de Mortimer, Baron Edmund I

de Mortimer, Baron Edmund I

Male 1252 - 1304  (51 years)

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  • Name de Mortimer, Edmund  [1, 2, 3
    Title Baron 
    Suffix
    Birth 27 Oct 1252  Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1265 
    Treasurer of York 
    Appointments / Titles 1274  Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    2nd Baron of Wigmore 
    Appointments / Titles 1283 
    Sir Knight (by King Edward I) 
    Military 1304  Builth, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location 
    King's Scottish Campaign, returned to fight in Wales. 
    Nickname The Good 
    FSID 94RX-T2F  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Death 17 Jul 1304  Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Cause: Mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth during the King's Scottish Campaign 
    Burial Aft 17 Jul 1304  Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I35640  The Thoma Family
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

    Father de Mortimer, Baron Roger,   b. 1231, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1282, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother de Braose, Maud,   b. 1224, Bramber Castle, Bramber, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1301, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1247  [4, 5, 10, 11
    Family ID F14202  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family de Fiennes, Margaret,   b. 1269, Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1334, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Sep 1285  Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Children 
     1. de Mortimer, Roger,   b. 25 Apr 1287, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Nov 1330, Tyburn, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F14201  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Sep 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Oct 1252 - Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAppointments / Titles - 2nd Baron of Wigmore - 1274 - Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Sep 1285 - Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - King's Scottish Campaign, returned to fight in Wales. - 1304 - Builth, Breconshire, Wales Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth during the King's Scottish Campaign - 17 Jul 1304 - Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Aft 17 Jul 1304 - Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Lord Mortimer (1251 – July 17, 1304) was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer. 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. By 1268 he is recorded as studying Theology in the house of the Archbishop of York. King Henry III showed favour by supplementing his diet with the luxury of venison.

      The sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1274, made him heir to the family estates; yet he continued to study at Oxford. But his father's death eventually forced his departure.
      He returned to the March in 1282 as the new Lord Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer, Baron of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd.
      Edmund sent a message to Llewelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. At Irfon Bridge the Welsh prince became separated from his army. 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 sent his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England at Rhuddlan Castle. The head was displayed on the Tower of London as a warning to all rebels.
      In return for his services Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester in 1283.

      In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne (herself the granddaughter of John of Brienne by his third wife Berenguela of Leon), the family entering the blood royal. Their surviving children were:
      1. Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330) married Joan de Geneville, by whom he had twelve children.
      2. Maud Mortimer, married Sir Theobald II de Verdun, by whom she had four daughters, Joan de Verdun, who married John de Montagu (d. August 1317), eldest son and heir apparent of William Montagu, 2nd Baron Montagu; Elizabeth de Verdun, who married Bartholomew de Burghersh, 1st Baron Burghersh; Margaret de Verdun, who married firstly Sir William le Blount of Sodington, Worcestershire, secondly Sir Mark Husee, and thirdly Sir John de Crophill; and (allegedly) Katherine de Verdun.
      3. John Mortimer, accidentally slain in a joust by John de Leyburne.
      4. Walter Mortimer, a priest, Rector of Kingston.
      5. Edmund, a priest, Rector of Hodnet and Treasurer of the cathedral at York.
      6. Hugh Mortimer, a priest, Rector of church at Old Radnor.
      They also had two daughters who became nuns;
      7. Elizabeth and
      8. Joan.

      Mortimer served in the king's Scottish campaign, and returned to fight in Wales in 1283. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Mortimer,_2nd_Baron_Mortimer

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