Roger De Mortimer
Bef 1153 - Bef 1214 (< 61 years)1. Roger De Mortimer was born Bef 1153; died Bef 8 Jul 1214. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15676
Notes:
Roger de Mortimer (died before 8 July 1214) was a medieval marcher lord, residing at Wigmore Castle in the English county of Herefordshire. He was the son of Hugh de Mortimer (d. 26 February 1181 and Matilda Le Meschin. He was born before 1153
Early life
Roger would appear to have been of age in 1174 when he fought for King Henry II against the rebellion of his son, Henry. In 1179 Roger was instrumental in the killing of Cadwallon ap Madog, the prince of Maelienydd and Elfael, both of which Mortimer coveted. He was imprisoned until June 1182 at Winchester for this killing.
[edit]Children
He had married Isabel (d. before 29 April 1252), the daughter of Walchelin de Ferriers of Oakham Castle in Rutland before 1196. With Isabel, Roger had three sons and a daughter:
Hugh de Mortimer (d.1227)
Ralph de Mortimer (d.1246).
Philip Mortimer
Joan Mortimer (d.1225) - married May 1212 to Walter de Beauchamp[1]
He is often wrongly stated to have been the father of Robert Mortimer of Richards Castle (died 1219) - married Margary de Say[2], daughter of Hugh de Say. This Robert was born before 1155 and therefore could not have been a son of Roger.
[edit]Lord of Maelienydd
In 1195 Roger, with the backing of troops sent by King Richard I invaded Maelienydd and rebuilt Cymaron Castle. In 1196 he joined forces with Hugh de Say of Richards Castle and fought and lost the battle of New Radnor against Rhys ap Gruffydd, allegedly losing some forty knights and an innumerable number of foot in the fight. By 1200 he had conquered Maelienydd and issued a new charter of rights to Cwmhir Abbey. In the summer of 1214 he became gravely ill and bought the right for his son to inherit his lands while he still lived from King John. He died before 8 July 1214.
Remfry., P.M., Wigmore Castle Tourist Guide and the Family of Mortimer (ISBN 1-899376-76-3)
Cockayne, George E. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom/13 Volumes Bound in 6 Books, IV:191; IX:272-3
William Dugdale, Monasticon IV, Kington St Michael Nunnery, Wiltshire, III
Dugdale, Monasticon VI, Wigmore Abbey, Herefordshire, III, Fundationis et Fundatorum Historia
Annales de Theokesberia
Annales de WigorniaRoger married Isabel De Ferrers Bef 1196. Isabel (daughter of Walchelin De Ferriers) died Bef 29 Apr 1252. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Ralph De Mortimer was born Bef 1198; died Bef 2 Oct 1246.
- 3. Joane Mortimer was born Abt 1194, England; died 1268.
- 4. Hugh De Mortimer died 1227.
- 5. Philip Mortimer
Generation: 2
2. Ralph De Mortimer (1.Roger1) was born Bef 1198; died Bef 2 Oct 1246. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15666
Notes:
Ranulph or Ralph de Mortimer (before 1198 to before 2 October 1246) was the second son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire He succeeded his elder brother before 23 November 1227 and built Cefnllys and Knucklas castles in 1240.
[edit]Marriage and issue
In 1230, Ralph married Princess Gwladus, daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth. They had the following children:
Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, married Maud de Braose and succeeded his father.
Hugh de Mortimer
John de Mortimer
Peter de Mortimer
[edit]References
Remfry, P.M., Wigmore Castle Tourist Guide and the Family of Mortimer (ISBN 1-899376-76-3)
Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to America Before 1700 by Frederick Lewis Weis; Lines 132C-29, 176B-28, 28-29, 67-29, 77-29, 176B-29
A history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest (Longmans, Green & Co.) John Edward Lloyd (1911)Ralph married Gwladus Ferch Llywelyn 1230. Gwladus (daughter of Llywelyn Ap Iorwerth and Joan) was born 1206; died 1251. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 6. Roger De Mortimer was born 1231; died 30 Oct 1282; was buried Wigmore Abbey.
- 7. Hugh De Mortimer
- 8. John De Mortimer
- 9. Peter De Mortimer
3. Joane Mortimer (1.Roger1) was born Abt 1194, England; died 1268. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 10118
Joane married Walcheline Beauchamp May 1212. Walcheline (son of Walter Beauchamp and Bertha Braose) was born Abt 1184, England; died 14 Apr 1236. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 10. William Beauchamp was born Abt 1215, Worcestershire, England.
4. Hugh De Mortimer (1.Roger1) died 1227. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15684
5. Philip Mortimer (1.Roger1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15685
Generation: 3
6. Roger De Mortimer (2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) was born 1231; died 30 Oct 1282; was buried Wigmore Abbey. Other Events:
- 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:
- 11. Edmund De Mortimer was born 1251; died 17 Jul 1304.
- 12. Ralph Mortimer died 1276.
- 13. Isabella Mortimer died 1292.
- 14. Margaret Mortimer died 1297.
- 15. Roger Mortimer died 1326.
- 16. Geoffrey Mortimer
- 17. William Mortimer
7. Hugh De Mortimer (2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15678
8. John De Mortimer (2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15679
9. Peter De Mortimer (2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15680
10. William Beauchamp (3.Joane2, 1.Roger1) was born Abt 1215, Worcestershire, England. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 1555
William — Isabel Mauduit. Isabel was born 1220, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 18. Walter Beauchamp was born Abt 1250.
Generation: 4
11. Edmund De Mortimer (6.Roger3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) was born 1251; died 17 Jul 1304. Other Events:
- 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:
- 19. Isolde De Mortimer was born Abt 1271, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; died 1328, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England.
- 20. Roger Mortimer was born 25 Apr 1287, Thornbury, Herefordshire, England; died 29 Nov 1330, Warwickshire, England.
- 21. Maude Mortimer was born Abt 1286; died Bef 1316.
- 22. Edmund De Mortimer
12. Ralph Mortimer (6.Roger3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) died 1276. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15670
13. Isabella Mortimer (6.Roger3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) died 1292. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15671
14. Margaret Mortimer (6.Roger3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) died 1297. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15672
15. Roger Mortimer (6.Roger3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) died 1326. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15673
16. Geoffrey Mortimer (6.Roger3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15674
17. William Mortimer (6.Roger3, 2.Ralph2, 1.Roger1) Other Events:
- Reference Number: 15675
18. Walter Beauchamp (10.William3, 3.Joane2, 1.Roger1) was born Abt 1250. Other Events:
- Reference Number: 1542
Walter — Alice De Toeni. Alice was born Abt 1250. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 23. Giles Beauchamp was born Abt 1300.