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Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER 1231–1282 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1231

Birth Location: Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales

Death Date: c 30 Oct 1282

Death Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England

Father: Ralph Mortimer

Mother: Gwladys Gwynedd

Spouse(s): Maud Braose

Children(s): Edmund Mortimer

In 1231, Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER entered the world in Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales, born to Ralph Ii Lord Mortimer Of Wigmore De Mortimer And Gwladys Ddu Ferch Llewelyn Of Gwynedd. Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER married Maud Matilda Baroness Wigmore De Braose, and had children including Edmund 1St Lord Mortimer Mortimer. Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER passed away in 1282 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.

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  • In 1231, Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER entered the world in Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales, born to Ralph Ii Lord Mortimer Of Wigmore De Mortimer And Gwladys Ddu Ferch Llewelyn Of Gwynedd.
  • Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER married Maud Matilda Baroness Wigmore De Braose, and had children including Edmund 1St Lord Mortimer Mortimer.
  • Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER passed away in 1282 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.

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Roger MORTIMER's Ancestors

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Roger MORTIMER
1231–1282
Birth Place: Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
Parents
Ralph II (Lord Mortimer of Wigmore) de Mortimer
1192–1246
Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Gwladys ("Ddu" ferch Llewelyn of) Gwynedd
1207–1251
Gwynedd, Wales
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Roger MORTIMER's Descendants

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Roger ((1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore)) MORTIMER (1231–c 30 Oct 1282) m. Maud ("Matilda" (Baroness Wigmore) de) Braose (1224–20 Mar 1301)
  1. 1. Edmund ((1st Lord Mortimer)) Mortimer 1251–1304 m. Margaret (Eleanor) FIENNES 1262–1333 m. Joan (de) Grey 1259–1283 m. Elizabeth DeClare 1295–1360 m. Phillipa (Countess Ulster) Plantagenet 1355–1378
    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
    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

Roger MORTIMER's Timeline

2 Records

1231
1231
Birth of Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER in Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
1282
c 30 Oct 1282
Age 51
Death of Roger (1st Baron; Lord of Wigmore) MORTIMER in Kingsland, Herefordshire, England
Kingsland, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1231
    Event Place: Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: c 30 Oct 1282
    Event Place: Kingsland, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [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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