Lord Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester Hugh De Audley

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• Reference Number: 3708
• Birth: Abt 1295
• Death: 10 Nov 1347

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Hugh de Audley, Lord Audley, 8th Earl of Gloucester was born circa 1295. He was the successor of Gilbert (de Clare), 7th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford; 7th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford.

Hugh was the son of Hugh, Lord Audley of Heleigh and Isolde de Mortimer. He married Margaret de Clare, daughter of Gilbert "the Red Earl" (de Clare), 6th Earl of Gloucester and Hertford and Joan (of Acre), Countess of Gloucester and Hertford, on 28 April 1317 at Windsor, England.

Hugh was summoned to parliament in the lifetime of his father as "Hugh de Audley, Juniori" on 20 November 1317. 4th Lord Audley of Heleigh in 1325. 8th Earl of Gloucester between 1337 and 1347.5 Ambassador to France in 1341.

He died on 10 November 1347. He was the predecessor of Thomas, "of Woodstock," 1st Duke of Gloucester, 13th Earl of Essex, and Earl of Buckingham; 1st Duke of Gloucester.

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Hugh married Margaret De Clare 28 Apr 1317. Margaret (daughter of Gilbert De Clare and Joan of Acre) was born 12 Oct 1292, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales; died 9 Apr 1342, Badlesmere, Kent, England. [Group Sheet]

1. Margaret De Audley was born 1318, Stafford, Staffordshire, England; died 7 Sep 1347, Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

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• Reference Number: 7597

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Hugh, Lord Audley of Heleigh was born circa 1260 at Audley, Staffordshire, England. He was the son of James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland and Ela Longespée.

Hugh married Isolde de Mortimer, daughter of Edmund, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and Margaret de Fiennes, before 1295 at Wigmore, Herefordshire, England

He was Ambassador to France circa 1317. Hughwas a witness where Edward II, King of England called a Parliament and summoned his Barons in 1317. 1st Lord Audley of Heleigh in 1317. Hugh was summoned to Parliament as Lord Audley by Edward II in 1317. He was summoned to parliament as "Hugh de Audley, Seniori" by Edward II on 15 May 1321 at 14 Edward II. He was involved with the insurrection of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, and was committed, a "close prisoner" to Wallingford Castle, but making his peace with the king he obtained his release, and suffered nothing further, in 1321/22 at 15 Edward II.

Hugh died in 1325.

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Hugh — Isolde De Mortimer. Isolde (daughter of Edmund De Mortimer and Margaret De Fiennes) was born Abt 1271, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; died 1328, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Isolde De Mortimer, Lady Of Wigmore
• Reference Number: 3856

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• Reference Number: 3699

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James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland was born circa 1225 in Audley, Staffordshire, England. He was the son of Henry de Aldithley and Bertred Mainwaring. James married Ela Longespée, daughter of William Longespée and Idonia de Camville, in 1244 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. He had livery of his lands in 1246/47 at 31 Henry III He was an active adherent of Henry III in his contests with the Barons between 1250 and 1260. Keeper of the castle of Newcastle-under-Lyme on 30 October 1250. He was a great favorite of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, at whose coronation as King of Almaine (Germany) he assisted in May 1257. He was a witness where Richard, "of Cornwall," Earl of Cornwall crowned as King of the Romans, i.e. emperor-designate, in May 1257 at Aachen, Germany. Arms: De gueules, fretté d'or. James joined in a letter of the Barons to the Pope in 1258. Justice of Chester in 1259. He was one of the Lords-Marcher, actively employed for some years against the Welsh, circa 1260. Justiciar of Ireland between 1262 and 1272. He was a witness where Roger, 6th Lord Mortimer with other barons-marcher, giving battle to Llewellyn, Prince of Wales in 1264. James was with Roger de Mortimer and the other barons-marcher, giving battle to Llewellyn, Prince of Wales in 1264. He was joined the Earl of Gloucester at Evesham in rescuing the king, who had become captive to the Earl of Leicester at the battle of Lewes. He performed a pilgrimage to the shrine of St. James in Galicia in 1267/68 at 52 Henry III, Spain. Annals of Monte Fernando 1270: "Item dominus James de Audele venit justiciarius Hibernie." He embarked in the Crusade with King Henry and Prince Edward in 1270. Annales Hiberniae 1270: "Jacobus de Audley Justitiarius." Annales Hiberniae 1272: "Interficitur justitiarius Jacobus Audley, lapsus ab equo in Thothomomia, cui successit Mauritius Mauritii."

