Roger De Mortimer, 1st Earl of March

1287 - 1330  (43 years)

• Name	Roger De Mortimer
  Title	1st Earl of March
  Birth	25 Apr 1287	Herefordshire, England   [1]
  Christening	3 May 1287	Herefordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  FSID	GTM1-1SV
  Burial	Nov 1330	Herefordshire, England
  Death	29 Nov 1330	Cumberland, England   [1]
  Person ID	I15378	footsteps | Ancestors, Lady Godiva
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Roger De Mortimer,   b. 1231   d. Abt 1287, Herefordshire, England (Age 56 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Maud De Braose,   b. 1258, Yorkshire, England d. 23 Mar 1301 (Age 43 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan de Geneville, Countess Of March ,   b. 2 Feb 1286, Shopshire, England d. 19 Oct 1356, Gloucestershire, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	20 Sep 1301	Herefordshire, England
  Children	+ 1. Edmund De Mortimer, 3rd Lord Mortimer ,   b. Abt 1303, Herefordshire, England d. 16 Dec 1331, Shopshire, England (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Margaret Mortimer,   b. 2 May 1304, Gloucestershire, England d. 5 May 1337, Gloucestershire, England (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Maud Mortimer,   b. 1307, Herefordshire, England d. Aft 1345, Herefordshire, England (Age > 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Blanche De Mortimer,   b. 1313, Herefordshire, England d. 1347, Herefordshire, England (Age 34 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Katherine Mortimer, Countess Of Warwick ,   b. Abt 1325, Shopshire, England d. 4 Aug 1369, Warwickshire, England (Age 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Apr 1287 - Herefordshire, England Christening - 3 May 1287 - Herefordshire, England Marriage - 20 Sep 1301 - Herefordshire, England Burial - Nov 1330 - Herefordshire, England Death - 29 Nov 1330 - Cumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Roger was a Marcher Lord. Roger was the first of several members of his f a m i l y t o a ttempt to seize the throne of England. He led the baronial opposition to Edward II' s favorites (1320-22) and w a s i m p r isoned before fleeing to France. There he became the lover of Ed w a r d s Q ueen Isabella with whom he secured Edward's deposition and murde r i n 1 3 2 7 . He then ruled England in the name of Edward's son, Edward I II , u n t i l the latter caused him to be executed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S169] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut.