Ralph de Mortimer

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Ralph de Mortimer (c. 1190 – August 6, 1246) was lord of Wigmore and a member of the Mortimer family who were one of the main powers in the Welsh Marches. He was the son of Roger de Mortimer and Isabel de Ferrieres.

In 1230, Ralph married Gwladus Ddu, daughter of Llywelyn the Great. On Ralph's death in 1246 he was succeeded by their eldest son, Roger de Mortimer.

[edit] Children

  • Roger de Mortimer, 1st Baron Wigmore
  • Hugh de Mortimer
  • John de Mortimer
  • Peter de Mortimer

[edit] References

  • John Edward Lloyd (1911) A history of Wales from the earliest times to the Edwardian conquest (Longmans, Green & Co.)


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