Ralph De Mortimer Baron Wigmore

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: As A Welsh Marcher Lord, Enemy Of His Wife's 1/2 Brother Dafydd.; Fact 1

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According to Weis & Sheppard, 7th edn, p 117, Ralph was son of Roger de MORTIMER who d. bef. 19 Aug. 1214, Lord Mortimer of Wigmore.

Ralph married [Princess Of Nor Gwladus Ddu "The Dark Verch Llywelyn Fawr in 1230 in England. Gwladus (daughter of [Prince Of Wales Llywelyn Fawr Ap Iorwerth Prince Of Wales and Tangwystl Goch Verch Llywarch, Of Rhos) was born about 1205 in Gwynedd, Wales; died between 1251 and 1260 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: 6th Baron Of Wigmore. Known For Savage Temper & Pride.; Fact 1
• Fact 3: Llywelyn Ap Gruffydd, Henry & Bran DE Montfort Lead The Carnage.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Done As Reparation For Mortimer's Looting Manors In Hereford.; Fact 4
• Fact 5: Said Manors Owned By Eleanor Plantagenet, Simon DE Montfort's Wife.; Fact 5
• Fact 6: Shared Mutual Hatred With Dafydd Ap Gruffydd, His First Cousin.; Fact 6
• Name: Roger Lord Mortimer Of Wigmore
• Fact 2: Between Mar 1263 and 1264, Lordship & Manors In Radnorshire Laid Waste In Barons War.; Fact 2
• Fact 7: 14 May 1264, Fought On (Losing) Royalist Side At Battle Of Lewes.; Fact 7
• Fact 8: Jul 1264, After Lewes, Refused To Yield Royal Castles To Montfort.; Fact 8
• Fact 9: Aug 1264, Simon DE Montfort, Llywelyn Ap Gruffydd & Gilbert DE Clare Took Them In A Month.; Fact 9
• Fact 10: 12 Dec 1264, Surrenders To Montfort After November Rebellion, Exiled To Ireland.; Fact 10
• Fact 11: May 1265, Engineers Prince Edward Longshank's Escape From Henry DE Montfort To Wigmore.; Fact 11
• Fact 12: Aug 1265, Responsible For The Mutilation Of Simon DE Montfort's Body After Evesham.; Fact 12
• Fact 13: 10 Sep 1281, Made A Treaty With His Cousin Llywelyn Ap Gruffydd Vs. Gruffydd Ap Gwenwynwyn.; Fact 13

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REF: "Falls the Shadow" Sharon Kay Penman: April 5 1264 Bran de Montfort leads defense of St. Andrew's Priory within the town & fights with suicidal bravery. The walls had been undermined by the Prior who was secretly in league with Prince Edward, & Bran was captured by some common soldiers. At that point William de Lusignan & Ralph de Mortimer rode up. Bran had just before taken part in the looting of de Mortimer's lands in Radnorshire. de Lusignan ordered his nephew Bran killed on the spot, but Dafydd ap Gruffydd rode up & intervened telling them Edward would be displeased to see his cousin Bran killed. de Lusignan attempts to argue but Philip Basset (who commanded the attackers) then rode up & commanded Bran be taken to Edward, and not to be escorted by de Lusignan or de Mortimer, as they would arrange an "accident" for Bran. Bran was congratulated for his gallant bravery by Edward & then sent to King Henry who moved him to Windsor Castle. In November 1264, the Marchers Roger de Mortimer & Roger de Clifford rebelled again (had done so in July 1264). Again Llywelyn ap Gruffydd allied with Simon de Montfort & the rebels surrendered at Worcester Dec 12 1264. Mortimer & Clifford were exiled to Ireland for a year. At the Battle of Evesham (Aug 4 1265) de Mortimer helped to trap Montfort by converging with Prince Edward upon Montfort's vastly outnumbered force. Before the battle began, several thousand Welsh troops loaned to Montfort by his ally Llywelyn ap Gruffydd deserted Montfort; de Mortimer & his men methodically hunted them down throughout the surrounding countryside & cold bloodedly murdered almost all of them. Mortimer sent Montfort's head back to Wigmore Castle to his wife as a gift.

