Biography of Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk 1256-1336

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In 1247 [his father] Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore [aged 16] and [his mother] Maud de Braose [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber and [his grandmother] Eva Marshal. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King John of England.

Around 1256 Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk was born to [his father] Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore [aged 25] and [his mother] Maud de Braose [aged 32]. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England.

Before 1258 [his father] Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore [aged 26] was created 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

In 1260 [his brother-in-law] John Fitzalan 7th Earl of Arundel [aged 13] and [his sister] Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel were married. He the son of John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel [aged 37] and Maud Verdun Countess Arundel [aged 35]. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1267 John Fitzalan 6th Earl of Arundel [aged 44] died. His son [his brother-in-law] John [aged 20] succeeded 7th Earl Arundel. [his sister] Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel by marriage Countess Arundel.

Before 1282 [his brother-in-law] Robert de Vere 6th Earl of Oxford [aged 24] and [his sister] Margaret Mortimer Countess of Oxford were married. She by marriage Countess of Oxford. He the son of Robert de Vere 5th Earl of Oxford [aged 41] and Alice Sanford Countess of Oxford. They were fifth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King John of England.

On 30th October 1282 [his father] Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore [aged 51] died. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map] where the inscription of his tombstone reads "Here lies buried, glittering with praise, Roger the pure, Roger Mortimer the second, called Lord of Wigmore by those who held him dear. While he lived all Wales feared his power, and given as a gift to him all Wales remained his. It knew his campaigns, he subjected it to torment". His son [his brother] Edmund [aged 31] succeeded 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore.

In September 1285 [his brother] Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore [aged 34] and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Fiennes [aged 16] were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

Before 8th June 1286 Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk [aged 30] and Lucy Wafre were married.

The History of William Marshal, Earl of Chepstow and Pembroke, Regent of England. Book 1 of 2, Lines 1-10152.

The History of William Marshal was commissioned by his son shortly after William’s death in 1219 to celebrate the Marshal’s remarkable life; it is an authentic, contemporary voice. The manuscript was discovered in 1861 by French historian Paul Meyer. Meyer published the manuscript in its original Anglo-French in 1891 in two books. This book is a line by line translation of the first of Meyer’s books; lines 1-10152. Book 1 of the History begins in 1139 and ends in 1194. It describes the events of the Anarchy, the role of William’s father John, John’s marriages, William’s childhood, his role as a hostage at the siege of Newbury, his injury and imprisonment in Poitou where he met Eleanor of Aquitaine and his life as a knight errant. It continues with the accusation against him of an improper relationship with Margaret, wife of Henry the Young King, his exile, and return, the death of Henry the Young King, the rebellion of Richard, the future King Richard I, war with France, the death of King Henry II, and the capture of King Richard, and the rebellion of John, the future King John. It ends with the release of King Richard and the death of John Marshal.

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In 1291 [his sister] Isabella Mortimer Countess Arundel died.

In 1297 [his sister] Margaret Mortimer Countess of Oxford died.

On 6th February 1299 Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk [aged 43] was created 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk by writ of summons.

In 1301 [his mother] Maud de Braose [aged 77] died at Wigmore, Herefordshire [Map]. She was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map].

In July 1304 [his brother] Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore [aged 53] died at Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire [Map]. He was buried at Wigmore Abbey [Map]. His son [his nephew] Roger [aged 17] succeeded 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore. Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville [aged 18] by marriage Baroness Mortimer of Wigmore.

Feast of the Swans

                    On 22nd May 1306 the Feast of the Swans was a collective knighting of two hundred and sixty seven men at Westminster Abbey [Map].
                
                    At the feast, following the knightings, two swans were brought in. King Edward I of England [aged 66] swore before God and the swans to avenge the death of John Comyn 3rd Lord Baddenoch - see Murder of John "Red" Comyn.
                
                    King Edward I of England first knighted his son King Edward II of England [aged 22].
                
                    King Edward II of England then knighted the remaining two-hundred and sixty-six including...
                
                    Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 20]
                
                    Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel [aged 21]
                
                    John le Blund, Mayor of London
                
                    William Brabazon
                
                    Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk [aged 50]
                
                    Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall [aged 22] - this may have been the first time Piers Gaveston 1st Earl Cornwall and King Edward II of England met?
                
                    John Harrington 1st Baron Harington [aged 25]
                
                    John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers [aged 16]
                
                    [his nephew] Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March [aged 19]
                
                    William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu [aged 31]
                
                    John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray [aged 19]
                
                    Thomas Multon 1st Baron Multon [aged 30]
                
                    Roger Scales 2nd Baron Scales                

                    John Warenne 7th Earl of Surrey [aged 19]

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Around January 1332 Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk [aged 76] and his nephew Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March surrendered to the King and were imprisoned at Tower of London [Map] with his nephews.

On 3rd August 1336 Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk [aged 80] died at the Tower of London [Map] after four and a half years imprisonment. He was buried at either Wigmore Abbey [Map] or St Augustine's Priory, Bristol [Map]. His son Roger succeeded 2nd Baron Mortimer of Chirk although he was never summoned to Parliament.

[his son] Roger de Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer was born to Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk. He a great x 3 grandson of King John of England.