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     Nicholas 1st Baron de Segrave , Sir was born circa 1238 at Seagrave, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England.² He died before 12 November 1295 at Seagrave, Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, England.³
     He Nicholas de Segrave, 1st Lord (Baron) Segrave, so created by writ ofsummons to Parliament 24 June 1295; born c1238; apparently knighted 1 Aug1263; with others of the magnates opposed to Henry III laid siege toRochester April 1264; also commanded the London contingent at the Battleof Lewes 14 May 1264; in addition fought at Battle of Evesham 1265(wounded and captured, subsequently seeking pardon 1266 and receiving it1267); called up for military service against Welsh 1276, 1277, 1282 and1283; attended 1283 a meeting at Shrewsbury which in a House of Lordsdecision 1877 was deemed to be a Parliament, hence to have been capableof creating peerages by writ, though this decision is now held to beflawed; married Maud, possibly daughter of ? Lucy, and died by 12 Nov1295. [Burke's Peerage]

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Nicholas de Segrave, who, in the 43rd Henry III [1259], attended thatmonarch into Frances, but soon after espoused the cause of the barons andbecame one of their most active leaders. In the 47th of Henry's reign[1263], he was amongst those who appeared openly in arms and fortifiedNorthampton, for which proceeding his lands were seized by the crown.Upon the subsequent fall of Northampton to the royalists, Nicholas deSegrave fled to London, where the citizens having raised a large army forthe barons made him their general. At the head of this force, he marchedwith Gilbert de Clare and Henry de Hastings to the siege of Rochester,and thence to Lewes, at which place the celebrated battle, so disastrousto the king, commenced by a charge made by Segrave and the head of theLondoners; in this, however, he was worsted by Prince Edward who, flushedwith success, pursued his advantage too far and thus mainly contributedto the defeat which the royal arms sustained. This issue of this battleis well known. The king, Prince Edward, and the chief of their adherentsbecame prisoners to the rebels who followed up their triumph byimmediately summoning a parliament in the king's name, to which Nicholasde Segrave was summoned as Baron Segrave, 24 December, 1264. But the tidesoon ebbing, he was among the defeated at Evesham where he was woundedand make prisoner. He was, however, admitted to the benefit of the Dictumof Kenilworth, and obtained a full pardon with restoration of his landswhich had been seized. In four years afterwards, he attended PrinceEdward to the Holy Land and when that prince ascended the throne, heappears to have enjoyed a large share of royal favour. In the 4th year ofEdward's reign [1276], he was with the king in a campaign against theWelsh and was subsequently employed in Scotland and Ireland, having had asecond summons to parliament 24 June, 1295. His lordship m. Maud de Lucy,by whom he had issue, John, Nicholas, Geoffrey, Peter, Gilbert, andAnnabel. Lord Segrave d. 1295, and was s. by his eldest son, John deSegrave, 2nd baron. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, andExtinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 484, Segrave,Barons Segrave of Barton Segrave]

     Maud de Lucy was born circa 1239 at Copeland, Cumberland, England. She died after 1288.
     She Maud, possibly daughter of ? Lucy. [Burke's Peerage]

     Edmund 1st Baron de Mortimer , 7th Lord Wigmore married Joan de Grey.^6,7 Edmund 1st Baron de Mortimer , 7th Lord Wigmore was born before 30 October 1252 at Wigmore, Ludlow (Shrops), Herefordshire, England.⁴ He was the son of Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore and Maud de Braose. Edmund 1st Baron de Mortimer , 7th Lord Wigmore was born in 1261.⁸ He married Margaret de Fiennes, daughter of William II de Fiennes , Lord of Wendover and Blanche de Brienne , Lady of Loupeland, circa 1285.^8,4 Edmund 1st Baron de Mortimer , 7th Lord Wigmore died on 17 July 1304 at Wigmore Abbey, Herefordshire, England.^8,4
     He BARONY OF MORTIMER OF WIGMORE (I) 1295

EDMUND DE MORTIMER, 2nd but 1st surviving son and heir, aged 30 and morein 1282, and 40 and more in 1301. As second son he had been bred to theChurch, and in November 1263 Henry III promised him a benefice. In 1271Philip de Croft was his 'guardian and master.~ On 8 August 1282, whilehis father was still living, he received the custody of the castle andhundred of Oswestry, during the minority of the heir of John FitzAlan. Hehad livery of his inheritance 24 November 1282. Within three weeksLlewelyn was killed at Builth in a chance encounter. Edmund was summonedto perform military service in person against the Welsh in 1283, themuster being at Montgomery on 2 May, and to the meeting at Shrewsbury 30September following. In 1286 he was named in a commission of inquirytouching weirs in the Severn, when he had leisure to attend. In June 1287he was a commissioner of array in Salop and Staffs; in July was orderedto be intendant on the Earl of Gloucester, captain of the expedition intoBrecknock ; in November was ordered to reside in his lordship till therebellion of Rhys ap Meredith should be put down; and on 5 December wasmade joint keeper of Ystrad-Towy and Cardigan during pleasure. In Lent1291 he was summoned to attend (and did attend) the trial of the chargesbrought by the Earl of Hereford against the Earl of Gloucester atBrecknock. He attested deeds at Westminster on 16 May 1291. In 1292 heobtained a charter for a market and fair at Llanyre, co. Radnor. On 8June 1294 he was among those summoned to attend the King upon thedecision as to war with France, and-on 14 June was exempted from summonsfor service in Gascony. He was summoned to Parliament from 24 June 1295to 2 June 1302, by writs directed Edmundo de Mortuo Mari, whereby he isheld to have become LORD MORTIMER. On the outbreak of war he wascommissioner in his own lands in the March to seize the property of thealien religious. He was present at the installation banquet of Simon,prior of Worcester, on 23 September 1296. On 1 July 1297 the Kingconfirmed charters of liberties granted by Edmund de Mortimer to his menof Maelienydd. On 7 July he was summoned for service beyond seas, and formilitary service against the Scots later in the same year. On 8 September1297 he was summoned to a military council at Rochester, and to a Councilin London on the 30th of that month, both to be held by Prince Edward. AsDominus de Wiggemore he joined in the Barons' letter to the Pope on 12February 1300/1. In May 1301 he had livery of his mother's lands.

He married 1stly ______; married, 2ndly, circa 1285, Margaret, da. of SirWilliam DE FENLES (or DE FIENES), 2nd cousin of Eleanor of Castile, Queenof Edward I, by Blanche DE BRIENNE. He died 17 July 1304, and was buriedat Wigmore. Dower was assigned to his widow 25 September 1304. The castleof Radnor was restored to her, as her dower, after seizure upon her son'sforfeiture; but her presence in those parts was too great anencouragement to the contrariants to be suffered, and she was thereforelodged in various places (in Hants, in Skipton-in-Craven and PontefractCastles, and in Elstowe nunnery) by order of the King. Her lands, whichhad been seized by the King in 1322, were restored in 1328. In 1330 apapal indult was issued for her. She died 7 February 1333/4 (m).[Complete Peerage IX:281-3, XIV:488, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(m) In addition to their son Roger, Edmund and Margaret had threedaughters: Maud, m. 29 Jul 1302 at Wigmore, Theobald de Verdon (LordVerdon); Joan & Elizabeth, nuns at Lingbrook (Cal. Patent Rolls, 1330-34,p. 335). He also had a daughter Isolt by his first wife. Isolt m. (1)Walter de Balun, (2) Hugh Audley, Lord Audley. [Part about Isolt addedby CP XIV:488]

Note: Douglas Richardson, SGM, 20 Oct 2002, argues that Isolt(Isolde/Iseult) was NOT a daughter of Edmund Mortimer. Paul Reed, SGM,24 Oct 2002, supports that theory by stating that Edmund was a cleric inthe church (Canon of Hereford Church, Prebender of Salisbury, Treasurer &Clerk of York) until 24 Nov 1282, when he inherited his father's lands,resigining his positions in the church. Thus Edmund is not likely tohave had children at an early date.

