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As a child, Roger developed a formidable interest in all martial pursuits, learning from his uncle Roger Mortimer Lord of Chirk, a skilled soldier and leader. As a squire of 14 years age, he was betrothed to the extremely wealthy heiress Joan de Geneville, who brought with her dowry vast estates in the Welsh Marches, including Ludlow Castle.
Invasion of England (1326) The invasion of England in 1326 by the country's queen, Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimer, led to the capture and executions of Hugh Despenser the Younger and Hugh Despenser the Elder and the abdication of Isabella's husband, King Edward II. It brought an end to the insurrection and civil war.
ROGER MORTIMER, EARL OF MARCH, was a ward of Piers Gaveston, and held many important offices in the reign of Edward II, being appointed Lieutenant of Ireland in 1317. He sided with Lancaster in his opposition to the king, was taken prisoner in 1322, and condemned to perpetual captivity. Escaping in 1324 he fled to France.
Roger may even have been involved in the death of Llewelyn the Last in 1282. To subject Wales to English rule, Edward built a series of mighty castles to dominate the Welsh. So it was that the Mortimers had reached the highest ranks of the nobility. Roger Mortimer died at Kingsland in 1282 and was buried in Wigmore Abbey.
Sir Roger Mortimer had many hats: feudal lord, once governor of Ireland, rebel leader, experienced military man, usurper and dictator. Imprisoned by Edward II for being involved in a rebellion, Mortimer was renowned as being one of the few people who escaped from the Tower of London.
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287–1330), English nobleman. Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328–1360), military commander during the Hundred Years' War. Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374–1398), heir presumptive to Richard II of England from 1385. Roger Mortimer (racing) (1909–1991), English horse-racing correspondent.
Roger Mortimer (25 avril 1287 – 29 novembre 1330), 3 e baron Mortimer de Wigmore et 1 er comte de March, est un important et puissant seigneur anglais des Marches galloises. Descendant d'un des compagnons normands de Guillaume le Conquérant , il hérite à la mort de son père Edmond Mortimer en 1304 de plusieurs possessions importantes au pays de Galles et en Irlande .
