Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore (1251 – July 17, 1304) was the second son and eventual heir of Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Roger Mortimer (1231-1282 1st Baron Mortimer, was a famous and honoured knight from Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire. As a younger son, Edmund had been intended for clerical or monastic life, and had been sent to study at Oxford University. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the He was made Treasurer of York in 1265. York ( is an historic Walled city sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. But the sudden death of his elder brother, Ralph, in 1276, made him heir to the family estates.
He returned in 1282 as the new Baron Mortimer of Wigmore and immediately became involved in Welsh Marches politics. Wigmore is a Village and Parish in the northwest part of the County of Herefordshire, England. The Welsh Marches ( Welsh: Y Mers) is an area along the border of England and Wales on the island of Great Britain, in the current Together with his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk, John Giffard, and Roger Lestrange, he devised a plan to trap Llywelyn the Last. John Giffard (1232-1299 baron Giffard of Bromsfield was an English nobleman prominent in the Second Barons' War and in Wales Genealogy and early life Llywelyn was the second of the four sons of Gruffydd, the eldest son of Llywelyn the Great, and Senena ferch Rhodri Edmund sent a message to Llywelyn telling him he was coming to Llywelyn's aid and arranged to meet with him at Builth. Builth Wells (Llanfair ym Muallt is a Town in the modern day Welsh county of Powys, in what was the historic county of Brecknockshire But 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 send his brother Roger Mortimer of Chirk to present Llywelyn's severed head to King Edward I of England. Edward I (17 June 1239 – 7 July 1307 popularly known as Longshanks, was a King of England who achieved historical fame by conquering large parts of Wales and almost
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). Margaret Mortimer ( née de Fiennes) Baroness Wigmore (born after 1269 &ndash 7 February, 1333) was an English noblewoman born to John of Brienne (c 1170 – 27 March, 1237) was a French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem by marriage and was later invited to become Latin Their children were:
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
- Maude Mortimer, married Theobald II de Verdun
- John, yeoman, died 1318
- Joan, nun at Lingbrook
- Elizabeth, nun at Lingbrook
Edmund was knighted by King Edward at Winchester, and served in the king's Gascon and Scottish campaigns. Roger de Mortimer 1st Earl of March ( 25 April 1287 &ndash 29 November 1330) an English nobleman was for three years de facto ruler He was mortally wounded in a skirmish near Builth, and died at Wigmore Castle. Wigmore Castle (OS Map 137 407693 is a ruined Castle which is barely visible from the village of Wigmore in the northwest region of Herefordshire,
References
- Mortimer, Ian. The Greatest Traitor, 2003.
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| Preceded by Roger Mortimer |
Baron Mortimer 1282-1304 |
Succeeded by Roger Mortimer created Earl of March |
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