James died circa 11 June 1272 at 56 Henry III, Ireland. He died by "breaking his neck." His estate was probated on 16 July 1272; Writ for his Inq. p. m.. He was the predecessor of Maurice fitz Maurice, Lord Justice of Ireland; Justiciar of Ireland.

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James married Ela Longespée 1244, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Ela (daughter of William Longespée, II and Idonia De Camville) was born 1228; died Bef 22 Nov 1299. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 8829

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Ela Longespée was born in 1228 at England. She was the daughter of William Longespée and Idonia de Camville. Ela married James de Aldithley, Justiciar of Ireland, son of Henry de Aldithley and Bertred Mainwaring, in 1244 at Salisbury, Wiltshire, England.

Ela was living in 1282 She died before 22 November 1299. Her estate was probated in 1325/26.

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• Reference Number: 4430

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Edmund de Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore (1251 - July 17, 1304) was the second son and eventual heir of Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. His mother was Maud de Braose. As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. But the sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates.

He returned in 1282 as the new Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. But Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. In the resulting battle Llywelyn was killed and beheaded. Edmund then send his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England.

In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne (herself the granddaughter of John of Brienne by his third wife Berenguela of Leon).

Their children were:
Isolde Mortimer, married Hugh I de Audley
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Maude Mortimer, married Theobald II de Verdun
Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester, and served in the king's Gascon and Scottish campaigns. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.

Edmund married Margaret De Fiennes Sep 1285. Margaret (daughter of William De Fiennes, II and Blanche De Brienne) was born Aft 1269; died 7 Feb 1333. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Margaret De Fiennes
• Reference Number: 3797

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Margaret Mortimer (née de Fiennes), Baroness Wigmore (born after 1269 - 7 February 1333) was an English noblewoman born to William II de Fiennes, Baron Tingry and Blanche de Brienne. Her paternal grandparents were Enguerrand II de Fiennes and Isabelle de Conde. Her maternal grandparents were Jean de Brienne and Jeanne, Dame de Chateaudun. In September 1285, when she was 14 or 15 years old, Margaret married Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore, the son of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore and Maud de Braose.

They had three children:
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 - 29 November 1330) married Joan de Geneville, by whom he had twelve children.
Maud Mortimer, married Theobald II de Verdon, by whom she had two daughters, Joan de Verdon and Elizabeth de Verdon.
Hugh Mortimer, married Margaret De Ros as her second husband.

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• Reference Number: 3698

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Henry de Aldithley was born circa 1175 at England. He was the son of Adam de Aldithley and Emma FitzOrm.

Henry and his father Adamwere witness to a charter of Harvey Bagot in 1194. Henry bought large estates from Eleanor Malbank in 1214. He was given a royal grant, for his adhesion to King John, of the lordship of Storton, in Warwickshire circa 1216.

Henry married Bertred Mainwaring, daughter of Ralph Mainwaring, Seneschal of Chester and Amicia de Meschines, in 1217 at Edgmond, Shropshire, England. He executed the office of sheriff for the counties of Salop and Stafford, as deputy for his patron, the great Earl Ranulph between 1217 and 1220. Under Sheriff of Salop and county Stafford at England between 1217 and 1220.

He founded Hulton Abbey in 1223. He founded and endowed the Abbey of Hilton, near to his castle at Heleigh, in Staffordshire for Cisterian monks. He built the castle of Heleigh, and founded Hulton Abbey (where several of his descendants are buried) in 1223 at Staffordshire, England.

He was in command of the Welsh Marches between 1223 and 1246. He was appointed governor of the castles of Carmarthen and Cardigan in 1227 at 10 Henry III. He acquired the manors of Edgmund and Newport in 1227 at Shropshire, England. Sheriff of Salop and county Stafford at England between 1227 and 1232. He was made sheriff of the counties of Salop and Stafford and constable of the castles of Salop and Bridgenorth between 1228 and 1232 at 11-16 Henry III. He acquired the manor of Ford in 1230 at Shropshire, England. He was appointed Custodian of Chester and Beeston Castle on the extinction of the then earldom of Chester on 22 June 1237.

