Baron Mortimer - Baron Mortimer of Wigmore

Baron Mortimer of Wigmore

  • Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer, of Wigmore (1231–1282)
  • Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer, of Wigmore, died 1304
  • Roger Mortimer, 3rd Baron Mortimer, created Earl of March in 1328.
  • Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328–1360) (restored 1348), 4th Baron Mortimer, grandson of the 1st earl.
  • Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March (1351–1381), 5th Baron Mortimer
  • Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1374–1398), 6th Baron Mortimer
  • Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March (1391–1425), 7th Baron Mortimer
  • Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York (1412–1460), 8th Baron Mortimer
  • Edward Plantagenet, 4th Duke of York (1442–1483), 9th Baron Mortimer (became King Edward IV in 1461)

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