Roger De Mortimer

Roger De Mortimer

Born 11 NOV 1328 , Ludlow, Shropshire, ENG
Died 26 FEB 1360 , Rouvray, Cote-d'Orleans, FRA
Buried , Wigmore, Herefordshire, ENG
Parents Elizabeth Badlesmere (Mother) Family
Marriage Philippa de Montacute — 1354 at Donyatt, Somerset, ENG Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation 2nd Earl of March; one of the original Knights of the Garter
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Edward III
  • Birth
    11 Nov 1328
    Born at Ludlow, Shropshire, ENG
  • Age c. 9
    1337–1453
    Hundred Years' War begins
    Intermittent war between England and France.
  • Age 17
    26 Aug 1346
    Battle of Crécy
  • Age 19
    1348–1350
    Black Death reaches England
    Killed roughly a third to a half of the population.
  • Age c. 23
    1351
    Son Roger born
  • Age 23
    1 Feb 1352
    Son Edmund "the Good" born
  • Age c. 26
    1354
    Married Philippa de Montacute at Donyatt, Somerset, ENG
  • Age c. 26
    1354
    Daughter Margery born
  • Age 26
    8 Jun 1355
    Mother Elizabeth died
  • Age 27
    19 Sep 1356
    Battle of Poitiers
  • Age 31
    26 Feb 1360
    Died at Rouvray, Cote-d'Orleans, FRA