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Medieval magnates Arms of Mortimer (Mortimer of Wigmore): Barry or and azure, on a chief of the first two pallets between two base esquires of the second over all an inescutcheon argent In the Middle Ages , the Mortimers became a powerful dynasty of Marcher Lords in the Welsh Marches , first as barons of Wigmore Castle , Herefordshire and later ...
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 ...
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Medieval Mortimers - Chapter 2. The Welsh Marches - The Mortimers quest for territory among regional conflict and border raids.
The Mortimer surname’s origins date back a thousand years to eleventh century Normandy. By this time, the village of Mortemer-sur-Eaulne had developed in the Pays de Bray region of Normandy, between the historic cities of Rouen and Amiens. The old French word ‘bray’ meant a swamp or marsh, while the place name Mortemer also derived from ...
OUTLINE LINEAGE OF THE MEDIEVAL MORTIMER FAMILY 2 its ancestry is well evidenced. A single generation using arms that are merely differenced has not been treated as a cadet branch. In considering the heraldic evidence, however, readers should remember that the Mortimer family is much older than the practice of heraldry, and that heraldic
The Mortimers of Wigmore Ambitious and powerful, the Mortimers bestrode the medieval stage. Inextricably linked with the great events of their time, their story is the tale of a turbulent England racked with dissension, rebellion and open warfare at home and abroad. Following the Conqueror they.
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 ...