Note: I have Joan married Andrew Sackville, d. 1330, which would notconflict with her being a nun 1330-34. I also have a son John notmentioned in note (m).

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Sir Edmund Mortimer, Lord of Wigmore, who m. Margaret, dau. of SirWilliam de Fiennes. In the 10th Edward I [1282], he s. his father and thenext year, doing his homage, had livery of his lands. He was afterwardsconstantly employed in the Welsh wars and was summoned to parliament as abaron from 8 June, 1294, and from 23 June, 1295, to 2 June, 1302. Hislordship was mortally wounded in 1303 at the battle of Buelt, against theWelsh, and dying almost immediately at Wigmore Castle, was buried in theabbey there. He left issue, Roger, his successor; John, accidentallyslain in a tournament at Worcester, 12th Edward 11 [1319], by John deLeybourne, being not more than eighteen years of age; Hugh, a priest,rector of the church at Old Radnor; Walter, a priest, rector of Kingston;Edmund, a priest, rector of Hodnet, and treasurer of the cathedral atYork; Maud, m. to Theobald de Verdon; Joan and Elizabeth, nuns. Hislordship was s. by his eldest son, Roger Mortimer, 2nd baron. [SirBernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke'sPeerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 384, Mortimer, Barons Mortimer, ofWigmore, Earls of March]

     Margaret de Fiennes was born circa 1267 at Wendover Manor, Buckinghamshire, England. She was the daughter of William II de Fiennes , Lord of Wendover and Blanche de Brienne , Lady of Loupeland. Margaret de Fiennes married Edmund 1st Baron de Mortimer , 7th Lord Wigmore, son of Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore and Maud de Braose, circa 1285.^4,3 Margaret de Fiennes died between 7 February 1333 and 1334 at Castle at Radnor, Congleton, Cheshire, England.^4,3
     Margaret de Fiennes was also known as Margaret de Fienes. She He [Edmund de Mortimer] married 2ndly, circa 1285, Margaret, da. of SirWilliam DE FENLES (or DE FIENES), 2nd cousin of Eleanor of Castile, Queenof Edward I, by Blanche DE BRIENNE. He died 17 July 1304, and was buriedat Wigmore. Dower was assigned to his widow 25 September 1304. The castleof Radnor was restored to her, as her dower, after seizure upon her son'sforfeiture; but her presence in those parts was too great anencouragement to the contrariants to be suffered, and she was thereforelodged in various places (in Hants, in Skipton-in-Craven and PontefractCastles, and in Elstowe nunnery) by order of the King. Her lands, whichhad been seized by the King in 1322, were restored in 1328. In 1330 apapal indult was issued for her. She died 7 February 1333/4. [CompletePeerage IX:281-3, XIV:488, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

     Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore was buried at Wigmore Abbey, Herefordshire, England. He was born circa 1231 at Cwmaron Castle, Radnorshire, Wales.² He was the son of Ralph de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore and Gwladys 'Ddu' verch Llewelyn , Princess of Wales. Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore married Maud de Braose in 1247.^4,3 Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore died before 30 October 1282 at Kingsland, Herefordshire, England.^5,3
     He ROGER DE MORTIMER, son and heir, a minor at his father's death, is saidto have been born at his father's castle of Cwmaron. He had livery of hisinheritance 26 February 1246/7; and at Whitsuntide 1253 was made a knightby the King at Winchester. He was serving in Gascony in 1253, and 1254,and from 1255 to 1264 was chiefly occupied with his duties on the March,opposing the successes of his cousin Llewelyn ap Griffith, who wasgradually uniting all the Welsh chieftains under his leadership. In thedisputes between the King and the Barons in 1258, Mortimer at first tookthe Barons' side, and was one of the twelve chosen by them to act withtwelve chosen by the King, and one of the twenty-four appointed to treatabout an aid for the King. In October 1258 he attested the King'sproclamation for the observance of the Provisions of Oxford, and in Apr.1259 was sworn of the King's Council. The 'Provisions' drawn up by theBarons in that year directed that Roger de Mortimer and Philip Bassetshould accompany the justiciar. On 11 June of that year he was appointedone of the commissioners to demand satisfaction from Llewelyn forbreaches of the truce, which on 25 June was prolonged for one year. Hewas present at the confirmation of the treaty with France, 21 July 1259.On 19 May 1260 the Council of Magnates appointed him constable ofHereford Castle. On 17 July following he arrived in London to attend aCouncil, and on that day Llewelyn's men took Builth Castle, of whichMortimer had custody for Prince Edward. In December 1260 he had a licenceto take game and to fish along the Thames and its tributaries. InDecember 1261 he was commanded to send his seal, if he were unable tocome in person, to have it affixed to the writing made of peace betweenthe King and the Barons. The whole of the years 1262 and 1263 he spent infighting Llewelyn with varying success. On 3 December 1263 he was one ofthe armed nobles with the King when Henry demanded, and was refused,entry to Dover Castle; and in January following attested, on the King'sside, the submission of the quarrel between Henry and the Barons toLouis, King of France. On 6 April 1264 he was with the King at the takingof Northampton, and captured a number of prisoners; and in May was withthe King at Lewes, but fled from the field to Pevensey. He and others whohad fled were allowed to return home, giving hostages that they wouldcome to Parliament, when summoned, and stand trial by their peers.Mortimer and the other Lords Marchers did not attend Montfort's'Parliament' at Midsummer 1264, but were constrained to make peace withhim in August. In September Mortimer, as constable of Cardigan, wasordered to give up the castle to Guy de Brien, Montfort's nominee. TheMarchers again broke the truce, but before Christmas Montfort andLlewelyn finally reduced them to submission. Soon afterwards Roger andthe others were banished to Ireland for a year, but did not go; and inDecember he had safe conduct to see the King and Prince Edward, who wasat Kenilworth. In June 1265 he was among the 'rebels holding certaintowns and castles throughout the land, and raising new wars.' Later inthe same month he contrived the plan, and furnished the swift horse, bymeans of which Prince Edward escaped from Hereford Castle and came toWigmore, where he and Roger de Clifford rode out to meet him and droveoff his pursuers. At Evesham, on 4 August 1265, Mortimer commanded therearguard; and after Montfort's death his head was sent to Mortimer'swife at Wigmore. Mortimer was liberally rewarded, receiving, among othergrants, the 'county and honour' of Oxford with lands forfeited by Robertde Vere. In September 1265 he was at the Parliament at Winchester. FromEaster 1266 to Michaelmas 1267 he was sheriff of Hereford. On 4 May 1266he, with Edmund the King's son, and others, was given power to repressthe King's enemies; but on 15 May he was heavily defeated by the Welsh atBrecknock, escaping only with difficulty. He took part in the siege ofKenilworth in June 1266. In February 1266/7 he quarrelled with Gloucesterover the treatment of the 'disinherited,' whom Gloucester favoured. Hewas present at the Council at Westminster, 12 February 1269/70. Shortlybefore Prince Edward sailed for the Holy Land, in August 1270, he wasmade one of the trustees for the Prince's estates during his absence onthe Crusade. On 12 September 1271 he was summoned to 'Parliament' atWestminster. In December 1272 he put down a threatened rising in theNorth, and the following February was sent to Chester to inquire intocomplaints against Reynold de Grey, justice there. In 1274 and 1275 hesat as a justice. He was one of the magnates having large interests inIreland present in Parliament at Westminster, 19 May 1275, who grantedthe same export duties on wool and hides in their ports in Ireland as hadbeen granted by the lords in England. In October following he was chiefassessor of a subsidy in Salop and Staffs. On 12 November 1276 he was oneof the magnates at Westminster who gave judgment against Llewelyn; fourdays later was appointed 'captain' of Salop and cos. Stafford andHereford and the Marches against the Welsh prince. In 1279 he held asplendid tournament at Kenilworth. On 27 October 1282 the King ordered,'as a special favour which has never been granted before,' that if Rogershould die during his present illness, the executors of his will shouldnot be impeded by reason of his debts to the Exchequer.

