Roger DE MORTIMER, 1st earl of March b. 1287 d. 29 Nov 1330: Lowell and Block Genealogy and Social History

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Name	Roger DE MORTIMER, 1st earl of March
Suffix	1st earl of March
Born	1287
Gender	Male
Died	29 Nov 1330
Notes	From "The Mortimer Family of Wigmore: An outline lineage" by Ian Mortimer, Version 3.0, 16 June 2016: "Roger Mortimer (1287-1330), 1st earl of March. His lands were granted to Piers Gaveston but he bought control of them for 2,500 marks. He was knighted in 1306 alongside the future Edward II. By far the most famous member of the family, he was both king’s lieutenant and justiciar of Ireland, but rebelled against Edward II, was imprisoned in the Tower, escaped, fled to France, began a relationship with Queen Isabella in her exile, returned with an invading army and overthrew Edward II, forcing his deposition. He was created earl of March in 1328 but, having facilitated the death of the earl of Kent, was arrested in October 1330 and hanged for treason the following month at Tyburn. His body was buried in a Franciscan church, either in Shrewsbury or more probably in Coventry. He married in 1301 Joan de Geneville (1286-1356), granddaughter and heiress of Geoffrey de Geneville (c. 1226-1314), lord of Trim in Ireland; he had at least twelve children by her."
Person ID	I12343	Lowell&Block
Last Modified	28 Mar 2018

Father	Edmund MORTIMER, Lord of Wigmore, b. Bef 1251, d. 17 Jul 1304, Wigmore Castle, Wigmore, Leominster, Hereford, England (Age 53 years)
Mother	Marguerite DE FIENNES, d. Feb 1334
Family ID	F4245	Group Sheet

Family Joan DE GENEVILLE, 2nd Baroness Geneville, Countess of March, b. 2 Feb 1286, d. 19 Oct 1356 (Age 70 years)

Married 1301

Children

	1. Edmund MORTIMER, Lord Mortimer, d. 1331
	2. Margaret MORTIMER, Baroness Berkeley, b. 2 May 1304, d. 5 May 1337 (Age 33 years)
	3. Roger MORTIMER, d. 1327x28
	4. Maud MORTIMER, b. fl. 1319, d. 1345 (Age ~ 26 years)
	5. Geoffrey MORTIMER, Lord of Couhé, France, d. 1372x76
	6. John MORTIMER, d. 1328
	7. Joan MORTIMER, b. fl. 1324, d. 1337 (Age ~ 13 years)
	8. Isabella MORTIMER, b. fl. 1324, d. 1327 (Age ~ 3 years)
	9. Katherine MORTIMER, b. 1314, d. 4 Aug 1369 (Age 55 years)
	10. Lady Agnes MORTIMER, b. 1317, d. 25 Jul 1368 (Age 51 years)
	11. Beatrice MORTIMER, d. 1383
	12. Blanche MORTIMER, d. 1347

Last Modified 15 Sep 2018

Family ID F15221 Group Sheet