition to Edward II
4 Invasion of England and Defeat of Edward II
5 Powers Won and Lost
6 Sources
Early Life, Family History
Roger was the eldest son and first child born to Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore, by his wife, Margaret de Fiennes. His father had been a second son, intended for clerical work, but on the sudden death of his elder brother, Edmund was recalled from Oxford University and installed as heir. As a boy, Roger was probably sent to be fostered in the household of his formidable uncle, Roger Mortimer of Chirk. It was this uncle who had carried the head of Llywelyn the Last to King Edward I of England in 1282.
Like many noble children of his time, Roger was married young, to Jeanne de Geneville, the heiress of a neighboring lordship. They were married in 1301, and immediately began a family. Through his marriage with Jeanne de Geneville, Roger not only acquired increased possessions on the Welsh marches, including the important Ludlow Castle, which became the chief stronghold of the Mortimers, but also extensive estates and influence in Ireland.
Then, suddenly, childhood came to a crashing halt when Edmund Mortimer was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth in July 1304. Since Roger was underage at the death of his father, Edmund Mortimer, he was placed by Edward I under the guardianship of Piers Gaveston, and was knighted by Edward in 1306. In that year also Roger was endowed as Baron Wigmore, and came into his full inheritance. His adult life began in earnest.
Military Adventures in Ireland, Wales
In 1308 he went to Ireland in person, to enforce his authority. This brought him into conflict with the De Lacys, who turned for support to Edward Bruce, brother of Robert Bruce, king of Scotland. Mortimer was appointed lord-lieutenant of Ireland by Edward II. In 1316, at the head of a large army, he drove Bruce to Carrickfergus and the De Lacys into Connaught, wreaking vengeance on their adherents whenever they were to be found.
He was then occupied for some years with baronial disputes on the Welsh border until about 1318.
Opposition to Edward II
In 1318, Mortimer joined the growing opposition to Edward II and the Despensers, and he supported Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, in refusing to obey the king
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| Sources |
- [S1700] Green, V. H. H., Green (1966), (London: Edward Arnold Publishers, 1966.), p. 410 (Reliability: 3).
- [S137] Br, World Family Tree Vol. 5, Ed. 1, (Release date: August 22, 1996), Tree #0151 (Reliability: 3).
Date of Import: 30 okt 1999
- [S45] FTW 5 tree 0151.FTW.
Date of Import: 30 okt 1999
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