About Edmund Thomas de Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Mortimer,_2nd_Baron_WigmoreEdmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. His mother was Maud de Braose. As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. But the sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates.
He returned in 1282 as the new Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. But Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. In the resulting battle Llywelyn was killed and beheaded. Edmund then send his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England.
In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne . Their children were:
1. Isolde Mortimer, married Hugh I de Audley
2. Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
3. Maude Mortimer, married Theobald II de Verdun
Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester, and served in the king's Gascon and Scottish campaigns. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.
Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer
M, #102549, b. between 1270 and 1275, d. 1304
Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer; son of Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore b. c 1232 d. c 30 Oct 1282 and Maud de Braose d. c 23 Mar 1300; grandson of Ralph de Mortimer b. 1190 d. 6 Aug 1246 and Gwladus D. d. 1251 and William de Briouze b. 1204 d. 2 May 1230 Eva Marshal
Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer was born between 1270 and 1275. He was the son of Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore and Maud de Braose. He married Margaret de Fiennes, daughter of William de Fiennes, Baron of Tingry and Blanche de Brienne, Dame de La Loupelande. He died in 1304.
Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer gained the title of 1st Lord Mortimer.
Child of Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer
* Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March+ b. 1287, d. 1330
Sir Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer married Margaret de Fiennes, daughter of Sir William de Fiennes, in 1285.2
Sir Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer lived at Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.1 He gained the title of 1st Lord Mortimer.2
Child of Sir Edmund de Mortimer, 1st Lord Mortimer and Margaret de Fiennes
* Isolt de Mortimer+1 d. a 1336
Citations
1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 , volume I, page 347. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
2. [S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda , page 52. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
Edmund De MORTIMER Pedigree
Sex: M Family
Event
Birth: 1252
Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Christening: 1304
Death: 17 Jul 1304
, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Burial:
, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Father: Roger De MORTIMER Family
Mother: Maud De BRAOSE
Marriage
Spouse: Margaret De FIENNES Family
Marriage: Abt 1285
Of, Fiennes, Bolonois, France
Husband's Name
Edmund De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: 1252 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Christened: 1304 Place:
Died: 17 Jul 1304 Place: , Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Buried: Place: , Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Married: Abt 1285 Place: Of, Fiennes, Bolonois, France
Father: Roger De MORTIMER Family
Mother: Maud De BRAOSE
Wife's Name
Margaret De FIENNES Pedigree
Born: Abt 1262/1270 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Died: 7 Feb 1333/1334 Place:
Married: Abt 1285 Place: Of, Fiennes, Bolonois, France
Father: William De FIENNES Family
Mother: Blanche De BRIENNE
Children
1. Sex Name
F Isolde De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: Abt 1270 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Died: 1328 Place:
2. Sex Name
F Matilda De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: Abt 1286 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Died: 18 Sep 1312 Place: , Alton, Staffordshire, England
Buried: 9 Oct 1312 Place: Croxden Abbey, , Staffordshire, England
3. Sex Name
M Hugh De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: Abt 1290 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
4. Sex Name
F Joan De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: Abt 1292 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
5. Sex Name
M Walter De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: Abt 1294 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
6. Sex Name
M Edmund De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: Abt 1298 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
7. Sex Name
M John De MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: 1300 Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Died: 3 Jan 1318 Place:
8. Sex Name
F Margaret MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: 1296? Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
9. Sex Name
F Elizabeth MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: 1302? Place: Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
10. Sex Name
M Roger MORTIMER Pedigree
Born: 3 May 1287 Place: Of, Netherwood, Thornbury, Herefordshire, England
Died: 29 Nov 1330 Place: Elms, Tyburn, Warwickshire, England
Buried: 1330 Place: Church Of Grey Friar, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Mortimer,_2nd_Baron_Wigmorehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Mortimer,_2nd_Baron_MortimerEdmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. His mother was Maud de Braose. As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. But the sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates.
He returned in 1282 as the new Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. But Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. In the resulting battle Llywelyn was killed and beheaded. Edmund then send his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England.
In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne . Their children were:
1. Isolde Mortimer, married Hugh I de Audley
2. Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
3. Maude Mortimer, married Theobald II de Verdun
Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester, and served in the king's Gascon and Scottish campaigns. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.
Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer
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Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. But the sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates.
He returned in 1282 as the new Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. But Edmund's brothers secretly forded the river behind Llywelyn's army and surprised the Welsh. In the resulting battle Llywelyn was killed and beheaded. Edmund then send his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England.
In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne . Their children were:
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Maude Mortimer, married Theobald II de Verdun
John, yeoman, died 1318
Joan, nun at Lingbrook
Elizabeth, nun at Lingbrook
Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester, and served in the king's Gascon and Scottish campaigns. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.
[edit]References
Mortimer, Ian. The Greatest Traitor, 2003.
Source: The book, 'Kings & Queens of Great Britain'
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