Roger Mortimer
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Roger Mortimer was the name of several Marcher lords:
- Roger Mortimer of WigmoreRoger Mortimer of WigmoreRoger de Mortimer was a medieval marcher lord, residing at Wigmore Castle in the English county of Herefordshire.He was the son of Hugh de Mortimer and Matilda Le Meschin. He was born before 1153.-Early life:...
(ca 1150s–1214), married Isabel de Ferriers and became Lord of Maelienydd - Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer (1231–1282), ally of Henry III of England and occasional ally of his cousin Llywelyn the Last
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287–1330), de facto ruler of England for three years, after leading a successful rebellion against Edward II, for which he was hanged
- Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328–1360), military commander during the Hundred Years' War
- Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March and 6th Earl of Ulster (1374–1398), heir presumptive to Richard II of England from 1385