Several members of the Mortimer family were summoned to Parliament during the reign of

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, thereby making them hereditary

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. The most important family with this surname were the lords of Wigmore, a

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on the borders of

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and

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. The second Baron Mortimer of Wigmore was created

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. The others probably all belonged to juvenile branches of that family. *The Mortimers of Chirk had another marcher lordship, which was given to a younger brother of the first Baron Mortimer of Wigmore. *The Mortimers of

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were descended from the Mortimers of

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, who had separated from the Wigmore family long before. *Simon de Mortimer was summoned to parliament on 26 August 1296, but nothing more is known of that title.

Feudal lords of Wigmore

*Roger de Mortemer had Mortemer Castle in

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* Ralph or Ranulph de Mortimer had Wigmore at the time of

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, and died in the 12th century. *Hugh de Mortimer I probably died c.1149 (but the genealogy is not quite certain). *Roger de Mortimer I, probably son of Hugh I, died 1153 * Hugh de Mortimer II, probably brother of Roger I, died c. 1181. * Roger Mortimer II, died 1214, son of Hugh II *Hugh Mortimer III, died 1127, son of Roger II * Ralph Mortimer II, died 1246, brother of Hugh III * Roger de Mortimer III, became 1st Baron Mortimer

Baron Mortimer of Wigmore

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, of Wigmore (1231–1282) *

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(1352–1381), 5th Baron Mortimer *

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(1374–1398), 6th Baron Mortimer *

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(1391–1425), 7th Baron Mortimer *

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(1411–1460), 8th Baron Mortimer * Edward Plantagenet, 4th Duke of York (1442–1483), 9th Baron Mortimer (became King Edward IV in 1461)

Baron Mortimer (1296)

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(d. a.1296)

Baron Mortimer of Chirk (1299)

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). The Barony is presumably in abeyance among his posterity.Complete Peerage, 1st edition, Volume 5, P 380
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Baron Mortimer of Richard's Castle (1299)

The title ''Baron Mortimer of Richard's Castle'' was created once in the

. On 6 February 1299 Hugh de Mortimer was summoned to parliament. At his death in 1304 the barony fell into abeyance. *Hugh de Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer of Richard's Castle (d. 1304) His younger brother was summoned as

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in 1323.

References

* C. Hopkinson and M. Speight, ''The Mortimers: Lords of the March'' (Logaston Press, Woonton, Almley, Herefordshire 2002).
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