Agnes Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke
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Agnes Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke (1317 – 25 July 1368) was the wife of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke
. She was a daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville.
and Ludlow
, and Jeanne of Lusignan
.
, and was thus able to look for more powerful spouses for his children. In a brilliant set of marriages, Agnes was therefore married to Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke
, a ward of her father's. Her sister Beatrice was married to Edward, 2nd Earl of Norfolk. Agnes and Laurence had one surviving son, who was born after Laurence's death in 1348:
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Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Laurence de Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke was a Norman English nobleman and held the titles 1st Earl of Pembroke , Baron Abergavenny and Baron Hastings under Edward II of England and Edward III of England....
. She was a daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville.
Family
Agnes Mortimer was one of the twelve children of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville. Her paternal grandparents were Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer and Margaret de Fiennes. Her maternal grandparents were Piers de Geneville, of Trim CastleTrim Castle
Trim Castle , Trim, County Meath, Ireland, on the shores of the Boyne has an area of 30,000 m². It is the remains of Ireland's largest Anglo-Norman castle...
and Ludlow
Ludlow
Ludlow is a market town in Shropshire, England close to the Welsh border and in the Welsh Marches. It lies within a bend of the River Teme, on its eastern bank, forming an area of and centred on a small hill. Atop this hill is the site of Ludlow Castle and the market place...
, and Jeanne of Lusignan
Jeanne of Lusignan
Joan of Lusignan was a French noblewoman. She succeeded her uncle, Guy de la Marche, Knt., sometime in the period, 1310/13, as Lady of Couhe and Peyrat, but not as Countess of La Marche since after her sister, Yolande's death, it was annexed by Philip IV of France and given as an appanage to...
.
First marriage
Agnes' father had just been created Earl of MarchEarl of March
The title The Earl of March has been created several times in the Peerage of Scotland and the Peerage of England. The title derived from the "marches" or boundaries between England and either Wales or Scotland , and was held by several great feudal families which owned lands in those border...
, and was thus able to look for more powerful spouses for his children. In a brilliant set of marriages, Agnes was therefore married to Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Laurence de Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke was a Norman English nobleman and held the titles 1st Earl of Pembroke , Baron Abergavenny and Baron Hastings under Edward II of England and Edward III of England....
, a ward of her father's. Her sister Beatrice was married to Edward, 2nd Earl of Norfolk. Agnes and Laurence had one surviving son, who was born after Laurence's death in 1348:
- John Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeJohn Hastings, 2nd Earl of PembrokeJohn Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, KG , was an English nobleman and soldier who also held the title Baron Abergavenny. He was the posthumous son of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer.- Marriage :He was married on 19 May 1359 in Reading to Margaret , daughter of Edward III...
Second marriage
After Laurence's death, Agnes married John de Hakelut. There were no known children from this marriage. She died on 25 July 1368.Ancestry
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