Sir Edmund de Mortimer

1251 - 1304  (53 years)

• Name	Sir Edmund de Mortimer  [1, 2]
  Title	Sir
  Born	1251  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jul 1304	Wigmore, Herefordshire, England   [2]
  Notes	Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Lord Mortimer (1251 - July 17, 1304) was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. His mother was Maud de Braose. 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 favour by supplementing his diet with the luxury of venison. The sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates; yet he continued to study at Oxford. But his father's death eventually forced his departure. He returned to the March in 1282 as the new Lord Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Together with his brother Roger Mortimer, Baron of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn 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. In return for his services Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester in 1283. In September 1285, he married Margaret de Fiennes, the daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne (herself the granddaughter of John of Brienne by his third wife Berenguela of Leon), the family entering the blood royal. Their surviving children were: Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 - 29 November 1330) married Joan de Geneville, by whom he had twelve children. Maud Mortimer, married Sir Theobald II de Verdun, by whom she had four daughters, Joan, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Katherine de Verdun. John Mortimer, accidentally slain in battle by John de Leyburne. Walter Mortimer, a priest, Rector of Kingston. Edmund, a priest, Rector of Hodnet and Treasurer of the Cathedral at York. Hugh Mortimer, a priest, Rector of church at Old Radnor. They also had two daughters who became nuns; Elizabeth and Joan. Edmund served in the king's Scottish campaign and returned to fight in Wales in 1283. He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle.
  Person ID	I263	Bosdet Genealogy
  Last Modified	16 May 2013

  
  

  Father	Roger de Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore,   b. 1231,   d. Abt 30 Oct 1282, Kingsland, Herefordshire, England  (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Maud de Braose,   d. 23 Mar 1299/00
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	1247  [1]
  Family ID	F164	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret de Fiennes,   b. Abt 1270,   d. 07 Feb 1332/33  (Age ~ 63 years)
  Married	Sep 1285	Wigmore, Herefordshire, England   [2]
  Children	1. Edmund de Mortimer   2. John de Mortimer   3. Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March   4. Walter de Mortimer   5. Elizabeth de Mortimer   6. Maud de Mortimer   7. Joan de Mortimer   8. Hugh de Mortimer
  Family ID	F97	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S179] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed, G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, (Name: Alan Sutton Publishing; Location: Gloucester, U.K.; Date: 2000;). [S174] Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Mortimer,_2nd_Baron_Wigmore. [S234] The history and antiquities of the seigniory of Holderness, in the East-Riding of the county of York, George Poulson, William Dade, (Name: Thomas Topping; Location: Hull, England; Date: 1841;).