Talk:Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
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"Since Roger was underage at the death of his father, Edmund Mortimer, he was placed by Edward I under the guardianship of Piers Gaveston, and was knighted by Edward in 1306. In that year also Roger was endowed as Baron Wigmore, and came into his full inheritance. His adult life began in earnest." Is this right? Firstly Piers Gaveston was famous for being the favorite of Edward II not the Ist and in addition Gaveston was 3 years younger than Morimer.Peter Rehse 02:53, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, this is right. Edward I did give Mortimer's guardianship to Gaveston. And Gaveston was NOT younger than Mortimer, he was probably Edward II's age or older, so at least four or five years Mortimer's elder. Missi 00:13, 26 February 2006 (UTC)
It is currently accepted that Edward II was in fact murdered on Mortimer's orders at Berkeley Castle in September 1327. The cited article in EHR is regarded as speculation and not fact.
[edit] Jeanne de Geneville
Jeanne de Geneville was not an "heiress" at marriage. Her grandfather, Geoffrey de Geneville conveyed most, but not all, of his Irish lordships at age 80 in 1308, to Roger Mortimer, and then retired, notably alive - he finally died in 1314! Geoffrey also conveyed much of his legacy, such as Kenlys, during his lifetime, to his younger son (the older son Piers having died in 1292), Simon, who had meanwhile become Baron of Culmullin, through marriage to Joanna FitzLeon. While Roger Mortimer did therefore succeed to the Lordship of Trim and which later reverted to the Crown), he did not succeed to the Lordship of Fyngal, which descended instead to Simon de Geneville (whose son Laurence predeceased him), and through his heiress daughter Elizabeth, to her husband William de Loundres, and through their heiress daughter, also Elizabeth, to Sir Christopher Preston, and thence to the Viscounts Gormanston.
[edit] Tyburn gallows
The picture dates from about 300 years after the death of Mortimer. I don't think that it is appropriate.
Amandajm 11:33, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
