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Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer 1251–1304 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1251

Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 17 Jul 1304

Death Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England

Father: Roger MORTIMER

Mother: Maud Braose

Spouse(s): Margaret FIENNES, Joan Grey, Elizabeth DeClare, Phillipa Plantagenet

Children(s): Roger Mortimer, Matilda MORTIMER, Hugh Mortimer, Isolde MORTIMER, Joan MORTIMER, Elizabeth DEMORTMER, Roger Mortimer

The story of Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer began in 1251 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England. Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer married Elizabeth Declare, Joan De Grey, Margaret Eleanor Fiennes, Phillipa Countess Ulster Plantagenet, and had children including Elizabeth Demortmer, Hugh De Mortimer, Isolde Isolt De Mortimer, Joan De Mortimer, Matilda Maud De Mortimer, Roger Mortimer. Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer passed away in 1304 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer began in 1251 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.
  • Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer married Elizabeth Declare, Joan De Grey, Margaret Eleanor Fiennes, Phillipa Countess Ulster Plantagenet, and had children including Elizabeth Demortmer, Hugh De Mortimer, Isolde Isolt De Mortimer, Joan De Mortimer, Matilda Maud De Mortimer, Roger Mortimer.
  • Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer passed away in 1304 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger MORTIMER
1231–1282
Birth Location: Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
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Maud Braose
1224–1301
Birth Location: Bramber Castle, Breconshire, Wales
MB

Spouses(s)

Margaret FIENNES
1262–1333
Birth Location: Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Joan Grey
1259–1283
Birth Location: Wilton, Herefordshire, England
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Elizabeth DeClare
1295–1360
Birth Location: Tewksbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Phillipa Plantagenet
1355–1378
Birth Location: Eltham, London, England
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Children(s)

Roger Mortimer
1287–1330
Birth Location: Wigmore Castle, Ludlow, Hertfordshire, England
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Matilda MORTIMER
1286–1312
Birth Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
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Hugh Mortimer
1290–1291
Birth Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
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Isolde MORTIMER
1270–1338
Birth Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
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Joan MORTIMER
1286–1362
Birth Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
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Elizabeth DEMORTMER
1273–1278
Birth Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
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Roger Mortimer
1270–1377
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Mortimer's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Mortimer
1251–1304
Birth Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER
1231–1282
Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
Maud ("Matilda" (Baroness Wigmore) de) Braose
1224–1301
Bramber Castle, Breconshire, Wales
Grandparents
Ralph (II (Lord Mortimer of Wigmore) de) Mortimer
1192–1246
Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Gwladys ("Ddu" ferch Llewelyn of) Gwynedd
1207–1251
Gwynedd, Wales
William (V VI 'Black William' 10th Lord of Abergavenny 6th Baron) Braose
1204–1230
Brecknock Castle, Breconshire, Wales
Eva (Lady Abergavenny) Marshall
1204–1246
Pembroke Castle, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edmund Mortimer's Descendants

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Edmund ((1st Lord Mortimer)) Mortimer (1251–17 Jul 1304) m. Margaret (Eleanor) FIENNES (1262–7 February 1333) m. Joan (de) Grey (c 1259–c 1283) m. Elizabeth DeClare (16 Sep 1295–4 Nov 1360) m. Phillipa (Countess Ulster) Plantagenet (16 Aug 1355–7 Jan 1378)
  1. 1. Roger Mortimer 1287–1330 m. Joan (2nd Baroness Heiress of Trim and Ludlow DeGeneville) DeMortimer 1285–1356
    1. 1. Lady (Catherine deMortimer Countess) Warwick 1313–1369 m. Thomas (Thomas Warwick) DeBeauchamp 1314–1369 m. William Beauchamp 1485–1526
      1. 1. Philippe Beauchamp 1334–1386 m. Sir (Hugh (Earl of Stafford, Knight of the Garter)) DeStafford 1336–1386
        1. 1. Margaret1364 DeStafford 1364–1396 m. Ralph1364 (Sir "Earl of Westmoreland") Neville 1364–1425
  2. 2. Matilda ((Maud) De) MORTIMER 1286–1312
  3. 3. Hugh (de) Mortimer 1290–1291
  4. 4. Isolde ((Isolt) De) MORTIMER 1270–1338
  5. 5. Joan (De) MORTIMER 1286–1362
  6. 6. Elizabeth DEMORTMER 1273–1278
  7. 7. Roger Mortimer 1270–1377

Edmund Mortimer's Timeline

2 Records

1251
1251
Birth of Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer in Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1304
17 Jul 1304
Age 53
Death of Edmund (1st Lord Mortimer) Mortimer in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Wigmore, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1251
    Event Place: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1304
    Event Place: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index
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