
Anne Mortimer, Countess of Cambridge

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Name Anne Mortimer Title Countess of Cambridge Birth 27 Dec 1388 County Meath, Ireland Christening 27 Dec 1390 County Meath, Ireland Gender Female FSID 94K9-WZ4 Death 22 Sep 1411 Herefordshire, England Burial 23 Sep 1411 Herefordshire, England Person ID I7231 footsteps | Ancestors, Campbell, Lady Godiva, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
Father Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl Of March , b. 11 Apr 1374, Yorkshire, England d. 20 Jul 1398, County Meath, Ireland
(Age 24 years)
Relationship natural Mother Eleanor Holland, b. 13 Oct 1370, Netherlands d. 18 Oct 1405, Berkshire, England
(Age 35 years)
Relationship natural Marriage 7 Oct 1388 Family ID F4282 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Richard of Conisbrough, 3rd Earl of Cambridge , b. 20 Jul 1385, Yorkshire, England d. 5 Aug 1415, Southhamptonshire, England
(Age 30 years)
Marriage 23 May 1408 Children + 1. Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke Of York , b. 21 Sep 1411 d. 30 Dec 1460, Yorkshire, England (Age 49 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F8998 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map Birth - 27 Dec 1388 - County Meath, Ireland Christening - 27 Dec 1390 - County Meath, Ireland Death - 22 Sep 1411 - Herefordshire, England Burial - 23 Sep 1411 - Herefordshire, England = Link to Google Earth
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Anne de Mortimer (27 December 1388 - c. 22 September 1411) was a mediev a l E n g l ish noblewoman who became an ancestor to the royal House of York , o n e o f t h e parties in the fifteenth-century dynastic Wars of the Rose s. I t w a s h e r line of descent which gave the Yorkist dynasty its claim t o t h e t h r one. Anne was the mother of Richard, Duke of York, and thus gr an d m o t her of kings Edward IV and Richard III, and great-grandmother of E d w a r d V .
Early life
Born 27 December 1388, Anne de Mortimer was the eldest of the four chil d r e n o f R oger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374-1398), and Eleanor Holl a n d ( 1 3 70-1405).She had two brothers, Edmund, 5th Earl of March (1391-1 4 2 5 ) , a nd Roger (1393-1413?), as well as a sister, Eleanor.[2]