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Household of Ralph de Mortimer

He is married to Millisent N.N..

They got married about 1107 TO 30-03-1088 at Of Wigmore, Herefordshire, EnglandOf Wigmore, Herefordshire.


Child(ren):

  1. Hawise de Mortimer  ± 1088-± 1206 


Notes about Ralph de Mortimer

accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued anddelivered into the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master,sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm which he heldat the time of the general survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king.
accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued anddelivered into the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master,sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm which he heldat the time of the general survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king.
accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued anddelivered into the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master,sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm which he heldat the time of the general survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king.
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Ranulph de Mortimer

Ranulph de Mortimer (Ralf de Mortemer-en-Bray, Ralph) was Lord of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England and Seigneur of St. Victor-en-Caux in Normandy. He was the founder of the English House of Mortimer of Wigmore in the Welsh Marches, in what is today the county of Herefordshire.

Marcher Lord and Rebel

Ranulph was a Marcher Lord and was granted his lands in the Welsh Marches by William the Conqueror. He had holdings in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Most notably, he acquired Wigmore Castle after William Fitz Osbern's son Roger de Breteuil joined the Revolt of the Earls of 1075. Before 1086 he had been granted Wigmore.

Like many of the Marcher Lords, Ranulph took part in the Rebellion of 1088 against William Rufus. In 1089 he took money from William Rufus for support against Robert Curthose. He had presumably submitted to the king when the 1088 revolt failed, for he did not lose his lands. In 1090 he was backing William with his castles in Normandy. A few years later, wavering, he did give support to Robert.

In the 1090s he was instrumental in conquering the Welsh district of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren and founding the castles of Dinieithon (near present Llandrindod Wells, not lasting out the twelfth century, and Cymaron (1093, between Llanbister and Llangunllo) in Maelienydd (old Radnorshire, now in Powys).

He rebelled against the Crown twice again under Henry I of England, trying to replace him by his son-in-law Stephen; in 1118 he lost his English lands and moved back to France. The English and Welsh lands were turned over to Henry's loyal lieutenant, Pain Fitz John. On Pain's death in 1137 Wigmore Castle was reclaimed by Ranulph's son, Hugh de Mortimer.

Background and Family

Ranulph de Mortimer was born in Normandy before 1070 and died soon after 4 August 1137. He was the son of the Norman lord Roger de Mortimer ("Roger filii Episcopi Mortimer"); his mother was Advisa. His father had originally possessed the castle of Mortemer in Normandy, but had lost it after angering William the Conqueror after the Battle of Mortemer, in 1054. Roger was an uncle of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, and a descendent of a sister of Gunnor, the wife of Richard I of Normandy.

He married Millicent, whose parentage is currently unknown,
Daughter Hawise de Mortimer (died after 1127) married Stephen, Earl of Albemarle before 1100
Ranulph's son Hugh de Mortimer rebuilt Cymaron Castle in 1144. Wigmore Castle remained the Mortimer dynasty's family home.

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[Weis 120] Lord of Wigmore, County Hereford, Seigneur of St. Victor-en-Caux in Normandy.

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Husband Ralph De Mortimer, Of Wigmore-[125567]

Born: Abt 1082 at: Of, Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England
Christened: at:
Died: 1104-1108 at:
Buried: at:
Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (18) #24 at:

Father: Roger De Mortimer-[125564] (Abt 0996-Bef 1090)
Mother: Hawise-[125566] (Abt 1058- )

Married: Place: Of, Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England

Wife Melisenda Of Mers-[125568]

Born: Abt 1079 at: Of, Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (23) #7 at:

Events 1. Notes

Children 1 M William De Mortimer-[125571]

Born: Abt 1102 at: Of, Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (23) #7 at:

2 M Robert De Mortimer, Of Richard's Castle-[125572]

Born: Abt 1104 at: Of, Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England
Christened: at:
Died: 7 Apr 1287 at:
Buried: 8 Apr 1287 at: Cathedral, Worcester, Worcester, England
Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (23) #7 at:

Spouse: Joyce La Zouche-[57632] (Abt 1250-Abt 1289) Marr: Abt 1270, Of, Ashby, Leicestershire, England
3 F Hawise De Mortimer, Of Wigmore-[119558]

Born: Abt 1106 at: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Christened: at:
Died: at:
Buried: at:
Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (23) #7 at:

Spouse: Etienne D' Aumâle, Count De Aumâle-[119557] (1070-1127) Marr: Of, Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England
4 M Hugh De Mortimer, Baron Wigmore-[125569]

Born: 1108 at: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
Christened: at:
Died: 26 Feb 1184-1185 at: Cleobury
Buried: at:
Bapt.(LDS): Submitted 2 May 2001 (23) #7 at:

