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As a child, Roger developed a formidable interest in all martial pursuits, learning from his uncle Roger Mortimer Lord of Chirk, a skilled soldier and leader. As a squire of 14 years age, he was betrothed to the extremely wealthy heiress Joan de Geneville, who brought with her dowry vast estates in the Welsh Marches, including Ludlow Castle.
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 granted livery of his lands in May 1306, although he was still under age.
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. Escaping in 1324 he fled to France.
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 ...
As one of the leading lords in the Welsh Marches, Roger Mortimer played an important role in the invasion, acting as one of Edward’s leading generals. Roger may even have been involved in the death of Llewelyn the Last in 1282. To subject Wales to English rule, Edward built a series of mighty castles to dominate the Welsh.
Roger Mortimer (1374-1398) - 4e graaf van March Bekijk alle artikelen waarvan de titel begint met Roger Mortimer of met Roger Mortimer in de titel . Dit is een doorverwijspagina , bedoeld om de verschillen in betekenis of gebruik van Roger Mortimer inzichtelijk te maken.
Roger de Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, 6th Earl of Ulster (11 April 1374 – 20 July 1398) [1] was an English nobleman. He was considered the heir presumptive to King Richard II, his mother's first cousin, as being a great-grandson of King Edward III . Roger Mortimer's father, the 3rd Earl of March, died in 1381, leaving the six-year-old Roger ...