He married, in 1247, Maud, eldest daughter and coheir of William DEBRAOSE, by Eve, sister and coheir of Walter (MARSHAL), EARL OF PEMBROKE,Marshal of England, daughter of William, 4th Earl of Pembroke, Marshal ofEngland. He died shortly before 30 October 1282, at Kingsland, co.Hereford, and was buried at Wigmore, being aged about 50, and in harnessto the end. His widow Maud had various instructions during the Welshwars, as had other barons of the March. In 1292 she had protection, asstaying in Wales on the King's service. She died shortly before 23 March1300/ 1, when the writ to the escheator issued (c). [Complete PeerageIX:276-81, XIV:488, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(c) In 1303 a further inq. was taken on the lands of Roger and Maud. Theyhad issue male: Ralph, the eldest son, dvp; Edmund, the 2nd son,succeeded his father; Roger 'of Chirk' called erroneously, son and heirof Dame Maud de Mortimer in 1270; William (who was hostage for his fatherin Aug 1264) m. Hawise, daughter and heir of Robert de Muscegros, anddsp. shortly before June 1297. In 1300 Hawise had licence to m. John,son of Robert de Ferrers. Roger and Maud had daughters Margaret, who wasto m. Robert de Vere, and Isabel, m. John FitzAlan.

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Roger de Mortimer, who, in the 31st Henry III [1247], paying 2000 marksto the king, had livery of all his lands excepting those whereof Gladuse,his mother then surviving, was endowed. In six years afterwards heattended the king in his expedition into Gascony and in a few yearssubsequently, when Lewelin, Prince of Wales, began again to makeincursions upon the marches, received command to assist Humphrey deBohun, Earl of Hereford, in the defence of the country lying betweenMontgomery and the lands of the Earl of Gloucester. In the 42nd of thesame reign [1258] he had another military summons to march with the kingagainst the Welsh, and, being in that service, had a special discharge ofhis scutage for those twenty-six knights.' fees and a sixth part which heheld in right of Maud, his wife, one of the daus. and co-heirs of Williamde Braose, of Brecknock. In the two years afterwards, he was madecaptain-general of all the king's forces in Wales, all the baronsmarchers receiving command to be attendant on him with their wholestrength, and he was the same year constituted governor of the castle ofHereford. But notwithstanding this extensive power and those greatresources, he was eventually worsted by Lewelin and constrained to sue ofpermission to depart, which the Welsh prince, owing to his consanguinity,conceded. After this he took an active part in the contest between HenryIII and the insurrectionary barons in favour of the former. He was at thebattle of Lewes, when he fled into Wales and afterwards successfullyplanned the escape of Prince Edward. The exploit is thus detailed byDugdale: 'Seeing therefore his sovereign in this great distress, andnothing but ruine and misery attending himself and all other the king'sloyal subjects, he took no rest till he had contrived some way for theirdeliverance; and to that end sent a swift horse for the prince, thenprisoner with the king in the castle of Hereford, with intimation that heshould obtain leave to ride out for recreation into a place calledWindmersh; and that upon sight of a person mounted on a white horse atthe foot of Tulington Hill, and waving his bonnet (which was the Lord ofCroft, as it was said), he should hasten towards him with all possiblespeed, which being accordingly done (though all the country thereaboutswere thither called to prevent his escape), setting spurs to that horsehe overwent them all. Moreover that being come to the park of Tulington,this Roger met him with five hundred armed men, and seeing many topursue, chased them back to the gates of Hereford, making great slaughteramongst them.' Having thus accomplished his prince's freedom, Mortimer,directing all his energies to the embodying a sufficient force to meetthe enemy, soon placed Prince Edward in a situation to fight and win thegreat battle of Evesham (4 August, 1265), by which the king was restoredto his freedom and his crown. In this celebrated conflict Mortimercommanded the third division of the royal army and, for his faithfulservices, obtained, in the October following, a grant of the wholeearldom and honour of Oxford, at that time and by that treason forfeited.The Dictum of Kenilworth followed soon after the victory of Evesham, bywhich the defeated barons were suffered to regain their lands upon thepayment of a stipulated fine, but this arrangement is said to have causedgreat irritation amongst the barons marchers, (Mortimer with the rest),who had acquired grants of those estates. He was, however, subsequentlyentrusted by the crown with the castle of Hereford, which he had ordersto fortify, and was appointed sheriff of Herefordshire. After theaccession of Edward I [1272], he continued to enjoy the sunshine of royalfavour and had other valuable grants from the crown.

He m., as already stated, Maud, dau. and co-heir of William de Braose, ofBrecknock, and had, with other issue, three sons, Edmund, William, andGeffrey, upon whom, having procured the honour of knighthood to beconferred by King Edward I, he caused a tournament to be held at his owncost at Kenilworth where he sumptuously entertained an hundred knightsand as many ladies for three days, the like whereof was never beforeknown in England, and there began the round table, so called from theplace wherein they practised those feats, which was encompassed by astrong wall in a circular form. Upon the 4th day the golden lion, intoken of triumph, having been yielded to him, he carried it (with allthat company) to Warwick, the fame whereof being spread into foreigncountries occasioned the Queen of Navarre to send him certain woodenbottles bound with golden bars and wax, under the pretence of wine, butin truth filled with gold, which, for many ages after, were preserved inthe Abbey of Wigmore, whereupon for the love of that queen, he had addeda carbuncle to his arms.

By his wife he had several sons, whereof Ralph (Sir), d. v. p; Edmund(Sir), was his successor; Roger was Lord of Chirke, which lordship hisgrandson sold to Richard Fitz-Alan, Earl of Arundel; William (Sir), aneminent soldier who m. Hawyse, heir of Robert de Muscegros, but d. s. p;Geffrey (Sir), d. s. p., v. p. This celebrated feudal lord d. in 1282,and was s. by his eldest surviving son, Sir Edmund Mortimer, Lord ofWigmore. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and ExtinctPeerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, pp. 383-4,Mortimer, Barons Mortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]

     Maud de Braose died BEF 23 MAR 1300/01 at Wigmore, Ludlow (Shrops), Herefordshire, England.^3,2 She was born circa 1222 at Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales. She married Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore, son of Ralph de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore and Gwladys 'Ddu' verch Llewelyn , Princess of Wales, in 1247.^4,2
     Maud de Braose He [Roger de Mortimer] married, in 1247, Maud, eldest daughter and coheirof William DE BRAOSE, by Eve, sister and coheir of Walter (MARSHAL), EARLOF PEMBROKE, Marshal of England, daughter of William, 4th Earl ofPembroke, Marshal of England. He died shortly before 30 October 1282, atKingsland, co. Hereford, and was buried at Wigmore, being aged about 50,and in harness to the end. His widow Maud had various instructions duringthe Welsh wars, as had other barons of the March. In 1292 she hadprotection, as staying in Wales on the King's service. She died shortlybefore 23 March 1300/ 1, when the writ to the escheator issued. [CompletePeerage IX:276-81, XIV:488, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

