Roger De Mortimer 
Roger was born in 1231 in Cawmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales.1 Roger's father was Ralph De Mortimer and his mother was Gwladys Dhu. His paternal grandparents were Roger De Mortimer and Isabel De Ferriers; his maternal grandparents were Llewelyn De Lorwerth and Tangwystl Goch Of Rhos Verch Llywarch. He had a sister named Joan. He was the younger of the two children. He died at the age of 51 on October 27th, 1282 in Kingsford, Herefordshire, England. He was buried in Wigmore.1 1 General Notes
[Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED]
2 SOUR S332582
3 DATA
4 TEXT Date of Import: 14 Jan 2004
[daveanthes.FTW]
DATE 27 APR 2000
OCCU 6th Baron Mortimer ...
SOUR RURIK.DEC (Compuserve) says CIR 1231;www.public.asu.edu/bgertz/family says
1221, CWMARON CASTLE, RDNRSLZ, RDNRSH, WALES ;COLLINS.ROY (Compuserve);
COMYNX.ARC (Compuserve), #1503 says ABT 1231 and place;
SOUR MORTIMER.ASC (Compuserve) says Oct 1282;www.public.asu.edu/bgertz/family ;
COLLINS.ROY (Compuserve) says Oct 1282
COMYNX.ARC (Compuserve), #1503
SOUR MORTIMER.ASC (Compuserve)
QUAY 1
of Wignore - RURIK.DEC (Compuserve); 6th Baron of Wigmore-BOOTH.TAF, 17858
ROGER DE MORTIMER, son of RALPH DE MORTIMER and GLADYS, succ. his father as a minor. He had livery of his inheritance in Feb 1246/7 and was knighted by the King in 1253 at Winchester. He served steadily on the Marches 1258-63, opposing his cousin,
Llewellyn ap Griffith (who was by uniting all the Welsh chieftains under his leadership). At first, Roger took the barons' side against the King, but finally joined the King's Council in Apr 1259 and had many political involvements thereafter. He fought for the King at Lewes in 1264, but fled the field. He became an on-again-off-again rebel against the King. Devised and carried out the plan which enabled the
imprisoned Prince Edward to escape from Hereford Castle (the Prince went to Wigmore, where Mortimer and a few others drove off his pursuers). Commanded the rearguard at Evesham in Aug 1265, and after Montfort's death, Montfort's head was sent to Mortimer's lady at Wigmore as a keepsake. Mortimer himself receive the honour & lands of Oxford (forfeited by Robert de Vere), though technically he never held the title of E. of Oxford. Mortimer was badly defeated at Brecknock by the Welsh, 15 may 1266, escaping only with difficulty. He acted as trustee for the Prince's estates when Prince Edward was on crusade served as sheriff of several counties, as Royal Justice, and as the King's principal military commander in Wales; he was also (unofficially, but regularly the "King's troubleshooter."
He m. 1247 Maud de Braose, dau of William de Braose & Eve Marshal (who was sister & heir of Richard the Marshal [E. of Pembroke]). He d. Oct 1282; bur. Wigmore. Maud d. Mar 1300/1. Roger de Mortimer was very widely regarded by his peers as "the most trustworthy nobleman in the kingdom." - MORTIM.ASC (Compuserve)
GIVN Roger De
SURN MORTIMER
AFN 8HRJ-PH
OCCU
PLAC Lord of Wigmore
Roger was the 6th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and Captain-General of theKing's Army in Wales. (Americans of Royal Descent,
Charles H Browning, p 524-525)
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TITL Ancestral File (R)
AUTH The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
PUBL Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998
ABBR Ancestral File (R)
_MASTER Y
DATE 21 OCT 2000
TIME 15:43:58
Sheriff of Herefordshire. Lord of Wigmore.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1042 in Mortemer-sur-eaulne, Normandy, France d.1090
- b.1062 in Wigmore, Hereford, England, -UK d.1108 in Wigmore, Hereford, England, -UK
- b.~ 1030 in France d.> 1074
- b.~ 1085 in Wigmore, England d.24 FEB 1184/85 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- b.1070
- b.~ 1155 in Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.24 Jun 1214 in Wigmore, Hereford, England
- b.~ 1060 in Briquessart, Livry, France d.JAN 1127/28 in Chester, Cheshire, England
- b.~ 1072 in Geurnon, Normandy, France d.~ 1132 in of Egremont, Cumberland, Eng