Spouse: Maud Or Matilda Le Meschines-[195879] (Abt 1120-After 1190) Marr: Bef 1158, Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Bapt.(LDS): 14 Mar 1991 at: CHICA - Chicago Illinois
the presumed son of Roger de Mortimer, accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued and delivered into the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master, sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm which he held at the time of the general survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king. This gallant person m. Millicent, dau. of ---, by whom he had issue, Hugh, his successor; William, Lord of Chelmhersh, and afterwards of Netherby; Robert, ancestor of the Mortimers, of Richard's Castle; and Hawise, m. to Stephen, Earl of Albemarle. He was s. by his son, Hugh de Mortimer. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 382-3, Mortimer, Barons Mortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]
RALPH DE MORTIMER, son and heir [of Roger by Hawise], succeeded hisfather before 1086, when he appears in Domesday Book as tenant inchief in twelve counties. His possessions lay largely in Herefordshireand Shropshire, Wigmore in the former county being the caput of thehonour. Both Wigmore and Cleobury, in Shropshire, had belonged toWilliam FitzOsbern, Earl of Hereford, and the grant must thereforehave been later than the forfeiture of William's son Roger in 1074. Heattested a notification by William I between 1078 and 1087. On 30March 1088 he witnessed a grant made by his man Ralph FitzAnseré tothe abbey of Jumiegès. In that year he, Bernard de Neufmarché, andRoger de Lacy, at the head of a large body of English, Norman andWelsh fighting men, attacked Worcester with the avowed intention ofburning the town and pillaging the church. The Bishop's men marchedout and defeated them on the other side of the Severn. In 1089 he wasone of the barons of Eastern Normandy who sided with William Rufusagainst Robert Curthose, but between 1091 and 1095 he is found (atLisieux) witnessing with Duke Robert a charter for Jumièges. He made agrant to the monks of Worcester with the assent of his sons (unnamed)and his men. In 1104. he adhered to Henry I against Duke Robert. Thisis the last mention found of him, and the date of death is unknown.

He married, 1stly, Melisande, who was dead before 30 March 1088, and,2ndly, Mabel (g). [Compete Peerage IX:267-8, (transcribed by DaveUtzinger)]

(g) Stephen, Count of Aumale, by a charter circa 1100, with theconsent of Hawise his wife and of Ralph de Mortimer her father,granted the church of Airaines (Somme) of the inheritance of Ralph andHawise to the priory of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Paris, mentioningMelisande, Ralph's deceased wife. The charter of 30 Mar 1088 referredto above is subscribed 'Signum Radulfi Filii Rogeri Morte maris SignumMabilie uxoris eius'. Hawise was clearly the daughter of Melisande;and as she must have been born before 1088, Melisande would be Ralph'sfirst wife. William, brother of Hugh, witnesses his charter forSaint-Victor, but he occurs low in the list of witnesses and wasprobably illegitimate. There is no evidence as to which wife wasmother of Hugh.

Note: It seems that most people on SGM assume that Hugh is the son bythe 2nd wife.

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Ralph de Mortimer, the presumed son of Roger de Mortimer, accompanyingthe Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of hisprincipal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortlyafter, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent intothe marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who stillresisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and along siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued and deliveredinto the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, heobtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himselfthenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welshterritorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of hisroyal master, sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realmwhich he held at the time of the general survey. In the beginning ofRufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequentlychanged sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent byKing Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed theenemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king. This gallant personm. Millicent, dau. of ---, by whom he had issue, Hugh, his successor;William, Lord of Chelmhersh, and afterwards of Netherby; Robert,ancestor of the Mortimers, of Richard's Castle; and Hawise, m. toStephen, Earl of Albemarle. He was s. by his son, Hugh de Mortimer.[Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages,Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 382-3, Mortimer, BaronsMortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]

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#Générale##Générale#Il reçoit de Guillaume le Conquérant la terre de Wigmore enpays deGalles peu après 1074.
Profession : 1er Baron de Wigmore

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The founder of the English House of Mortimer of Wigmore.

Ralf de Mortimer was born in Normandy before 1070 and died soon after 4 August 1137. He was the son of Roger filii Episcopi Mortimer and one Advisa. Before 1086 he had been granted Wigmore Castle by William the Conqueror. In the 1090's he was instrumental in conquering the Welsh district of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren and founding the castles of Diniethon and Cymaron in Maelienydd.

He rebelled against the Crown in 1088 and 1118 when he lost his English lands. These were turned over to King Henry I's loyal lieutenant, Pain Fitz John. On Pain's death in 1137 Wigmore Castle was reclaimed by Ralf's son, Hugh de Mortimer.

References

Remfry, P.M., Wigmore Castle, 1066 to 1181 (ISBN 1-899376-14-3)

Ranulph de Mortimer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ranulph de Mortimer (or Ralf de Mortimer) was Lord of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England and Seigneur of St. Victor-en-Caux in Normandy. He died soon after 4 August 1137.

He was the son of the Norman lord Roger de Mortimer. His father had originally possessed the castle of Mortemer in Normandy, but had lost it after angering William the Conqueror after the Battle of Mortemer. Roger was an uncle of William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey, and a descendent of a sister of Gunnor, the wife of Richard I of Normandy.

Ranulph was a Marcher Lord and was granted his lands in the Welsh Marches by William the Conqueror. Most notably, he acquired Wigmore Castle after William Fitz Osbern's son Roger de Breteuil joined the Revolt of the Earls.

