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Biography of Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369

1328 Roger Mortimer created Earl of March

1330 Execution of Roger Mortimer

1360 Black Monday Hailstorm

On 20 Sep 1301 [her father] Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 14) and [her mother] Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 15) were married. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England.

In Jul 1304 [her grandfather] Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (age 53) died at Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map]. His son [her father] Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 17) succeeded 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore. [her mother] Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 18) by marriage Baroness Mortimer of Wigmore.

Around 1314 Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick was born to Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 26) and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 27).

On 21 Oct 1314 Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville (age 88) died at Trim County Meath. He was buried at Black Friary, Trim, County Meath. His granddaughter [her mother] Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 28) succeeded 2nd Baroness Geneville. She and her husband [her father] Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 27) inherited the vast legacy of the de Lacy dynasty, including Ludlow Castle [Map].

On 12 Aug 1315 Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick (age 43) died. He was buried at Bordesley Abbey, Worcestershire [Map]. His son [her future husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 2) succeeded 11th Earl Warwick. Given his young age Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 2) became a ward of King Edward II of England (age 31) until 1326.

After 1316 Thomas Astley 3rd Baron Astley (age 8) and [her future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Astley were married. She by marriage Baroness Astley. She the daughter of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 1284-1325 (age 31).

On 19 Apr 1319 Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 6) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 5) were married. She by marriage Countess Warwick. An arranged marriage although not clear who arranged it or whose ward Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 6) was (his father Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick had died four years before) - possibly by King Edward II of England (age 34) as a means of securing the Welsh March. The Beauchamp family established, the Mortimer family aspirational. The marriage took place after Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 31) had returned from his tenure as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and before he rebelled against King Edward II of England (age 34) in opposition to Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer (age 33). She the daughter of Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 31) and Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 33). He the son of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 1284-1325 (age 34). They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

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In or before 1325 Geoffrey Saye 2nd Baron Say (age 16) and [her sister-in-law] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Say (age 14) were married. She by marriage Baroness Say. She the daughter of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 1284-1325 (age 40).

Roger Mortimer created Earl of March

In Oct 1328 [her father] Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 41) was created 1st Earl March by his own authority to the surprise, perhaps astonishment, of the nobility who compared his behaviour as similar to the usurped Edward II.

On 29 Nov 1330 [her father] Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 43) was hanged naked at Tyburn [Map] accused of assuming royal power and of various other high misdemeanours. His body hung at the gallows for two days and nights. He was buried at Christ Church, Greyfriars [Map]. Isabella of France Queen Consort England (age 35) subsequently requested his burial at Wigmore Abbey [Map] and, after firstly refusing, King Edward III of England (age 18) allowed his remains to be removed to Wigmore Abbey [Map]. His grandson Roger Mortimer 2nd Earl March (age 2) succeeded 2nd Earl March, 4th Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

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In 1334 [her daughter]  was born to [her husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 20) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 20).

Around 1335 [her daughter] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford was born to [her husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 21) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 21).

On 28 Feb 1336 William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 71) died at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. He was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. His son [her brother-in-law] Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 18) succeeded 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer. Eleanor Damory Baroness Zouche Mortimer (age 17) by marriage Baroness Zouche Mortimer.

On 16 Mar 1338 [her son] Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick was born to [her husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 25) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 24).

In May 1338 [her son-in-law] Ralph Basset 3rd Baron Basset Drayton (age 3) and [her daughter] Joan Beauchamp Baroness Basset Drayton were married. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 25) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 (age 24). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before 1340 John Botetort 2nd Baron Botetort (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Joyce Zouche (age 19) were married. She the daughter of William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 1284-1325.

Around 1341 [her son] Roger de Beauchamp was born to [her husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 27) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 27).

Around 1343 [her son] William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny was born to [her husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 29) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 29).

Around 1345 [her daughter] Elizabeth Beauchamp was born to [her husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 31) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 31).

On 12 Nov 1346 [her brother-in-law] Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 29) died. His half brother Hugh Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer (age 16) succeeded 3rd Baron Zouche Mortimer.

In 1350 [her brother-in-law] John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 34) was created 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick.

