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Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (1231 – 27 October 1282), of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire, was a marcher lord who was a loyal ally of King Henry III of England and at times an enemy, at times an ally, of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales.
Arms of Mortimer: Barry or and azure, on a chief of the first two pallets between two gyrons of the second over all an inescutcheon argent. Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful Marcher Lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marriage to the ...
Roger Mortimer (1231-1282), 1st Baron Wigmore, was the son of Ralph de Mortimer and his wife, Gwladys Ddu, daughter of Llywelyn the Great. He was a famous and honored knight, and a loyal ally of King Henry III of England.
Roger was succeeded by his second son, Ralph de Mortimer, who married the Welsh Princess Gwladus, daughter of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth and Joan Plantagenet, the daughter of King John. They became the parents of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, of Wigmore (1231 - 30 October 1282), who was a loyal ally of King Henry III.
Contributed by. Beresford, David. Mortimer, Roger (1287–1330), lord of Wigmore and 1st earl of March , justiciar of Ireland, was son of Edmund Mortimer (d. 1304) and his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir William Fienes, Lord Fienes. The wardship of the extensive Mortimer lands was originally granted to Piers Gaveston (qv), but Mortimer was ...
Apr 26, 2022 · About Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Roger de Mortimer, 8th Baron of Wigmore, 3rd Baron Mortimer and 1st Earl of March (born 1287? - died 29 November 1330, Tyburn, near London, England) lover of Isabella, the wife of Edward II of England: they invaded England in 1326 and compelled the king to abdicate in favour of his son, Edward III; executed.
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Roger Mortimer is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history of the medieval British Isles. Lord of Wigmore on the Welsh marches, his career witnessed both loyal service to the person of the king and outright rebellion against it, even marshalling the resistance that precipitated the unprecedented deposition of an anointed ...
