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Roger Mortimer is one of the most enigmatic and influential figures in the history of the medieval British Isles. Lord of Wigmore on the Welsh marches, his career witnessed both loyal service to the person of the king and outright rebellion against it, even marshalling the resistance that precipitated the unprecedented deposition of an anointed English sovereign.
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.
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.
Earl of March. Roger Mortimer, 1. Earl of March (* April oder Mai, nach anderen Angaben 25. April [1] 1287 in Wigmore Castle; † 29. November 1330 in London) war ein englischer Magnat, Militär und Rebell. Nach dem Sturz von König Eduard II. 1326 war er der eigentliche Regent von England, bis er 1330 selbst gestürzt und hingerichtet wurde.
Mortimer, Roger (1287–1330), lord of Wigmore and 1st earl of March , justiciar of Ireland, was son of Edmund Mortimer (d. 1304) and his wife Margaret, daughter of Sir William Fienes, Lord Fienes. The wardship of the extensive Mortimer lands was originally granted to Piers Gaveston (qv), but Mortimer was granted livery of his lands in May 1306, although he was still under age.
Mortimer, Roger. Mortimer, Roger (1374–98), 4th earl of March and 7th earl of Ulster , was eldest son of Edmund (qv), 3rd earl of March, and his wife Philippa, daughter of Lionel (qv), duke of Clarence, and became the foremost magnate in Ireland on the death of his father (December 1381). At the age of 7, he was appointed lieutenant of ...
Roger Mortimer graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1999. In 2014 he was the Paramount Award Winner in the Wallace Art awards - one of New Zealand’s top two art awards. In 2017, a survey exhibition of his work, 'Dilemma Hill’, was shown in public galleries in Wellington and Auckland. His paintings feature in a range of public and ...