Before 01 Mar 1350 [her son-in-law]  (age 14) and [her daughter]  (age 16) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 37) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 (age 36). He the son of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 48) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before 1353 [her son] Guy Beauchamp and [her daughter-in-law] Philippa Ferrers (age 15) were married. He the son of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 39) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 (age 38). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 19 Oct 1356 [her mother] Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville (age 70) died. She was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map].

In 1359 [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Beauchamp Baroness Astley (age 43) died at Bordesley Abbey, Worcestershire [Map]. She was buried at St Paul's Cathedral [Map].

Black Monday Hailstorm

On 13 Apr 1360 a freak weather event known as Black Monday Hailstorm occurred as the army of King Edward III of England (age 47) were camped outside Chartres [Map]. [her husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 47), William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 50), Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 50), Edward "Black Prince" (age 29) and Walter Mauny were present. Around one thousand English were killed, with up to six thousand horses. King Edward III of England (age 47) believed the event to be an Act of God and proceeded to negotiate with the French resulting in the Treaty of Brétigny.

On 28 Apr 1360 [her son] Guy Beauchamp died from injuries received during the Black Monday Hailstorm.

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On 02 Dec 1360 [her brother-in-law] John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick (age 44) died.

On 29 Jul 1361 [her son] Roger de Beauchamp (age 20) died.

In or before 08 Oct 1361 [her son-in-law] John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Somerset (age 31) and [her daughter] Alice Beauchamp Baroness Beauchamp Somerset were married. She by marriage Baroness Beauchamp Somerset. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 48) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 (age 47). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before 13 Jun 1362 [her son-in-law] Thomas Ufford (age 29) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Beauchamp (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 49) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 (age 48). He the son of Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk (age 63) and (age 76). She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

Before 13 Jun 1362 [her daughter] Elizabeth Beauchamp (age 17) died.

Before 1363 [her son-in-law] Roger Clifford 5th Baron Clifford (age 29) and [her daughter] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Clifford (age 27) were married. She by marriage Baroness de Clifford. She the daughter of Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 49) and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 (age 48). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.

In 1366 [her sister-in-law] Maud Beauchamp Baroness Say (age 56) died.

In 1368 [her illegitimate sister-in-law] Emma Beauchamp (age 56) died.

In 1369 Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick (age 55) died.

On 13 Nov 1386 [her former husband] Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick (age 73) died of plague. His son [her son] Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick (age 48) succeeded 12th Earl Warwick.

[her daughter] Joan Beauchamp Baroness Basset Drayton was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

[her daughter] Ann Beauchamp was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

[her daughter]  was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

[her daughter] Margaret Beauchamp was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

Rowland Oddingseles and Emma Beauchamp were married. She the daughter of Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick.

[her daughter] Juliana Beauchamp was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

[her daughter] Katherine Beauchamp was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

[her son] Guy Beauchamp was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

Alan Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Mortimer and Eleanor Damory Baroness Zouche Mortimer were married. He the son of William Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Mortimer and Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 1284-1325.

[her daughter] Alice Beauchamp Baroness Beauchamp Somerset was born to Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick and Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick.

Family Trees of Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369

Paternal Family Tree: Mortimer

Maternal Family Tree: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Malcolm III of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King Louis VI of France

Royal Descendants of Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369

Anne Neville Queen Consort England x 1

Queen Anne Boleyn of England x 1

x 1

Queen Jane Seymour x 1

Queen Catherine Howard of England x 1

Maximilian Habsburg Spain II Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Queen Elizabeth I of England and Ireland x 1

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland x 1

King Edward VI of England and Ireland x 1

Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain x 1

Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Elisabeth of Austria Queen Consort France x 1