     Ralph de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore was born circa 1195 at Wigmore, Ludlow (Shrops), Herefordshire, England. He married Gwladys 'Ddu' verch Llewelyn , Princess of Wales in 1230.^1,2,3 Ralph de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore died on 6 August 1246 at Wigmore Abbey, Herefordshire, England.^1,2,3
     He RALPH DE MORTIMER, brother and heir [of Hugh]. In 1216 he had been one ofa deputation sent by King John to William de Briwere, after his forcedadhesion to the Barons during their occupation of London, to arrange forhis return to the King's service; and in September 1217 he had witnessedat Lambeth the articles drawn up between Henry III and Louis of France.On 23 November 1227 he gave £100 as relief for the lands of his brotherHugh, and the King took his homage; and on 8 July 1229, for his faithfulservice, he was pardoned all except £500 of the debts of his father andbrother. In October 1230 he obtained a charter for a fair at Knighton andfree warren at Stratfield, and in 1231 he was made custodian of ClunCastle and honour during pleasure. In June 1233, with the other LordsMarchers, Ralph exchanged hostages with the King de fideli servicio,quousque regnum sit ita securatum quod firma pax sit in regno Anglie. On7 November following he attested a charter of Henry III at Hereford. Hewas present on 28 January 1235/6 at the confirmation of Magna Carta atWestminster, and in the same year he and the other Lords Marchers claimedthe right to find and bear the silvered spears which supported thecanopies held over the King and Queen in their Coronation procession; butthe right of the Barons of the Cinque Ports to carry both canopies beingallowed, the Marchers' claim was rejected as frivolous. In 1241 he wasfirst of the pledges to the King for his sister-in-law Senana, wife ofGriffith ap Llewelyn; but in August that year Meredith ap Howel and theother Welsh lords of Kerry made a permanent peace with Henry III, whetherthey should be at war with Ralph de Mortimer or not. In June 1242 he wassummoned to come to the King's aid in Gascony as soon as possible.

He married, in 1230, Gladys (Gladusa) Duy, or Dark-eyed, daughter ofLlewelyn AP JORWORTH, by his 2nd wife, Joan (illegitimate daughter ofKiNG JOHN), and widow of Reynold DE BRAOSE [died June 1228). He died 6August 1246, and was buried at Wigmore. His widow died in 1251. [CompletePeerage IX:275-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

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Ralph de Mortimer, in the 12th Henry III [1228], paying £100 for hisrelief, had livery of all his lands lying in the cos. of Gloucester,Southampton, Berks, Salop, and Hereford. This nobleman being of a maritaldisposition, erected several strong castles by which he was enabled toextend his possessions against the Welsh so that Prince Llewellyn, seeingthat he could not successfully cope with him, gave him his dau., GladuseDuy, widow of Reginald de Braose, in marriage, and by this lady he hadissue, Roger, his successor; Peter John, a grey friar at Shrewsbury;Hugh, of Chelmersh; and a dau. Isolda, m. 1st to Walter Balem, and 2ndly,to Hugh, Lord Audley. He d. in 1246, and was s. by his eldest son, Rogerde Mortimer. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and ExtinctPeerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 383, Mortimer,Barons Mortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]

     William II de Fiennes , Lord of Wendover was born circa 1252 at Wendover Manor, Buckinghamshire, England. He was the son of Enguerrand Seigneur de Fiennes , of Wendover and Isabel de Conde. William II de Fiennes , Lord of Wendover died on 11 July 1302 at Battle of Courtrai, Flanders; (slain.)^2,3

     Blanche de Brienne , Lady of Loupeland was born circa 1252 at Courtrain, Mynn, France. She was the daughter of Jean de Brienne , Grand Butler In France and Jeanne de Chateaudun , Dame de Chateau-du-Loir. Blanche de Brienne , Lady of Loupeland died in 1302.

     Jean de Brienne , Grand Butler In France was born circa 1225 at Acre, Palestine. He married Jeanne de Chateaudun , Dame de Chateau-du-Loir in 1251.^1,2,3 Jean de Brienne , Grand Butler In France married Mary (Marie) de Coucy in June 1257.^4,2,1 Jean de Brienne , Grand Butler In France died in 1296 at Brienne-le-Chateau, Champange, France.¹
     He Jean de Brienne, d. 1296, Grand Butler of France, 1258; m. (1) Mary,widow of Alexander II, King of Scotland, daughter of Enguerrand de Coucy(she dsp.); m. (2) 1251, Jeanne, daughter of Geoffrey V, d. 1249, Vicomteof Chateaudun, by his wife, Clemence, daughter of William des Roches, d.1222, Seneschal of Anjou, Maine, & Touraine, by his wife, Marguerite ofSable. [Ancestral Roots, line 120-30]

Note: Jean's wife Mary was dsp by him, but supposedly gave Alexander IIhis son Alexander III.

Note: John Carmi Parsons, with agreement from Leo van de Pas, in posts toSGM on 4 Sep 1998, suggests that the marriages of Jean Brienne wereREVERSED, with Jean being the first wife and Mary being the 2nd wife. Iam following his suggestion.

     Jeanne de Chateaudun , Dame de Chateau-du-Loir was born circa 1232 at Chateaudun, Eure-et-Loir, Beauce/Centre, France. She married Jean I Comte de Montfort between March 1247 and 1248.² Jeanne de Chateaudun , Dame de Chateau-du-Loir died after 1250.² She married Jean de Brienne , Grand Butler In France in 1251.^1,3,2 Jeanne de Chateaudun , Dame de Chateau-du-Loir died before 1257 at Chateau-du-Loire, Sarthe, Maine/Pays-de-la-Loire, France.²

     Enguerrand Seigneur de Fiennes , of Wendover was born circa 1210 at Tolleshunt, Maldon, Essex, England. He married Maud de Hampden circa 1224. Enguerrand Seigneur de Fiennes , of Wendover married Isabel de Conde before 1250. Enguerrand Seigneur de Fiennes , of Wendover died before 1265 at Wendover Manor, Buckinghamshire, England.²
     Enguerrand Seigneur de Fiennes , of Wendover was also known as Ingelram de Fienes.

     Maud de Hampden was born circa 1213 at Great Hampden, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England. She married Enguerrand Seigneur de Fiennes , of Wendover circa 1224. Maud de Hampden died before 1244.

     Piers de Geneville , of Trim & Ludlow, Sir was born in 1256 at Ludlow Castle, Herefordshire, England. He was the son of Geoffrey 1st Baron de Geneville , of Trim and Maud (Matilda) de Lacy. Piers de Geneville , of Trim & Ludlow, Sir married Jeanne (JoanJehanne) de Lusignan, daughter of Hugh XII de Lusignan , Count AngoulemeLa March and Jeanne de Fougeres, before 11 October 1283 at Ludlow, Shropshire, England. Piers de Geneville , of Trim & Ludlow, Sir died before 8 June 1292 at Trim Castle, Meath, Ireland.¹
     He Sir Piers de Geneville, d. sh. bef. 8 Jun 1292, of Trim and LudlowCastle; m. Jeanne de Lusignan, d. between Aug and 14 Sep 1323, widow ofBernard Ezy, Sire d'Albert (d. shortly bef. 24 May 1281), daughter ofHugh XII de Lusignan and Joanne de Fougeres. [Magna Charta Sureties]