- b.1068 in Mercia, England d.1141
- b.~ 1095 in Harringworth, Nrthants, England d.> 1190
- b.1056 in Normandy, France d.1099 in of Skipton, Yorks, Eng
- b.1078 in of Normandy, France d.1152
- b.1060
- b.1190 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d.06 Aug 1246 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
- b.~ 1072 in Derbyshire d.1139 in Derbyshire
- b.1100 in Derby, England d.1162 in Merevale, Warwick, England
- b.~ 1069 in Vitres, Brittany, France d.~ 1136 in ,Brittany, France
- b.1144 in Derby, England d.21 Oct 1190 in Acre, Palestine
- b.~ 1080 in Of, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England d.> 1155 in Of, England
- b.~ 1114 in Of, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England d.~ 1154
- b.~ 1088 in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England/Nottingham, England d.> 1149
- b.~ 1170 in Derby, Derbyshire, England d.Apr 1252 in St John, Lechlade, Glouchester, Engladn
- b.< 1073 in Of, Bramber, Sussex, England d. in Holy Land, Palestine
- b.1112 in Bramber, Sussex, England d.1192 in Corbeil, France
- b.1084 in Barnstable, Devonshire, England
- b.~ 1157 in Bramber, Sussex, England d.AFT 5 FEB 1226/27 in England
- b.~ 1092 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d.24 Dec 1143 in Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England
- b.~ 1130 in Of, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d.1204
- b.~ 1096 in Aberhonwy, Brons, Wales d.> 1143 in ,Gloucestershire, England
- b.1231 in Cawmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales d.27 Oct 1282 in Kingsford, Herefordshire, England
- b.~ 1054 in Dublin, Ireland d.1136 in ,,Caernarvonshire, Wales
- b.~ 1087 in Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales d.28 Nov 1170 in Crnrvn, Wales
- b.~ 1065 in Tegaingl, Wales d.1137
- b.~ 1130 in Wales d.~ 1184 in Pennant Mehangell
- b.~ 1070 in Of, Arwystli, Montgomeryshire, Wales d.1128 in North Wales
- b.~ 1098 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
- b.~ 1060 in Of, Radnorshire, Wales
- b.1173 in Aberffraw Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.11 Apr 1240 in Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales
- b.~ 1047 in ,Montgomeryshire, Wales d.1132
- b.~ 1091 in ,Montgomery, Wales d.9 FEB 1159/60 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.~ 1063 in Of, Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbighshire, Wales
- b.~ 1129 in of Montgomeryshire, Wales d.1201
- b.~ 1054 in Dublin, Ireland d.1136 in ,,Caernarvonshire, Wales
- b.~ 1095 in Of, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.~ 1137
- b.~ 1065 in Tegaingl, Wales d.1137
- b.1194 in Gwenydd, Wales d.1251 in Windsor, Berkshire, Wales
- b.1114 in Denbigshire, Wales
- b.1139
- b.~ 1168 in of Rhos, Denbighshire, Wales d.1209 in During premature childburth
- b.1093 in Gwynedd, Wales
- b.1111 in Menai, Anglesey, Wales
- b.1143 in MENAI, ANGLESEY, WALES
- b.1073 in Tegainge, Flintshire, Wales d.1124
- b.1115 in Tegaingl, Flintshire, Wales
- b.1077 in Uwch Dulas, Denbighshire, Wales
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‌Roger and Maud were married in a religious ceremony in 1247 in England.1 They had a son and a daughter, named Edmund and Isabella.
Family Notes
[Joanne's Tree.1 GED.GED]
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_FREL Natural
_MREL Natural
_FREL Natural
_MREL Natural
SOUR MORTIMER.ASC (Compuserve) says 1247;
FR.TXT says 1247;
MINOR.TAF (Compuserve), 4409 & BOOTH.TAF (Compuserve), 17859 say BEF 1247;
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Children
Isabella De Mortimer
Isabella was born about 1248 in Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.1 She died in 1310.1
Edmund De Mortimer
Edmund was born in 1250 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England and his baptism took place in 1304.1 He died at the age of 54 on July 17th, 1304 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England. He was buried in Wigmore, Hereford, England.1 1
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