Matthias I Holy Roman Emperor x 1

Ferdinand King Asturias x 1

Maximilian "The Great" Wittelsbach I Duke Bavaria I Elector Bavaria x 1

Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress x 1

Marie de Medici Queen Consort France x 1

Diego Prince of Asturias x 1

Philip III King Spain x 1

Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor x 2

Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain x 2

Anna of Austria Holy Roman Empress x 2

Anne of Austria Spain Queen Consort France x 3

Louis XIII King France x 1

Elisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain x 1

Philip IV King Spain x 3

Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress x 3

x 3

Henrietta Maria Bourbon Queen Consort England x 1

Eleonora Gonzaga Queen Consort Bohemia x 2

King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland x 1

Maria Leopoldine Habsburg Spain Queen Consort Bohemia x 2

Ferdinand IV King of the Romans x 6

King James II of England Scotland and Ireland x 1

Mariana of Austria Queen Consort Spain x 6

Louis "Sun King" XIV King France x 4

Maria Theresa of Spain Queen Consort France x 4

Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor x 6

King William III of England, Scotland and Ireland x 1

Margaret Theresa Habsburg Holy Roman Empress x 9

King Charles "Bewitched" II of Spain x 9

Marie Louise Bourbon Queen Consort Spain x 5

Mary Stewart II Queen England Scotland and Ireland x 1

Maximilian Wittelsbach II Elector Bavaria x 4

Queen Anne of England Scotland and Ireland x 1

Victor Amadeus King Sardinia x 1

Maria Anna Neuburg Queen Consort Spain x 1

Anne Marie Bourbon Queen Consort Sardinia x 5

Joseph I Holy Roman Emperor x 7

Louis Bourbon Duke Burgundy x 12

Philippe V King Spain x 12

Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor x 7

Charles Emmanuel III King Sardinia x 6

Louis I King Spain x 18

Louise Élisabeth Bourbon Queen Consort Spain x 8

Louis XV King France x 18

Elisabeth Therese Lorraine Queen Consort Sardinia x 4

Ferdinand VI King Spain x 18

Charles III King Spain x 12

Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress x 7

Victor Amadeus III King Sardinia x 6

King George III of Great Britain and Ireland x 1

Charles IV King Spain x 12

Caroline Matilda Hanover Queen Consort Denmark and Norway x 1

Louis XVI King France x 25

Louis XVIII King France x 25

King Charles X of France x 25

King George IV of Great Britain and Ireland x 1

King William IV of the United Kingdom x 1

Frederick VI King of Denmark and Norway x 1

Francis Lorraine II Holy Roman Emperor x 7

Caroline of Brunswick Queen Consort England x 1

Ernest Augustus King Hanover x 1

King Louis Philippe I of France x 8

Ferdinand VII King Spain x 42

Louis XVII King France x 32

King Christian I of Norway and VIII of Denmark x 2

Caroline Amalie Oldenburg Queen Norway x 1

Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies Queen Consort Spain x 68

Frederick VII King of Denmark x 5

Queen Louise Hesse-Kassel of Denmark x 2

Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom x 3

George V King Hanover x 1

Isabella II Queen Spain x 110

Queen Sophia of Sweden and Norway x 1

Victoria Empress Germany Queen Consort Prussia x 9

King Edward VII of the United Kingdom x 9

Frederick VIII King of Denmark x 2

Alexandra Glücksburg Queen Consort England x 2

George I King Greece x 2

Alfonso XII King Spain x 152

Gustav V King Sweden x 1

Maria Christina of Austria Queen Consort Spain x 19

Wilhelm Hohenzollern x 9

Maria de las Mercedes Queen Consort Spain x 50

King George V of the United Kingdom x 11

Victoria Mary Teck Queen Consort England x 1

Frederick Charles I King Finland x 2

Constantine I King Greece x 2

Maud Windsor Queen Consort Norway x 11

Christian X King of Denmark x 2

Haakon VII King Norway x 2

Alexandrine Mecklenburg-Schwerin Queen Consort Denmark x 3

Gustaf Adolph VI King Sweden x 1

Alfonso XIII King Spain x 171

Victoria Eugénie Mountbatten Queen Consort Spain x 9

Louise Mountbatten Queen Consort Sweden x 9

George II King Hellenes x 11

Alexander I King Greece x 11

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom x 12

King George VI of the United Kingdom x 12

Paul I King Greece x 11

Olav Glücksburg V King Norway x 13

Ingrid Bernadotte Queen Consort Denmark x 10

Philip Mountbatten Duke Edinburgh x 11

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 101

Sophia Glücksburg Queen Consort Spain x 24

Juan Carlos I King Spain x 180

Constantine II King Hellenes x 24

Carl XVI King Sweden x 20

King Charles III x 112

Diana Spencer Princess Wales x 313

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales x 1

William Prince of Wales x 425

Ancestors of Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369

Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

GrandFather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud de Braose

Father: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fiennes

GrandMother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville

GrandFather: Piers Geneville

Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville

Mother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême 1235-1270 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Jeanne Lusignan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandmother: