Biography of Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer 1255-1304

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Around 1255 Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer was born to [his father] Robert Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer [aged 30] and [his mother] Joyce Zouche Baroness Mortimer [aged 15] at Richard's Castle, Herefordshire [Map].

In or before 1265 [his father] Robert Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer [aged 39] and [his mother] Joyce Zouche Baroness Mortimer [aged 24] were married.

Before 1273 Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer [aged 17] and Matilda Baroness Mortimer were married.

Around 1273 [his son] William Mortimer was born to Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer [aged 18] and [his wife] Matilda Baroness Mortimer.

On or before 28th November 1275 [his grandfather] Hugh Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer [aged 85] died. His son [his father] Robert [aged 50] succeeded 2nd Baron Mortimer Burford aka Richard's Castle. [his mother] Joyce Zouche Baroness Mortimer [aged 35] by marriage Baroness Mortimer Burford aka Richard's Castle.

On 7th April 1287 [his father] Robert Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer [aged 62] died at Richard's Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. He was buried at Worcester Cathedral [Map]. His son Hugh [aged 32] succeeded 3rd Baron Mortimer Burford aka Richard's Castle. [his wife] Matilda Baroness Mortimer by marriage Baroness Mortimer Burford aka Richard's Castle.

On 30th March 1290 [his mother] Joyce Zouche Baroness Mortimer [aged 50] died at Worcester, Worcestershire [Map]. She was buried at Worcester Cathedral [Map].

On 14th September 1295 [his daughter] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Burford was born to Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer [aged 40] and [his wife] Matilda Baroness Mortimer at Richard's Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. She married (1) William Devereux (2) Thomas Hulhampton (3) 1304 Geoffrey Cornwall 1st Baron Burford and had issue.

In 1300 [his daughter] Alice Mortimer was born to Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer [aged 45] and [his wife] Matilda Baroness Mortimer. She married in or before 1335 Robert Throckmorton.

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In 1301 Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer [aged 46] made a grant at Richard's Castle to all his burgesses of Richard's Castle, together with his tenants of Moore, Batchcott, Whitbrook, and Overton of various rights in consideration of the good service they had done Hugh in the last Welsh war. The grant was witnessed by Roger Marshall Lord of Yarpole, Roger Cayne, Phillip Crete, Reuall Ludlow, Henry Myle, and many others.

In 1304 [his son-in-law] Geoffrey Cornwall 1st Baron Burford [aged 16] and [his daughter] Margaret Mortimer Baroness Burford [aged 8] were married.

On 20th July 1304 Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer [aged 49] died from poisoning, possibly by his wife Matilda Baroness Mortimer. He was buried in Worcester Cathedral [Map]. Baron Mortimer Burford aka Richard's Castle abeyant between his daughters Joan Mortimer Baroness Talbot and Alice Mortimer [aged 4] and their descendants. His wife sought the protection of Margaret of France Queen Consort England [aged 25]. After the death of King Edward I of England [aged 65] in 1307 she, Matilda Baroness Mortimer died suddenly, probably murdered in revenge for the murder of her husband.

In or after 1307 [his former wife] Matilda Baroness Mortimer died, probably murdered in revenge for her murder of her husband in Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer in 1304.

[his daughter] Joan Mortimer Baroness Talbot was born to Hugh Mortimer 3rd Baron Mortimer and Matilda Baroness Mortimer. She married before 29th September 1317 Richard Talbot 5th Baron Talbot and had issue.