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1st Baron Wigmore Roger De Mortimer

Male 1231 - 1282  (51 years)


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  1. 1.  1st Baron Wigmore Roger De Mortimer was born 1231; died 30 Oct 1282; was buried Wigmore Abbey.

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    • Reference Number: 15660

    Notes:

    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.
    [edit]Epitaph

    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]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edmund De Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1251; died 17 Jul 1304.
    2. 3. Ralph Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point died 1276.
    3. 4. Isabella Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point died 1292.
    4. 5. Margaret Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point died 1297.
    5. 6. Roger Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point died 1326.
    6. 7. Geoffrey Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. William Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edmund De Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roger1) was born 1251; died 17 Jul 1304.

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    • Reference Number: 4430

    Notes:

    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]

    Children:
    1. 9. Isolde De Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1271, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; died 1328, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.
    2. 10. Roger Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point was born 25 Apr 1287, Thornbury, Herefordshire, England; died 29 Nov 1330, Warwickshire, England.
    3. 11. Maude Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1286; died Bef 1316.
    4. 12. Edmund De Mortimer  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Ralph Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roger1) died 1276.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 15670


  3. 4.  Isabella Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roger1) died 1292.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 15671


  4. 5.  Margaret Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roger1) died 1297.

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    • Reference Number: 15672


  5. 6.  Roger Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roger1) died 1326.

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    • Reference Number: 15673


  6. 7.  Geoffrey Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roger1)

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    • Reference Number: 15674


  7. 8.  William Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Roger1)

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 15675



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Isolde De Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edmund2, 1.Roger1) was born Abt 1271, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; died 1328, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.

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

    Notes:

    Birth:
    See FMG.

    Isolde — Hugh De Audley, I. Hugh (son of James De Aldithley and Ela Longespée) was born Abt 1250, Audley, Staffordshire, England; died Abt 1336. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 13. Hugh De Audley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1295, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England; died 10 Nov 1347, Tonbridge, Kent, England.
    2. 14. John De Aldithley  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1293, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England.
    3. 15. Alice De Audley  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1304, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England; died , Greystroke, Northumberland, England.

  2. 10.  Roger Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edmund2, 1.Roger1) was born 25 Apr 1287, Thornbury, Herefordshire, England; died 29 Nov 1330, Warwickshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl Of March
    • Reference Number: 15664


  3. 11.  Maude Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edmund2, 1.Roger1) was born Abt 1286; died Bef 1316.

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    • Name: Matilda De Mortimer
    • Reference Number: 15665


  4. 12.  Edmund De Mortimer Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edmund2, 1.Roger1)

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    • Reference Number: 15927



Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Hugh De Audley Descendancy chart to this point (9.Isolde3, 2.Edmund2, 1.Roger1) was born 1295, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England; died 10 Nov 1347, Tonbridge, Kent, England.

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

    Notes:

    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.

    http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p418.htm#i8018

    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]

    Children:
    1. 16. Margaret De Audley  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1318, Stafford, Staffordshire, England; died 7 Sep 1347, Stafford, Staffordshire, England.

  2. 14.  John De Aldithley Descendancy chart to this point (9.Isolde3, 2.Edmund2, 1.Roger1) was born Abt 1293, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 15658


  3. 15.  Alice De Audley Descendancy chart to this point (9.Isolde3, 2.Edmund2, 1.Roger1) was born Abt 1304, Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England; died , Greystroke, Northumberland, England.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 3706

    Alice — Ralph de Neville. Ralph (son of Ralph Neville and Eupheme Fitzroger Clavering) was born Abt 1290, Raby, Durham, England; died 5 Aug 1367, Raby, Durham, England. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 17. John Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1328, Raby, Durham, England; died 17 Oct 1388.
    2. 18. Euphemia Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1316; died Oct 1363.
    3. 19. Margaret Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Feb 1329; died 12 May 1372.
    4. 20. Catherine Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1330; died 1 Sep 1361.
    5. 21. Ralph Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1332; died 1380.
    6. 22. Robert Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1337.
    7. 23. William Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1338; died Abt 1391.
    8. 24. Eleanor Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1340.
    9. 25. Alexander Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1341; died 1392.
    10. 26. Elizabeth Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1343.
    11. 27. Isabel Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1344.
    12. 28. Thomas Neville  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1355.
    13. 29. Alice Neville  Descendancy chart to this point