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Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (c. 1231 – 27 October 1282), of Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire, was a marcher lord who was a loyal ally of King Henry III of England and at times an enemy, at times an ally, of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd, Prince of Wales.
Roger was the son of Hugh de Mortimer (died 26 February 1181) [1] and Matilda Le Meschin. [2] He fought for King Henry II against the rebellion of the latter's son, Henry.. In 1179 Roger was instrumental in the killing of Cadwallon ap Madog, the prince of Maelienydd and Elfael, both of which he coveted, and was imprisoned until June 1182 at Winchester for this killing.
On 6 February 1299 Roger de Mortimer was summoned to parliament. After the third baron, nothing further is known of this title. Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk. He died in captivity in 1326 having had to surrender his lands in 1322. Roger de Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Chirk died in 1334 without having obtained Chirk.
Arms of Mortimer: Barry or and azure, on a chief of the first two pallets between two gyrons of the second over all an inescutcheon argent. Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore, 1st Earl of March (25 April 1287 – 29 November 1330), was an English nobleman and powerful marcher lord who gained many estates in the Welsh Marches and Ireland following his advantageous marriage to the ...
The second baron, who was created Earl of March in 1328, was attainted in 1330 and the barony as well as the earldom was forfeited. The second time, it was created as a re-grant; The son of the 1st Earl of March, Edmund de Mortimer, was summoned to parliament on 20 November 1331.
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Roger Mortimer (or Roger de Mortimer) is the name of: Roger of Mortemer (fl. 1054 – after 1078) Roger Mortimer of Wigmore (before 1153 – before 8 July 1214), medieval marcher lord; Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (1231–1282), a marcher lord; Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Chirk (c. 1256 – 1326), a marcher lord
Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore (1251 – 17 July 1304), married Margaret de Fiennes, daughter of William II de Fiennes and Blanche de Brienne, by whom he had issue, including Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March. Margaret Mortimer (died September 1297), married Robert de Vere, 6th Earl of Oxford, by whom she had one son.