Agnes Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke (1317 – 25 July 1368) was the wife of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke. She was a daughter of

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and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville.

Family

Agnes Mortimer was one of the twelve children of

and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville. Her paternal grandparents were Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer and

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. Her maternal grandparents were Piers de Geneville, of

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and

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, and Jeanne of Lusignan.

First marriage

Agnes' father had just been created

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, and was thus able to look for more powerful spouses for his children. In a brilliant set of marriages, Agnes was therefore married to Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke, a ward of her father's, while her sister Beatrice was married to Edward of Norfolk.

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and Queen Isabella attended the wedding at Hereford; dates of this event vary by historian, and it has been speculated that it took place in late May or early June 1328, or in 1329. Agnes and Laurence had one surviving son,

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, who was born in August 1347. Laurence died a year later.

Second marriage

After Laurence's death, Agnes married John de Hakelut. There were no known children from this marriage. Agnes died on 25 July 1368 and was buried at the Minoresses without Algate in London. She left a will that was dated 10 October 1367.

Ancestry

References

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