1231 - 1282 (51 years)| Name | Roger Mortimer [1, 2] | |
| Title | 1st Baron Wigmore | |
| Suffix | II | |
| Birth | 1231 | Radnorshire, Wales  [2] |
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| Gender | Male | |
| Military - Old World | took part in Edward I's 1282 campaign against Llewelyn the Last, and was put in charge of operations in mid-Wales | |
| Notable Quote | Here lies buried, glittering with praise, Roger the pure, Roger Mortimer the second, called Lord of Wigmore by those who held him dear | |
| Death | 30 Oct 1282 | Builth, Breconshire, Wales [2] |
| Burial | Wigmore, Herefordshire, England |
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| Person ID | I7831 | A Tree Called Smith |
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |
| Father | Ralph de Mortimer, b. Bef 1198, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d. Bef 2 Oct 1246, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England (Age < 48 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Mother | Princess of North Wales Gwladus verch Llywelyn, b. 1205, Gwynedd, Wales d. 1251, Wales (Age 46 years) | |
| Relationship | natural | |
| Marriage | 1230 | |
| Family ID | F2748 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Maud de Braose, b. 1226, Gowerton, Glamorgan, Wales d. 1301, Herefordshire, England (Age 75 years) | |||
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| Family ID | F2689 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 21 Jul 2025 | |||
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| Arms Icons & Insignia | | Arms-MORTIMER Mortimer/de Mortimer Coat of Arms |
| Burials |  | Memorial-MORTIMOR Roger Birth: 1231 Carno, Wales Death: Oct. 30, 1282 Wigmore Herefordshire, England Roger Mortimer, son and heir of Ralph and Gwladus. A minor at his father's death, is said to have been born at his father's castle of Cwmaron. He received his inheritance on Feb. 26 1246. At Whitsunday 1253, he was made a knight by the King at Winchester. He… |
| Places |  | Castle-Wigmore (Ruins) Wigmore Castle was founded after the Norman Conquest, probably c.1070, by William fitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford and a close associate of William the Conqueror. It was built on waste ground at a place called Merestun, the settlement by the mere or lake. The land was held at the time of the Conquest by Gunnfrothr or Gunnvarthr, who also held… |
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