Roger Mortimer

1287 - 1330  (43 years)

• Name	Roger Mortimer
  Birth	25 Apr 1287	Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	29 Nov 1330	Tyburn, Staffordshire, England
  Burial	Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
  	Wigmore Abbey
  Person ID	I1444	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Edmund Mortimer,   b. 1261, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d. 17 Jul 1303, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret De Fiennes,   b. 1270, Caen, France d. 07 Feb 1333, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1285
  Family ID	F478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan De Geneville,   b. 02 Feb 1286, Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England d. 19 Oct 1356, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1301
  Children	1. Katherine Mortimer,   b. Aft 1301   d. 04 Aug 1369 (Age < 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F383	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Apr 1287 - Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Burial - - Wigmore, Herefordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Roger Mortimer Birth: Apr. 25, 1287 Wigmore Herefordshire, England Death: Nov. 29, 1330 Tyburn Staffordshire, England Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, was the son of Edmund Mortimer and Margaret de Fiennes. He was an English nobleman and was for three years de facto ruler of England. He lead a successful rebellion against Edward II. Mortimer was also the lover of Edward II's wife, Isabella of France, who assisted him in the deposition and allegedly, the murder of her husband. A few days before young Edward's eighteenth birthday, both Mortimer and Isabella were seized by Edward and his companions from inside Nottingham Castle. In spite of Isabella's entreaty to her son, "Fair son, have pity on the gentle Mortimer," Mortimer was conveyed to the Tower. After being accused of assuming royal power and other crimes, Mortimer was executed by hanging at Tyburn. Roger married Joan de Geneville ,the wealthy daughter of Sir Piers de Geneville, of Trim Castle and Ludlow, in 1301, and immediately began a family. One being their heir Edmund After Rogers death Joan petitioned Edward III for the return of her husband's body so she could bury it at Wigmore Abbey. Mortimers lover, Isabella, had buried his body at Greyfriars, Coventry following his hanging. Edward III replied, "Let his body rest in peace." The King later relented, and Mortimers body was transferred to Wigmore Abbey, where Joan was later buried beside him. This memorial is an cenotaph for Roger Mortimer, his original burial place is Greyfriars Family links: Parents: Edmund Mortimer (1261 - 1303) Margaret de Fiennes (1270 - 1333) Spouse: Joan Geneville (1285 - 1356) Children: Katherine Mortimer Beauchamp (____ - 1369)* Margaret de Mortimer Berkeley (1304 - 1337)* Edmund Mortimer (1306 - 1331)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Wigmore Abbey Wigmore Herefordshire, England Maintained by: A.D.L Originally Created by: Mad Record added: Aug 24, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 57614879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------