Sir Edmund de Mortimer of Wigmore

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• 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 first wife on yes date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Isolt de Mortimer died in 1338.

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]

1. Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March was born on 25 Apr 1287; died on 29 Nov 1330.
2. Maud de Mortimer
3. John de Mortimer died about 1284 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.
4. Walter de Mortimer
5. Edmund de Mortimer
6. Hugh de Mortimer
7. Joan de Mortimer
8. Elizabeth de Mortimer

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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]

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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Name:
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]

Roger married Isabel de Ferrers about 1190 in England. Isabel (daughter of William de Ferrers, Earl of Derby and Goda de Toni) died about 1282. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reign: From 1173 to 1240; Prince of North Wales
• Miscellaneous: say 1200
• Treaty: 1201
• Petition: 1222

Notes:

Miscellaneous:
Llywelyn negotiated with Pope Innocent II for permission to marry the daughter of Reginald, the king of the Isle of Man. In 1203, it was finally granted, but by then Llwelyn wanted the hand of Joan to strengthen his position.

Treaty:
He signed a treaty with King John of England. The treaty required Llywelyn to pay homage to King John and recognize him as overlord of Wales. John offered his illegitimate daughter, Joan's hand in marriage.

Petition:
He petitioned to have Joan's son, Dafydd, recognized as his only heir. The petition was quickly granted.

Llewelyn married Tangwystl verch Llywarch. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Reginald married Grecia de Briwere. Grecia (daughter of William de Briwere and Beatrice de Vaux) died before 1215. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): say 1165
• Miscellaneous: 1204, Cilgerran Castle, Cilgerran, Pembrokeshire, Wales
• Offices Held: 1216 to 1219

Notes:

Title(s):
He became the 3rd Earl of Pembroke.

Miscellaneous:
He captured Cilgerran Castle, Dyfed from Lord Rhys of Deheubarth.

Offices Held:
He was the Marshal of England, Protector of the Realm, and Regent of England.

William married Isabel de Clare, Countess Strigoil in Aug 1189 in London, England. Isabel (daughter of Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" de Clare, Earl of Pembroke and Aoife MacMurrough, Countess of Ireland) was born about 1174; died in 1220; was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, Wales. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Title(s): say 1200

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Title(s):
She was also the Countess of Pembroke.