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25 de mar. de 2024 · Roger Mortimer, 2nd earl of March (born November 11, 1328, Ludlow, Shropshire, England—died February 26, 1360, Rouvray, near Avallon, Burgundy [now in France]) was a leading supporter of Edward III of England. The eclipse of the Mortimer family’s power following the death of the 1st Earl of March proved no more than temporary.
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.
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 (25 de abril de 1287, Londres -29 de noviembre de 1330, Tyburn) fue barón de Wigmore y conde de March hasta la supresión de sus títulos por el Parlamento de Inglaterra. Fue amante de Isabel de Francia, Reina y regente de Inglaterra durante tres años. Fue condenado por usurpación del trono y colgado en Tyburn.
Roger Mortimer (25 de abril de 1287, Londres -29 de noviembre de 1330, Tyburn) fue barón de Wigmore y conde de March hasta la supresión de sus títulos por el Parlamento de Inglaterra. Fue amante de Isabel de Francia, Reina y regente de Inglaterra durante tres años. Fue condenado por usurpación del trono y colgado en Tyburn.
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.
