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Sir Edmund Mortimer IV (10 December 1376 – January 1409) was an English nobleman and landowner who played a part in the rebellions of the Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr and of the Percy family against King Henry IV, at the beginning of the 15th century.
Edmund Mortimer, 5th earl of March (born November 6, 1391, New Forest, Hampshire, England—died January 19, 1425, Ulster, Ireland) was a friend of the Lancastrian king Henry V and an unwilling royal claimant advanced by rebel barons.
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Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, 7th Earl of Ulster (6 November 1391 – 18 January 1425), was an English nobleman and a potential claimant to the throne of England.
Aug 4, 2022 · The figure of Edmund Mortimer, dramatised in Shakespeare’s Henry V, has fascinated historians ever since. But who was he? He was a significant claimant to the throne from a young age. Edmund’s story is fascinating, particularly with reference to the Princes in the Tower later in the century.
It is believed, however, that the elder Edmund served the new king loyally until 1402, when he was captured by the Welsh rebel Owen Glendower. Mortimer ultimately threw his support behind Glendower and formed an alliance with the Welsh rebel by marrying his daughter Catherine.
Following Richard's deposition by the first Lancastrian king Henry IV in 1399, he became the focus of plots against the House of Lancaster. On 22 June 1402, Mortimer's uncle, Sir Edmund Mortimer, a son of the 3rd Earl, was captured at the Battle of Bryn Glas by the Welsh rebel leader, Owain Glyndwr.
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Dec 2, 2016 · In June 1402 26 year old Sir Edmund Mortimer was ordered by Henry IV to raise an army to meet a force led by Welsh rebel Owain Glyn Dwr.
