Walter de Mortimer

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He was a priest and the rector of Kingston.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was the 2ed Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.
• Miscellaneous: 1274; 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 favor by supplementing his diet with the luxury of venison. The sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1274,[2] made him heir to the family estates; yet he continued to study at Oxford. But his father's death eventually forced his departure.
• Land/House: Mar 1282, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; In the 10th Edward I, he succeeded his father, and the next year doing his homage, had livery of his lands. He immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics.
• Knighted: 1283, Winchester, Hampshire, England; In return for his services Edmund was knighted by King Edward I in 1283.
• Military: 1283; In 1283 together with his brother Roger Mortimer, Baron of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn ap Gruffudd. Edmund, a great-grandson of Llywelyn the Great, sent a message to his kinsman Llywelyn, grandson of Llywelyn the Great, 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.
• Offices Held: From 8 Jun 1294 to 23 Jun 1295; He was a Member of Parliament from 8 June 1294 to23 June 1295.
• Last Full Review: 28 May 2020

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Birth Date: He was 40 in 1291.

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Died:
He was mortally wounded in 1303 at the Battle of Buelt against the Welsh, taken to Wigmore Castle, where he dyed almost immediately.

Edmund married Margaret de Fiennes in Sep 1285. Margaret (daughter of William de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne, Lady of Loupeland) was born in say 1263; died on 7 Feb 1333/34. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• General Information: She was heir to the manors of Easton, Gloucestershire and Thornbury, Herefordshire.
• Last Full Review: 28 May 2020

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• History: birth to death

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History:
He was the 6th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

Roger married Maud de Braose in 1247. Maud (daughter of William de Braose, Lord de Braiose and Eva Marshall) was born about 1258; died before 23 Mar 1300/01. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Blanche de Brienne, Lady of Loupeland. Blanche (daughter of Jean de Brienne and Jeanne de Châteaudun) died in 1302. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ralph married Gwladys "Ddu" verch Llewelyn in 1230. Gwladys (daughter of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth "the Great", Prince of North Wales and Tangwystl verch Llywarch) died in 1251 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Parents: Weis (1982) gives her parents as Llewellyan ap Iorworth and Joan Plantagenet.

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He was the 6th Baron de Braiose, and was a descendant of Griffith, King of Wales.

William married Eva Marshall. Eva (daughter of Sir William the Marshal, Earl of Pembroke and Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil) died in by 1246. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marriage: Weis (1982) has his wife being perhaps the daughter of Jacques, Lord of Condé.

Name:
His name was also spelt Ingelram de Fienes.

Enguerrand married Maud de HamptonEngland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jean married Jeanne de Châteaudun. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]