Earl Roger DE MORTIMER

1287 - 1330  (43 years)

• Name	Roger DE MORTIMER
  Prefix	Earl
  Born	25 Apr 1287	Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1st Earl of March, 3rd Baron Mortimer
  Died	29 Nov 1330
  Person ID	I43338	Main
  Last Modified	4 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Sir Edmund DE MORTIMER,   b. 1251,   d. 17 Jul 1304  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Margaret DE FIENNES,   b. Aft 1269,   d. 7 Feb 1333  (Age < 62 years)
  Family ID	F31590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lady Joan DE GENEVILLE,   b. 2 Feb 1286, Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England ,   d. 19 Oct 1356  (Age 70 years)
  Married	MH:FF167
  Children	+ 1. Blanche DE MORTIMER,   b. 1305,   d. 1347  (Age 42 years) + 2. Katherine DE MORTIMER,   b. 1314, Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England ,   d. 4 Aug 1369, England  (Age 55 years) + 3. Baroness Margaret DE MORTIMER,   b. 2 May 1304, Ludlow, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England ,   d. 5 May 1337, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 33 years)
  Last Modified	4 May 2019
  Family ID	F12411	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  He was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1322 for having led the Marcher lords in a revolt against King Edward II in what became known as the Despenser War. He later escaped to France, where he was joined by Edward's queen consort Isabella, whom he may have taken as his mistress. After he and Isabella led a successful invasion and rebellion, Edward was subsequently deposed; Mortimer allegedly arranged his murder at Berkeley Castle. For three years, Mortimer was de facto ruler of England before being himself overthrown by Edward's eldest son, Edward III. Accused of assuming royal power and other crimes, Mortimer was executed by hanging at Tyburn. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Mortimer,_1st_Earl_of_March.