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Roger was born on 25 April 1287, the Feast of Saint Mark, a day of bad omen. He shared this birthday with King Edward II, which would be relevant later in life. According to his biographer Ian Mortimer, Roger was possibly sent as a boy to be fostered in the household of his formidable uncle, Roger Mortimer de Chirk.
- 25 April 1287, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore
Apr 26, 2022 · 1313. Birth of Joane 'Johanna' Audley. Wigmore, Herefordshire, England. Genealogy for Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287 - 1330) family tree on Geni, with over 230 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.
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- Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, England
- April 25, 1287
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3 days ago · Roger Mortimer, 1st earl of March (born 1287?—died Nov. 29, 1330, Tyburn, near London, Eng.) was the lover of the English king Edward II’s queen, Isabella of France, with whom he contrived Edward’s deposition and murder (1327). For three years thereafter he was the virtual king of England during the minority of Edward III.
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Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (April 25, 1287 – November 29, 1330), an English nobleman, was for three years de facto ruler of England, after leading a successful rebellion against Edward II. Roger was knighted in 1306, having succeeded his father as 3rd Baron Mortimer in 1304.
Roger's grandson, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 - 29 November 1330) devoted the early years of his majority to obtaining effective control of his Irish lordships against his wife's relations, the Lacys, who summoned Edward Bruce, brother of Robert Bruce, King of Scots to aid them, Bruce was attempting to make himself king of ...
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March For three years "Ruler" of England Executed in 1330 In this series of brief articles about the Mortimers of Wigmore, we now come to the most powerful and colourful member of this illustrious family. Soldier and major landholder in England, Wales and
ROGER MORTIMER, EARL OF MARCH, was a ward of Piers Gaveston, and held many important offices in the reign of Edward II, being appointed Lieutenant of Ireland in 1317. He sided with Lancaster in his opposition to the king, was taken prisoner in 1322, and condemned to perpetual captivity.