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5 days ago · Richard II had named Edmund Mortimer, the 5-year-old Earl of March, as his heir. The Mortimers, who descended from Edward III‘s second surviving son Lionel of Antwerp, thus had a strong claim to the throne, which was taken up by Richard, Duke of York, in the 1450s.
May 21, 2024 · Nevertheless, in 1402, Glyn Dŵr secured a significant coup when Edmund Mortimer, an English nobleman who he had captured in battle, grew irritated by Henry IV’s reluctance to ransom him, and elected to defect to the rebels’ side.
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May 23, 2024 · Roger left an eight-year old son, Edmund Mortimer, who was earl of Ulster, lord of Connacht, Trim and Leix and half of Meath. He should not be confused with his uncle, another Edmund, who was captured by Owain Glyn Dwr and married his daughter, Catrin.
May 15, 2024 · It is said that after the battle, Welsh women camp followers dismembered many the English victims in reprisal for their acts of brutality and rape in the preceding campaigns. Sir Edmund Mortimer was taken prisoner and as Henry IV made no effort to pay a ransom for him, he switched his allegiance to Glyndwr and married Owain’s daughter Caitrin.
May 23, 2024 · Because Henry's father usurped the throne, some proclaimed that Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, had a claim to the throne as heir to Richard II. Yet, instead of disposing of Mortimer, Henry V...
3 days ago · When Edmund Mortimer died childless in 1425, Richard of York also inherited the Earldom of March and Mortimer's claim to the throne through his late mother, Edmund Mortimer's sister. Henry, who himself had three younger brothers and had recently married Catherine, did not doubt that the Lancastrian claim on the crown was secure. [31]
6 days ago · The second is the group of rebel lords, led by Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, and including his brother, the Earl of Northumberland, and energetic nephew, Harry Percy ("Hotspur"). The Scottish Earl of Douglas , the Welshman Owen Glendower , and Edmund Mortimer also join.