REF: Sharon Kay Penman "The Reckoning" : King Edward launched his war on Llywelyn ap Gruffydd the Last Prince of Wales on 12 Nov 1276. He did not personally take part in the campaign until the following summer, but de Mortimer scored a mjaor success in the early phases of the war, who in April 1277 siezed Llywelyn's castle at Dolforwyn & restored Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn to power in Powys (ap Gwenwynwyn had sconspired with Llywelyn's brother Dafydd to murder Llywelyn and upon discovery had fleed to England). Mortimer ultimately made an alliance with Llywelyn ap Gruffydd against Gruffydd ap Gwenwynwyn. When Llywelyn was goaded by his feckless brother Dafydd into Wales' last fatal war with England & Edward "Longshanks" on Palm Sunday 1282, Roger de Clifford was made Edward's warlord for mid-Wales, one of three Welsh commands; however, he died before the war could successfully be prosecuted.

Roger married Maud De Braose in 1247 in England. Maud (daughter of Reginald De Braose Baron Abergavenny and Grecia (Alice) De Briwere) was born about 1174 in Breconshire, Wales; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabella married John Fitzalan Earl Of Arundel, III in 1260 in England. John (son of [Earl Of Arundel John Fitzalan Earl Of Arundel, II and [Countess Of Aru Maud (Matilda) Le Boteler) was born on 14 Sep 1246 in Arundel, Essex, England; died between 18 Mar 1271 and 1272 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: 7th Lord Mortimer Of Wigmore.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: As A 2ND Son, Was To Be A Priest Before His Elder Brother's Untimely Death.; Fact 2

Edmund married Margaret De Fiennes about 1265. Margaret (daughter of William De Fiennes and Blanche De Brienne) was born about 1252 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England; died between 7 Feb 1333 and 1334. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: 7th Earl Of Arundel, 1289.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Member Of Parliament, 1295.; Fact 2
• Alt. Birth: Between 3 Feb 1266 and 1267; Alt. Birth
• Alt. Death: 1302, England; Alt. Death

Richard married Alisona (Alice) De Saluzzo before 1285 in Of, Marlborough, Sussex, England. Alisona (daughter of Tommaso De Saluzzo Marq De Saluzzo, I and Leugia (Luisa) De Ceva) was born in 1271 in Italy; died on 25 Sep 1292. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Walter De Balun. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isolde married Hugh De Audley Earl Of Gloucester about 1288 in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England. Hugh (son of James De Audley, Justicular Of Ireland and Ela LongespÈe) was born about 1267 in Of Stratton Audley, Oxfordshire, England; died in 1325. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Matilda married Theobald De Verdun Lord Westmeath on 29 Jul 1302 in Wigmore, Hereford. Theobald (son of Theobald De Verdon Baron Verdun and Margaret (De Verdon)) was born on 8 Sep 1278 in Alton Castle, Staffordshire, England; died on 27 Jul 1316 in Alton, Staffordshire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: 1st Earl Of March. Lord Of Leix. English Magnate.; Fact 1
• Fact 2: Led Baronial Opposition To Edward Ii's Favourites (1320-22).; Fact 2
• Fact 3: Imprisoned Before Fleeing To France.; Fact 3
• Fact 4: Paramour Of Edward's Queen Isabella While Both Were In Exile In France.; Fact 4
• Fact 6: He Then Ruled England In The Name Of Edward's Son Edward Iii.; Fact 6
• Fact 8: Baron Of Wigmore, Herefordshire.; Fact 8
• Fact 5: 1327, With Isabella, Secured Edward's Deposition & Gruesome Murder.; Fact 5
• Fact 7: 1330, Edward III Siezed Power & Had Mortimer Executed.; Fact 7

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Died:
Executed via hanging at command of Edward III.

Family/Spouse: Maud Fitzjohn. Maud (daughter of Isabel Le Bigod) was born between 1244 and 1250 in Bernard Castle, Warwickshire, England; died on 16 Apr 1301 in Grey Friars, Worcestershire. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roger married Joan De Geneville before 6 Oct 1306. Joan (daughter of Piers De Geneville Lord Trim and Jehanne De Lusignan) was born between 2 Feb 1285 and 1286 in Ludlow, Shropshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1356. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]