Henry died before November 1246.

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Henry married Bertred Mainwaring 1217, Edgmond, Shropshire, England. Bertred (daughter of Ralph Mainwaring and Amicia De Meschines) was born Abt 1196. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 8991

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• Reference Number: 8832

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William Longespée II was born circa 1212 at Wiltshire, England. He was the son of William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury and Ela of Salisbury.

William married Idonia de Camville, daughter of Richard III de Camville and Eustacia Bassett, in June 1226.

William came of age in 1233. He died on 7 February 1250 at Al-Mansura, On the Nile, Egypt. Slain in battle with the Saracens.


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William — Idonia De Camville. Idonia (daughter of Richard De Camville, III and Eustacia Bassett) was born Abt 1209; died 1 Jan 1251. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 15660

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Roger Mortimer (1231 - 30 October 1282), 1st Baron Mortimer, was a famous and honoured knight from Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire. He was a loyal ally of King Henry III of England. He was at times an enemy, at times an ally, of the Welsh prince, Llywelyn the Last.

Early career

Born in 1231, Roger was the son of Ralph de Mortimer and his Welsh wife, Princess Gwladys Ddu, daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth.
In 1256 Roger went to war with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd when the latter invaded his lordship of Gwrtheyrnion or Rhayader. This war would continue intermittently until the death of both Roger and Llywelyn in 1282. They were both grandsons of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth.
Mortimer fought for the King against the rebel Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, and almost lost his life in 1264 at the Battle of Lewes fighting Montfort's men. In 1265 Mortimer's wife, Maud de Braose helped rescue Prince Edward; and Mortimer and the Prince made an alliance against de Montfort.
[edit]Victor at Evesham

In August 1265, de Montfort's army was surrounded by the River Avon on three sides, and Prince Edward's army on the fourth. Mortimer had sent his men to block the only possible escape route, at the Bengeworth bridge. The Battle of Evesham began in earnest. A storm roared above the battle field. Montfort's Welsh soldiers broke and ran for the bridge, where they were slaughtered by Mortimer's men. Mortimer himself killed Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester in crushing Montfort's army. Mortimer was awarded Montfort's severed head and other parts of his anatomy, which he sent home to Wigmore Castle as a gift for his wife, Lady Mortimer.
[edit]Marriage and children

Lady Mortimer was Maud de Braose, daughter of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny by Eva Marshal. Roger Mortimer had married her in 1247. She was, like him, a scion of a Welsh Marches family. Their children were:
Ralph Mortimer, died 1276.
Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer (1251-1304), married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne. Had issue, including Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Isabella Mortimer, died 1292. She married (1) John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel, (2) Robert de Hastings
Margaret Mortimer, died 1297. She married Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford
Roger Mortimer of Chirk, died 1326.
Geoffrey Mortimer, a knight
William Mortimer, a knight
Their eldest son, Ralph, was a famed knight but died in his youth. The second son, Edmund, was recalled from Oxford University and appointed his father's heir.
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Roger Mortimer died on 30 October 1282, and was buried at Wigmore Abbey, where his tombstone read:
Here lies buried, glittering with praise, Roger the pure, Roger Mortimer the second, called Lord of Wigmore by those who held him dear. While he lived all Wales feared his power, and given as a gift to him all Wales remained his. It knew his campaigns, he subjected it to torment.
[edit]Sources

Mortimer, Ian. The Greatest Traitor, 2003.
Remfry, P.M., Wigmore Castle Tourist Guide and the Family of Mortimer (ISBN 1-899376-76-3)
Remfry, P.M., Brampton Bryan Castle, 1066 to 1646 (ISBN 1-899376-33-X)
Dugdale, Sir William The Baronage of England, Vol. 1, 1661.

Roger married Maud De Braose 1247. Maud (daughter of William De Braose and Eva Marshal) was born 1224; died 1301. [Group Sheet]

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• Reference Number: 15661

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• Name: William Ii Fiennes, Lord Windover
• Reference Number: 15662

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Died:
Killed in Action, Battle of the Golden Spurs

William — Blanche De Brienne. Blanche (daughter of Jean De Brienne and Jeanne Dame De Chateaudun) was born Abt 1252, France; died Abt 1302, Loupeland, Maine, France. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Blanche De Brienne, Baroness Tingry
• Reference Number: 15663