     Joan de Geneville , Heiress of Trim & Ludlow was born between 2 February 1285 and 1286 at Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England.^3,2 She was the daughter of Piers de Geneville , of Trim & Ludlow, Sir and Jeanne (JoanJehanne) de Lusignan. Joan de Geneville , Heiress of Trim & Ludlow married Roger de Mortimer , 1st Earl of March, son of Edmund 1st Baron de Mortimer , 7th Lord Wigmore and Margaret de Fiennes, before 6 October 1306.^3,2 Joan de Geneville , Heiress of Trim & Ludlow died on 19 October 1356 at Trim Castle, Meath, Ireland.^3,2
     She Joan de Geneville, b. 2 Feb 1285/6, d. 19 Oct 1356; m. bef. 6 Oct 1306Sir Roger de Mortimer, b. 25 Apr or 3 May 1287, d. 29 Nov 1330, Earl ofMarch. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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He [Roger de Mortimer] married, before 6 October 1306, Joan, daughter andheir of Piers DE GENEVILLE, by Joan or Jehanne, widow of Bernard-Ezy l,SIRE D'ALBRET in Gascony, and daughter of Hugue XII, COUNT OF LA MARCHEAND ANGOULÊME, by Jehanne, daughter and eventual coheir of Raoul,SEIGNEUR DE FOUGÊRES in Brittany. She was born 2 February 1285/6. He died29 November 1330, being drawn to execution like a felon and hanged at theElms, Tyburn. His body was left on the gallows two days and two nights.He was buried in the Church of the Grey Friars at Shrewsbury. His widowin December 1332 received the wardship of two-thirds of the lands of herson Edmund, to hold till the heir should be of age. She had surrenderedthe liberty of Trim on 18 September 1332, and it was restored to her in1337, and again in 1343 or 1344. In 1347 she was styled Countess of Marchand Lady of Trim. She died 19 October 1356. [Complete PeerageVIII:433-42, XIV:466, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

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Trim Castle:

When Walter [de Lacy] died in 1241 the estates passed to hisgranddaughter, Maud who married Geoffrey de Geneville in 1254--thebeginning of a period of prosperity for Trim. The Great Hall wasconstructed on the site of the north curtain wall and the North towerdeveloped as the Solar or private apartments. In 1306, de Geneville'sgranddaughter Joanna married Roger Mortimer--1st Earl of March. Theirdescendants held Trim until Edmund, the 5th Earl, died in 1425. [TrimCastle Visitors Guide, Duchas--The Heritage Service of Ireland]

     Jeanne (JoanJehanne) de Lusignan married Benard Ezy , Sire d'Albert.¹ Jeanne (JoanJehanne) de Lusignan was born in 1262 at Lusignan, Vienne, Poitou, France. She was the daughter of Hugh XII de Lusignan , Count AngoulemeLa March and Jeanne de Fougeres. Jeanne (JoanJehanne) de Lusignan married Piers de Geneville , of Trim & Ludlow, Sir, son of Geoffrey 1st Baron de Geneville , of Trim and Maud (Matilda) de Lacy, before 11 October 1283 at Ludlow, Shropshire, England. Jeanne (JoanJehanne) de Lusignan died before 14 September 1323.^1,3
     She Jeanne de Lusignan, d. between Aug and 14 Sep 1323, widow of Bernard Ezy,Sire d'Albert (d. shortly bef. 24 May 1281), daughter of Hugh XII deLusignan and Joanne de Fougeres. [Magna Charta Sureties]

     Hugh XII de Lusignan , Count AngoulemeLa March was born in 1240 at Angouleme, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. He married Jeanne de Fougeres between 29 January 1255 and 1256.² Hugh XII de Lusignan , Count AngoulemeLa March died in 1270.² He died in 1282.³
     He Count de la Marche. [Ancestral Roots]

     Jeanne de Fougeres was born in 1242 at Fougeres, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France. She married Hugh XII de Lusignan , Count AngoulemeLa March between 29 January 1255 and 1256.² Jeanne de Fougeres died in 1274.³

     Maud de Fiennes was buried at Walden Abbey, Saffron Walden, Essex, England. She was born circa 1250 at Wendover Manor, Buckinghamshire, England. She was the daughter of Enguerrand Seigneur de Fiennes , of Wendover and Isabel de Conde. Maud de Fiennes married Humphrey VII de Bohun , Earl Hereford & Essex before 20 July 1275.^1,3,2 Maud de Fiennes died on 6 November 1289 at Pleshey Castle, Chelmsford, Essex, England.
     She Maud, daughter of Enguerrand de Fiennes, Seigneur de Fiennes in Guisnes.[Magna Charta Sureties]

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He [Humphrey de Bohun] married, in 1275, Maud DE FIENNES (d). She wasdaughter of Enguerrand DE FIENNES, SEIGNEUR DE FIENNES in Guisnes, byIsobel, sister of Jacques, SFIGNEUR DE CONDE, BAILLEUL and MORIAMMEZ inHainault, daughter of Nicholas I, Seigneur de Conde, by Isobel, Dame ofMorialme, and grandaughter of Guillaume DF FIENNES, by Agnes DEDAMMARTIN, daughter of Alberic (II), COUNT OF DAMMARTIN (a). Shepredeceased him, and was buried at Walden in Essex (b). He died atPleshey, 31 December 1298, and was also buried at Walden. [CompletePeerage VI:463-6, XIV:381, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(d) See an inspeximus, 18 June 1275, (1) of a charter, dated at Oaksey,11 June 1275, by Humphrey de Bohun [d. 24 Sep 1275], Earl of Hereford andEssex, granting to his grandson and heir, Sir Humphrey de Bohun, son ofHumphrey de Bohun, his eldest son, that he should endow the noble damselMaud de Fenes, cousin of the Queen, with 1/3 of the Earl's lands; (2) ofa deed dated in London, Sunday after St. Barnabas 1275, by the saidgrandson, Lord of Brecknock, dowering the said Maud with 1/3 of all hisown lands, in hand and to be acquired; also an inspeximus, 18 June 1275,of a bond by Queen Eleanor to Humphrey de Bohun in 1,000 marks by reasonof the marriage contracted between him and her cousin Maud de Fenes topay the said sum in specific installments; also an inspeximus, 18 June1275, of letters patent of William de Fenles (sic), Lord of Fenles,pledging the manor of Martock, Somerset, to the Queen, who at his requesthad given a bond in 1,000 marks to Sir Humphrey de Bohun with his sisterMaud de Fenles in marriage. On 20 July 1275 the said Humphrey and Maudwere granted in tail the castle and manor of Hay, co. Brecknock. [NOTE:This would be the castle of Hay on Wye, which is literally on the borderof Breconshire & Herefordshire, earlier said by CP to be inHerefordshire.]

(a) Simon de Dammartin, Count of Aumale, by his wife Marie, Countess ofPonthieu (cousin german of Louis VIII of France), was father of Jeanne,Countess of Ponthieu and Aumale, who m. Ferdinand III of Castile andLeon, who was father by her of Queen Eleanor, consort of Edward I. TheCountess of Hereford was therefore 2nd cousin to the Queen.

(b) 'Monasticom', vol vi, p. 135. She is there stated to have d. on St.Leonard's day (6 Nov), and her husband is said to have outlived her for along while... No trace of assignment of dower in 1298 or thereafterappears for Maud or for any widow of the Earl of Hereford and Essex. Thestatement that he m. a second wife therefore seems incorrect...

