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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 wealthy heiress Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville.
- 25 April 1287, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore
Apr 26, 2022 · 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.
- Isabella of France, Queen Consort of England
- Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, England
- April 25, 1287
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Roger Mortimer 1st Earl of March - Mortimer History Society. 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.
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 I...
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 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.
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.
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