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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. A great-great-grandson of King Edward III of England , he was heir presumptive to King Richard II of England (both his paternal first cousin twice removed and maternal half ...
- Edmund Mortimer
Sir Edmund Mortimer IV (10 December 1376 – January 1409) was...
- Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March
Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Earl of Ulster (1...
- Edmund Mortimer
Mar 25, 2024 · 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. Edmund was the great-grandson of Lionel, duke of Clarence, the second surviving son of Edward III, and was ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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.
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Mortimer's eldest son, Edmund de Mortimer (1306-1331) survived his father by only a year. Roger's grandson, Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (11 November 1328 - 26 February 1360) had the family estates and title restored to him in 1354 and accompanied Edward III on an expedition to France.
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. Mortimer is an English nobleman captured in battle by Glendower, whose claim to the throne is better than Henry IV’s. The King refuses to believe that he did not go over to the Welsh willingly, possibly as an excuse to be rid of a rival.