     Hugh 1st Baron le Despenser , Sir married Unknown First Wife. Hugh 1st Baron le Despenser , Sir was born in 1223 at Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.² He married Aline Basset , Countess of Norfolk before 1260.⁴ Hugh 1st Baron le Despenser , Sir died on 4 August 1265 at Battle of Evesham, Worcestershire, England.²
     He Sir Hugh le Despenser, 1st Lord (Baron) Despenser of the putative 1264creation; knighted c1244, Constable of Horston Castle 1255, one of twelverepresentatives by the barons at the Parliament (a convention rather thanfull Parliament as recognised today) of Oxford June 1258 to press foraction by Henry III to right the wrongs done them and negotiate with theKing's Council, nominated Justiciar of England by the barons andaccordingly appointed to that post by Henry 1260 but dismissed by him1261, renominated 1263 by the barons and reappointed with Henry'sagreement, Constable of the Tower of London 1263 and Devizes, Oxford,Orford, and Nottingham Castles 1264; called to a form of Parliament 24Dec 1264 by writ whereby according to peerage law doctrine as it stood atthe time of the judgement of 1604 he may be reckoned to have been createdLord le Despenser; married Aline or Aliva (married 2nd Roger le Bigod,Earl of Norfolk), daughter of Sir Philip Basset, of Wycombe, Bucks, andwas killed at the Battle of Evesham 4 Aug 1265, fighting for Simon deMontfort, Earl of Leicester, against Henry III. [Burke's Peerage]

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Sir Hugh le Despenser, summoned 14 Dec 1264 Lord Despenser, d. EveshamAug 1265, & Aline Basset (m. (2) Roger Bigod), daughter of Sir PhilipBasset of Wycombe, Bucks, Justiciar, and Hawise, daughter of Sir Matthewde Louvaine of Little Easton, Essex). [Ancestral Roots, Line 72-31]

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Anne (said to be daughter of Sir Hugh le Despenser of Ryhall, Rutland,Loughborough, co. Leicester & Parlington, co. York, by Aline, daughter &heir of Sir Philip Basset). [Ancestral Roots]

Eleanor le Despenser, d. 1 Oct 1328, daughter of Hugh le Despenser,Justiciar of England, d. 1306, and Aline Basset. [Ancestral Roots, Line50-30] Note: Don't know where the 'd. 1306' comes from--see above fromAR 72-31, which states Hugh 'd. Evesham Aug 1265'.

Note: Ancestral Roots in several lines states that Aline is mother ofboth Eleanor & Anne Despenser. They quite reasonably avoid giving anybirth dates for Eleanor & Anne, because it is impossible to give thembirth dates which make sense when they are daughters of Aline, b. 1246.Anne Despenser has a son William de Ferrers, b. 1271/2 (with 26 yearsbetween 1246 & 1272, both Aline & Anne gave birth at 13, possible but notlikely). Eleanor Despenser has a daughter Eleanor de Courtenay, who gavebirth to a Richard de Grey, b. 1281 (with 35 years between 1246 & 1281,Aline gave birth at 12, Eleanor Despenser gave birth at 12 and Eleanor deCourtenay gave birth at 11, all but imposible). I am only using sourceddates in this analysis.

I am making Anne and Eleanor daughters of a first wife (unknown). PerhapsAline's birth date is wrong as well.

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The following post-em by Mike Lysell, mlysell AT comcast.net, tends toadd support for the existence of an unknown first wife, but leavesEleanor's ancestry in doubt (I have her also a daughter by the 1st wife):

Jim - Carl Boyer in 'Medieval English Ancestors of Certain Americans'also shows an unamed first wife based on information from Vernon Noor’s'Some Early English Pedigrees'. He lists Ann who married William Ferrersas the only child of this union. He shows Alianor, born about 1257 as thefirst child by Aline Bassett.

Boyer shows a birth date of 1245 for Aline but says that in theinquistions taken in Nov. 1271 after the death of her father, she wassaid to be aged 22 and more, 24 and more 26, or 30 and more. Thisindicates a birth date of as early as 1241, making her 17 at the time ofAilanor’s birth.

Thought I'd throw that in just to add to the confusion!

Mike Lysell.

     Aline Basset , Countess of Norfolk was born in 1246 at Wooten Bassett, Wiltshire, England.² She married Hugh 1st Baron le Despenser , Sir before 1260.⁴ Aline Basset , Countess of Norfolk married Roger Bigod , 5th Earl of Norfolk after 1265.^3,2 Aline Basset , Countess of Norfolk died on 11 April 1281.²
     She Aline or Aliva (married 2nd Roger le Bigod, Earl of Norfolk), daughter ofSir Philip Basset, of Wycombe, Bucks. [Burke's Peerage]

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Aline Basset (m. (2) Roger Bigod), daughter of Sir Philip Basset ofWycombe, Bucks, Justiciar, and Hawise, daughter of Sir Matthew deLouvaine of Little Easton, Essex). [Ancestral Roots, Line 72-31]

Note: AR gives 1426 as Aline's birth year. It is certainly close to thatdate, but other souces state it could be 4 or 5 years earlier, and 2 or 3years late.

     Juliane FitzMaurice married Thomas de Clare , Lord of Thomond, Gov London, son of Richard de Clare , Earl Gloucester & Hertford.^2,5 Juliane FitzMaurice was born circa 1262 at Dublin, Ireland. She was the daughter of Maurice 'Mael' FitzMaurice , Lord of Offaly and Maud de Prendergast. Juliane FitzMaurice married Nicholas Avenel after 1288.² Juliane FitzMaurice married Adam de Creting , Sheriff of Cork before 1292.⁶ Juliane FitzMaurice died before 24 September 1300.⁵
     She Juliane Fitz Maurice, wife of Sir Thomas de Clare, lord of Thomond, has universally been accepted as the daughter of Sir Maurice Fitz Maurice, by his 2nd wife, Emeline Longespee. New research indicates that Emeline Longespee died without issue, and that Juliane actually was the daughterof Sir Maurice Fitz Maurice's first wife, Maud de Prendergast.

Emeline's Heiress was her great niece, Maud la Zouche, wife of Rogert deHoland, Knt., 1st Lord Holand. [Plantagenet Ancestry by DouglasRichardson, p. xx]

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Juliane, married 1st Thomas de Clare and had issue, married 2nd NicholasAvenel. [Burke's Peerage]

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RICHARD DE CLARE, brother and heir of Gilbert de Clare (b), was son ofThomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond in Connaught (c), by Julian, daughterand heir of Sir Maurice FitzMaurice, Lord Justice of Ireland (d). . .[Complete Peerage III:246]

(d) This Julian m. 2ndly, as his 2nd wife, Adam de Creting, father ofJohn [Lord] Creting, and was living in England in 1292.

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NOTE: In order to resolved the conflict between the two sources, I am making Nicholas her 2nd husband, who died before 1292, when she was wifeof Adam de Creting (her 3rd husband).

     Maurice 'Mael' FitzMaurice , Lord of Offaly married Maud de Prendergast.² Maurice 'Mael' FitzMaurice , Lord of Offaly was born circa 1238 at Offaly, Kildare, Ireland. He married Emmeline Longespee circa 1266.^1,2 Maurice 'Mael' FitzMaurice , Lord of Offaly died before 10 November 1286 at Ross, Wexford, Ireland.^1,2
     He Maurice FitzGerald (2nd son, Gerald the eldest born c1220), called 'Mael'('The Bald'); Justiciar of Ireland 1272; succeeded to his father's landsin Co Cork, Tyrconnell, Fermanagh, and Connaught; married 1st Maud,daughter and coheir of Gerald de Prendergast and widow of Maurice deRocheford and had a daughter (Amabel, married Andrew Avenel, dsp);married 2nd Emeline, daughter of Stephen de Longespee and granddaughterof Walter de Ridelisford, who brought him the Manors of Kilkea andCastledermot, and died Ross, Co Wexford, by 10 Nov 1286, leaving adaughter (Juliane, married 1st Thomas de Clare and had issue, married 2ndNicholas Avenel). [Burke's Peerage]

     Emmeline Longespee was born in 1250 at Ulster, Ireland.¹ She married an unknown person in 1256 at Ireland.³ She married Maurice 'Mael' FitzMaurice , Lord of Offaly circa 1266.^1,2 Emmeline Longespee died in 1291.¹
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     John FitzAlan , Lord of Clun, 7th Earl of Arundel was buried at Haughmond Abbey, Shropshire, England. He was born on 14 September 1246 at Arundel Castle, Sussex, England.^1,4 He married Isabella de Mortimer, daughter of Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore and Maud de Braose, before 14 May 1260.^4,5 John FitzAlan , Lord of Clun, 7th Earl of Arundel died between 18 March 1271 and 1272 at Clun, Shropshire, England.^3,1,2,4
     He John Fitz Alan 7th? Earl of Arundel, though also never so referred to bycontemporaries; born 14 Sep 1246; feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry;married Isabel, daughter of Roger de Mortimer, of Wigmore, Herefs, anddied 18 March 1271/2. [Burke's Peerage]

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JOHN FITZ ALAN, feudal Lord of Clun and Oswestry and according to theadmission of 1443), Earl of Arundel, only son and heir of John by Maud leBotiller, born 14 September 1246. He did homage for his estates 10December 1267. He, also, though 22 years at his father's decease, wasnever known as Earl of Arundel, a[nd it is incredible that, if he had everborne that title, as annexed to the Castle and Honour, the fact wouldhave been ommitted in the inquisition which finds him to have died seized[1272], 56 Henry III, of that Castle and Honour held by the 4th part of aBarony.

