Hugh de Mortimer

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[edit] Hugh II de Mortimer

Hugh II de Mortimer (d. 1180/1) was the son of Hugh I Mortimer. He was lord of Wigmore Castle and rebuilt and added extensively to the original structure.

Hugh was one of the barons who chose to rebel against Henry II of England in 1155. Henry II launched a campaign in May 1155 against Hugh and to gain control of Wigmore, Bridgnorth and Cleobury Castles. On 7 July 1155, Hugh formally surrendered the castles to Henry II at the Council at Bridgnorth, but was allowed to retain his lands.

Hugh married Maud Le Meschin, daughter of William Le Meschin, lord of Skipton-in-Craven, Yorkshire & Cecily De Rumilly. Their son Roger Mortimer of Wigmore succeeded his father as lord of Wigmore.

Per Frederick Lewis Weis' Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came To America Before 1700 (8th ed.) Lines 132B-27, 132C-27

Sources:
Weis, Frederick Lewis Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came To America Before 1700 (7th ed.), line 136-24
Davies, Norman The Isles: A History
Barber, Richard, Henry Plantagenet