Baron Mortimer
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Several members of the Mortimer family were summoned to Parliament during the reign of Edward I
, thereby making them hereditary baron
s in the Peerage of England
. The most important family with this surname were the lords of Wigmore, a marcher lordship on the borders of Herefordshire
and Shropshire
with Wales, living at Wigmore Castle
. The second Baron Mortimer of Wigmore was created Earl of March
.
The others probably all belonged to juvenile branches of that family.
Edward I of England
Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...
, thereby making them hereditary baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
s in the Peerage of England
Peerage of England
The Peerage of England comprises all peerages created in the Kingdom of England before the Act of Union in 1707. In that year, the Peerages of England and Scotland were replaced by one Peerage of Great Britain....
. The most important family with this surname were the lords of Wigmore, a marcher lordship on the borders of Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
and Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
with Wales, living at Wigmore Castle
Wigmore Castle
Wigmore Castle is a ruined castle which is barely visible from the village of Wigmore in the northwest region of Herefordshire, England.- History :...
. The second Baron Mortimer of Wigmore was created Earl of March
Earl of March
The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
.
The others probably all belonged to juvenile branches of that family.
- The Mortimers of Chirk had another marcher lordship, which was given to a younger brother of the first Baron Morimer of Wigmore.
- The Mortimers of Richard's CastleRichard's CastleRichard's Castle is a village, castle and two civil parishes on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Shropshire in England.The village lies on the B4361, 5½ miles south of the historic market town of Ludlow...
were descended from the Mortimers of AttleboroughAttleboroughAttleborough is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England situated between Norwich and Thetford. The parish falls within the district of Breckland and has an area of 21.90 km² with a Mainline to both Norwich and Cambridge....
, who had separated from the Wigmore family long before. - Simon de Mortimer was summoned to parliament on 26 August 1296, but nothing more is known of that title.
Feudal lords of Wigmore
- Roger de Mortemer had Mortemer Castle in NormandyNormandyNormandy is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. It is in France.The continental territory covers 30,627 km² and forms the preponderant part of Normandy and roughly 5% of the territory of France. It is divided for administrative purposes into two régions:...
- Ralph or Ranulph de MortimerRanulph de MortimerRanulph I de Mortimer of Mortemer-sur-Eaulne, was a Marcher Lord from the Montgomery lands in the Welsh Marches. In England, he was Lord of Wigmore in Herefordshire. In Normandy, he was the Seigneur of St. Victor-en-Caux. Ranulph was the founder of the English House of Mortimer of Wigmore...
had Wigmore at the time of Domesday BookDomesday BookDomesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, and died in the 1100s. - Hugh de Mortimer I probably died c.1149 (but the genealogy is not quite certain).
- Roger de Mortimer I, probably son of Hugh I, died 1153
- Hugh de Mortimer IIHugh de MortimerHugh de Mortimer was a Norman English medieval baron.- Lineage :The son of Hugh de Mortimer , the son of Ralf de Mortimer, he was Lord of Wigmore Castle, Cleobury Mortimer and at times, Bridgnorth, Bishop's Castle and Maelienydd.- Anarchy :During the Anarchy of King Stephen's reign, Mortimer was...
, probably brother of Roger I, died c. 1181. - Roger Mortimer IIRoger Mortimer of WigmoreRoger de Mortimer was a medieval marcher lord, residing at Wigmore Castle in the English county of Herefordshire.He was the son of Hugh de Mortimer and Matilda Le Meschin. He was born before 1153.-Early life:...
, died 1214, son of Hugh II - Hugh Mortimer III, died 1127, son of Roger II
- Ralph Mortimer IIRalph de MortimerRanulph or Ralph de Mortimer was the second son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrers of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire...
, died 1246, brother of Hugh III - Roger de Mortimer III, became 1st Baron Mortimer
Baron Mortimer of Wigmore
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, of Wigmore (1231–1282)
- Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer, of Wigmore, died 1304
- Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer, created Earl of MarchEarl of MarchThe title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
in 1328. - Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328–1360) (restored 1348), 4th Baron Mortimer, grandson of the 1st earl.
- Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (1351–1381), 5th Baron Mortimer
- Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374–1398), 6th Baron Mortimer
- Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March (1391–1425), 7th Baron Mortimer
- Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of YorkRichard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of YorkRichard Plantagenêt, 3rd Duke of York, 6th Earl of March, 4th Earl of Cambridge, and 7th Earl of Ulster, conventionally called Richard of York was a leading English magnate, great-grandson of King Edward III...
(1412–1460), 8th Baron Mortimer - Edward Plantagenet, 4th Duke of YorkEdward IV of EnglandEdward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England...
(1442–1483), 9th Baron Mortimer (became King Edward IV in 1461)
Barons Mortimer of Chirk (1299)
On 6 February 1299 Roger de Mortimer was summoned to parliament. After the third baron, nothing further is known of this title.- Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk. He died in captivity in 1326 having had to surrender his lands in 1322.
- Roger de Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Chirk died in 1334 without having obtained Chirk.
- John de Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Chirk was an infant at his father's death. He failed to recover Chirk from the Earl of Arundel and surrendered his claim in 1359 to the Earl of Arundel, and subsequently lived in obscurity near Rochester in KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
).