He married Isabel, daughter of Roger de Mortimer, of Wigmore, by Maud,daughter and coheir of William de Briouze, of Brecknock. He died 18 March1271/2, and was buried in Haughmond Abbey, Salop. His widow married,before 1273, Ralph d'Arderne (living 1283) and married 3rdly, 2 September1285, at Poling, Sussex, (privately) Robert de Hastang, for whichmarriage, having omitted to obtain Royal license, she was fined £1,000.He was living 1 April 1292 and she d. shortly bef. 1 April 1292.[Complete Peerage I:240, XIV:38, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

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John Fitz-Alan, 6th Earl of Arundel, m. Isabel, dau. of Sir RogerMortimer (which lady m. 2ndly, Ralph de Arderne, and 3rdly, Robert deHastings), and dying 1269, was s. by his son, Richard Fitz-Alan, 7th Earlof Arundel. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and ExtinctPeerages, Burke's Peerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 200, Fitz-Alan, Earlsof Arundel, Barons Maltravers] John FitzAlan , Lord of Clun, 7th Earl of Arundel was also known as 10th7th Earl of Arundel , John FitzAlan.

     Isabella de Mortimer was born in 1248 at Wigmore, Ludlow (Shrops), Herefordshire, England. She was the daughter of Roger de Mortimer , Lord of Wigmore and Maud de Braose. Isabella de Mortimer married John FitzAlan , Lord of Clun, 7th Earl of Arundel before 14 May 1260.^3,4 Isabella de Mortimer married Ralph de Arderne , of Preston, Sir before 1273.³ Isabella de Mortimer married Robert Hastang , of Chebsey & Leamington, Sir on 2 September 1285.³ Isabella de Mortimer died before 1 April 1292.⁵
     She Isabel, daughter of Roger de Mortimer, of Wigmore, Herefs. [Burke'sPeerage]

Isabella, living 1300, daughter of Roger de Mortimer and Maud deBraiose. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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He [John FitzAlan] married Isabel, daughter of Roger de Mortimer, ofWigmore, by Maud, daughter and coheir of William de Briouze, ofBrecknock. He died 18 March 1271/2, and was buried in Haughmond Abbey,Salop. His widow married, before 1273, Ralph d'Arderne (living 1283) andmarried 3rdly, 2 September 1285, at Poling, Sussex, (privately) Robert deHastang, for which marriage, having omitted to obtain Royal license, shewas fined £1,000. He was living 1 April 1292 and she d. shortly bef. 1April 1292. [Complete Peerage I:240, XIV:38, (transcribed by DaveUtzinger)] She Name Suffix: [Countess]
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     John FitzGeoffrey , Justiciar of Ireland, Sir was born circa 1208 at Shere, Guildford, Surrey, England. He married Isabella Bigod after 1230.⁴ John FitzGeoffrey , Justiciar of Ireland, Sir died on 23 November 1258 at Fambridge, Rochford, Essex, England.⁵
     He Sir John Fitz Geoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland, died 23 Nov 1258, son ofGeoffrey Fitz Piers, Earl of Essex, by his wife Aveline de Clare (sisterof Richard). [Magna Charta Sureties]

     Isabella Bigod married Gilbert II de Lacy , Master of Meath. Isabella Bigod was born circa 1213 at Thetford, Norfolk, England. She married John FitzGeoffrey , Justiciar of Ireland, Sir after 1230.⁵ Isabella Bigod died in 1252.
     She Isabella Bigod; married (1) Gilbert de Lacy, dvp between 12 Aug and 25Dec 1230, son and heir (apparent) of Walter de Lacy, Lord of Meath, etc.by his wife Margaret de Braose; married (2) Sir John Fitz Geoffrey,Justiciar of Ireland, died 23 Nove 1258, son of Geoffrey Fitz Piers, Earlof Essex, by his wife Aveline de Clare (sister of Richard). [MagnaCharta Sureties]

     Hugh Baron le Despenser , Earl of Winchester was born between 1 March 1260 and 1261 at Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.⁵ He was the son of Hugh 1st Baron le Despenser , Sir and Aline Basset , Countess of Norfolk. Hugh Baron le Despenser , Earl of Winchester married Isabel de Beauchamp Lady Blount, daughter of William de Beauchamp , 9th Earl of Warwick and Maud FitzJohn, before 1286.⁶ Hugh Baron le Despenser , Earl of Winchester died on 27 October 1326 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; (hanged.)^5,2,3
     He Hugh le Despenser ('The Elder Despenser'), 1st Lord (Baron) le Despenserof the 1295 Creation and 1st and last Earl of Winchester, so created 10May 1322; called to Parliament by writ 24 June 1295, thus being deemed tohave been created a baron; sole person of rank to take Edward II's partin the quarrel with his nobles over the notorious royal favourite PiersGaveston, whom Edward was eventually induced to banish; later representedEdward in negotiating a treaty with his nobles at the time of Gaveston'smurder by them in 1312; at Battle of Bannockburn 1314; banished fromcourt by the machinations of his enemies Feb 1314/15; disinherited andexiled in perpetuity Aug 1321, through malign influence over Edward; thisjudgement reversed Jan 1321/2 and May 1322; and after Edward II had fledto Wales was convicted as a traitor and hanged 27 Oct 1326, when all hishonours were forfeited. [Burke's Peerage]

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Sir Hugh le Despenser, b. 1 Mar 1260/1, hanged 27 Oct 1326, Earl ofWinchester, son of Hugh le Despenser and Aline Basset. [Magna ChartaSureties]

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Sir Hugh le Despenser, b. 1 Mar 1260/1, hanged Oct 1326, Earl ofWinchester (son of Sir Hugh le Despenser, summoned 14 Dec 1264 LordDespenser, d. Evesham Aug 1265, & Aline Basset (m. (2) Roger Bigod),daughter of Sir Philip Basset of Wycombe, Bucks, Justiciar, and Hawise,daughter of Sir Matthew de Louvaine of Little Easton, Essex). [AncestralRoots]

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Hugh and his son were favorites of King Edward II (a weak king) andhelped him throw off the mastery of Thomas, Earl of Lancaster. Edward'sreliance on the Despencer's drew the ire of his wife Isabel. She hadbecome the mistress of Roger de Mortimer while on a diplomatic mission toFrance. In September 1326 the couple invaded England, executed theDespencers, and deposed Edward II in favor of his son, Edward III. SeeEncyclopedia Britannica, Edward II.

     Bartholomew IV 1st Baron de Badlesmere , Sir was born circa 1275 at Chilham Castle, Badlesmere, Kent, England.³ He was the son of Guncelin de Badlesmere , Justiciar of Chester and Joan FitzBernard. Bartholomew IV 1st Baron de Badlesmere , Sir married Margaret de Clare, daughter of Thomas de Clare , Lord of Thomond, Gov London and Juliane FitzMaurice, before 1308 at Castle, Badlesmere, Kent, England.⁴ Bartholomew IV 1st Baron de Badlesmere , Sir died on 14 April 1322 at Hanged, Drawn & Quartered at Canterbury, Kent, England.³
     He Bartholomew de Badlesmere, age 26 in 1301, hanged 14 Apr 1322. [MagnaCharta Sureties]

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Sir Bartholomew Badlesmere rose from provincial obscurity to nationalprominence and then abruptly fell; a graphic illustration of theuncertainty of Edward II's England. He was born about 1275 into a gentryfamily from Badlesmere in Kent. His father rose to be Justice of Chesterin the service of Prince Edward and died in 1301, by when Bartholomew hadalso made his mark. He served in Gascony in 1294, in Flanders in 1297,when he became one of Edward I's household knights, and in Scotland in1303-4. Almost alone among Edward's household knights, he was elected toparliament, sitting at the Carlisle Parliament of 1307: perhaps evidenceof unusual political ambitions. Badlesmere was appointed constable ofBristol in 1307, was granted Chilham castle -- henceforth his principalseat -- in 1309, and from then on he attended parliament as a baron. Onefactor here may be his wife's lands as widowed Countess of Angus andheiress in her own right; another may be the patronage of the Earl ofGloucester, whose principal retainer he was, and whom he assisted askeeper of the realm in 1311.

Certainly on Gloucester's death at Bannockburn in 1314 Badlesmere becamemore prominent in royal service. He was closely associated with the Earlof Pembroke. Thus in 1315 he accompanied Pembroke on his defence of thenorth; in 1316 Pembroke helped him bring the recalcitrant citizens ofBristol to heel; and in 1317 both went on embassy to Avignon. Late in1317 it was with Badlesmere that Pembroke strove to restrain theirresponsibility of Roger Damory and with whose assistance in councilPembroke hoped to guide the king more sensibly. The royal grantsaccompanying Badlesmere's rise culminated in his appointment in 1318 assteward of the royal household, an office of first-rate politicalimportance offering intimate contact with the king. In 1316 the kingretained him for life for £400 in peace and 5,000 marks (£3,333) in war,when he was to serve with 100 men-at-arms, and in 1317 added 1,000 marksfor his counsel: high valuations indeed for his service. Another sign ofhis rise are the marriage of his daughter to the heir of the marcher lordRoger Mortimer of Wigmore, for which he paid £2,000.

It was therefore entirely logical that in 1321 Edward II should sendBadlesmere to persuade the northerners not to join the marcher lordsagainst the Despensers, but Badlesmere deserted and demonstrated hishatred of the Despensers by concocting the false charge of treasonagainst them. His reasons for rebelling are not clear. Certainly the riseof the Despensers to favour with the king deprived Badlesmere of much ofhis influence and his marriage ties with the Mortimers may have made himsympathetic towards the marchers. However that may be, the desertion ofthe steward of his household, bound to him by intimate personal ties,made Edward II into his most vengeful enemy. That Badlesmere's Kentishlands were isolated from those of the other rebels offered Edward themeans of revenge. It was probably a deliberate ploy to provoke a crisisthat provoked him to send Queen Isabella to Badlesmere's Leeds castleand, when Lady Badlesmere predictably refused admission, Edward reactedto the affront by besieging the castle. Badlesmere's only hope wassupport from the marchers and northerners, but this Lancaster denied him.The reasons for Lancaster's hostility are not known. Opposed by the kingand earl, Badlesmere was doomed and was duly executed on 14 April 1322.[Who's Who in Late Medieval England, Michael Hicks, Shepheard-Walwyn,London, 1991]

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Bartholomew de Badlesmere, who in the lifetime of his father (22nd EdwardI) [1294], received command to attend the king at Portsmouth, upon the1st day of September, with horse and arms, to embark with him forGascony, and, in the year that he succeeded to his paternal property, wasin the wars of Scotland. He was afterwards in the retinue of Robert deClifford in the Welsh wars, and in the 1st year of Edward I [1272], wasappointed governor of the castle of Bristol. In two years afterwards, hewas summoned to parliament as Badlesmere, and had a grant from the king,through the especial influence of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucesterand Hertford, and Henry de Lacy, Earl of Lincoln, of the castle and manorof Chilham, in Kent, for his own and his wife's life, which castle hadbeen possessed by Alexander de Baliol in right of his wife Isabel, andought to have escheated to the crown upon the decease of the saidAlexander by reason of the felony that John de Strabolgi, Earl of Atholl(Isabel's son and heir), who was hanged in the 5th of Edward II [1312],Lord Badlesmere was constituted governor of the castle of Leeds andobtained, at the same time, grants of divers extensive manors. In thenext year but one, his lordship was deputed with Otto de Grandison andothers, ambassador to the court of Rome, and the next year, upon thedeath of Robert de Clifford, he obtained a grant of the custody of thecastle of Skipton in Yorkshire, whereof the said Robert died possessed,to hold during the minority of Roger de Clifford, his son and heir.

His lordship was further indebted to the crown for numerous charters forfairs and marts throughout his extensive manors; and he held the highoffice of steward of the household for a great number of years; butnotwithstanding his thus basking in the sunshine of royal favour, hisallegiance was not trustworthy, for joining the banner of Thomas, Earl ofLancaster, and other discontented nobles of that period, he went intoKent without the king's permission; where, being well received, he puthimself at the head of some soldiers from his castle at Leeds and thenproceeded to Canterbury with 19 knights, having linen jackets under theirsurcoats, all his esquires being in plate armour, and thus repaired tothe shrine of St. Thomas, to the great amazement of the good citizens.While Lord Badlesmere remained at Canterbury, John de Crumwell and hiswife sought his lordship's aid, and, pledging himself to afford it, hehastened to Oxford where the barons of his party had been then assembled.In the meantime the king being apprised of the baron's proceedings,despatched the queen to Leeds and, upon admission being denied to her,the castle was regularly invested by Adomere de Valence, Earl ofPembroke, and John de Britannia, Earl of Richmond, to who it eventuallysurrendered, when Lord Badlesmere's wife, young son, and daughters, allfalling into the hands of the besiegers, were sent prisoners to the Towerof London. The baron and his accomplices afterwards were pursued byEdmund, Earl of Kent, and John de Warren, Earl of Surrey, and beingdefeated and taken prisoners at the battle of Borough-Bridge, hislordship was hanged, drawn, and quartered at Canterbury, and his head setupon a pole at Burgate. At the time of the baron's execution, upwards ofninety lords, knights, and others concerned in the same insurrectionsuffered a similar fate in various parts of the kingdom. Margaret, hislordship's widow (one of the daus. and co-heiresses of Thomas, 3rd son ofThomas, 2nd son of Richard de Clare, Earl of Gloucester), continuedprisoner in the Tower until, through the influence of William Lord Roos,of Hamlake, and others, she obtained her freedom, whereupon takingherself to the nunnery of Minoresses, without Aldgate, in the suburbs ofLondon, she had 2s. a day for her maintenance to be paid by the sheriffof Essex; she subsequently, however, obtained a large proportion of thedeceased lord's manors for her dowry. By this lady, Lord Badlesmere leftissue. His lordship had been summoned to parliament from 26 October,1309, to 5 August, 1320. His unhappy fate occurred in 1322. [Sir BernardBurke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages, Burke'sPeerage, Ltd., London, 1883, p. 19, Badlesmere, Barons Badlesmere]