Like many of the Marcher Lords, Ranulph took part in the Rebellion of 1088 against William Rufus. He presumably submitted to the king when the revolt failed, for he did not lose his lands.

He married Millicent, whose parentage is currently unknown, and their daughter Hawise de Mortimer (died after 1127) married Stephen, Earl of Albemarle before 1100.

Ranulph's son Hugh de Mortimer rebuilt Cymaron Castle in 1144. Wigmore Castle remained the Mortimer family home.

Sources

Remfry, P.M., Wigmore Castle, 1066 to 1181 (ISBN 1-899376-14-3)

Davies, Norman The Isles: A History, p. 281

Tout, T.F. "Ralph (I) de Mortimer". Dictionary of National Biography 39. 130-131.

Weis, Frederick Lewis Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonist Who Came To America Before 1700 (8th ed.), line 136-24

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Ralph de Mortimer - was born before 1082, lived in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.

Ralph married Milisent Ferrers. Milisent was born before 1086, lived in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.

Ralph - - The Mortimers took their name from Mortimer-en-Brai, a lordship in Normandy, and they became established in England by Ralph, who, if he was not at (the Battle of) Hastings, certainly followed William (the Conqueror) across the Channel soon afterwards. The latter bestowed upon the family their role as Marcher Lords, and the township and Wigmore Castle, in north Herefordshire, was adopted by them as their seat.

Their span of influence lasted for the next four centuries. Their line ended with Edmund Mortimer, the fifth Earl of March, who died without issue. However, Edward IV was the grandson of Anne, Edmund's sister, so it could be said that a Mortimer did eventually become King of England.

While there were a couple of occasions when Mortimer power ebbed and all the house's lordships were confiscated by the crown, its story is generally one of looking for the "main chance" to expand their authority and territory. They did this by force, by expedient marriage arrangements and settlements, or by mixture of both.

Children: (Quick Family Chart)

i. Hugh de Mortimer was born in 1108, lived in Wigmore, Herefordshire, England and died in 1185 .

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*Ralph De Mortimer Lord of Wigamore

born Normandie

died aft 1104

father:

*Roger De Mortimer

mother:

*Hawisa (De Valois)

siblings:

unknown

spouse:

*Milisent wife of Roger De Mortimer

(end of information)

children:

*Hugh De Mortimer born 1108 Of, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England died 1189

William De Mortimer

*Robert De Mortimer born about 1100 Wigmore, Herefordshire, England

Hawise De Mortimer

biographical and/or anecdotal:

Accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, he was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty, and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued, and delivered into the king's hands. When, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates, and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed by the bounty of his royal master sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm, which he held at the time of the General Survey. In the beginning of Rufus's reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides, and being constituted general of the forces sent to oppose that prince in Normandy, by King Henry I., he totally routed the enemy, and brought Curthose prisoner to the king.

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Ranulf de Mortimer was Lord of Wigmore, Herefordshire, England and Seigneur of St. Victor-en-Caux in Normandy. He was the founder of the English House of Mortimer of Wigmore in the Welsh Marches, in what is today the county of Herefordshire.

Ranulf was also called Ralf de Mortemer-en-Bray, and also Ralph de Mortimer of Wigmore.

Ranulph was a Marcher Lord and was granted his lands in the Welsh Marches by William the Conqueror. He had holdings in Herefordshire and Shropshire. Most notably, he acquired Wigmore Castle after William Fitz Osbern's son Roger de Breteuil joined the Revolt of the Earls of 1075. Before 1086 he had been granted Wigmore.

Like many of the Marcher Lords, Ranulph took part in the Rebellion of 1088 against William Rufus (King William II). In 1089 he took money from William Rufus for support against Robert Curthose. He had presumably submitted to the King when the 1088 revolt failed, for he did not lose his lands. In 1090 he was backing William with his castles in Normandy. A few years later, wavering, he did give support to Robert.

In the 1090s he was instrumental in conquering the Welsh district of Rhwng Gwy a Hafren and founding the castles of Dinieithon (near present Llandrindod Wells, not lasting out the twelfth century, and Cymaron (1093, between Llanbister and Llangunllo) in Maelienydd (old Radnorshire, now in Powys).

He rebelled against the Crown twice again under Henry I of England, trying to replace him by his son-in-law Stephen.

Ranulf died before 1104.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf_de_Mortimer for more information.

See "My Lines"

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/p356.htm#i6801 )

from Compiler: R. B. Stewart, Evans, GA

( http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cousin/html/index.htm )
Ralph accompanied William the Conqueror to England, and who was generalof his forces sent by Henry I into Normandy, where he totally routed theforces of Robert of Normandy, and brought the "Curthose" prisoner back toEngland.
Ralph de Mortimer, the presumed son of Roger de Mortimer, accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued and delivered into the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master, sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm which he held at the time of the general survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king. This gallant person m. Millicent, dau. of ---, by whom he had issue, Hugh, his successor; William, Lord of Chelmhersh, and afterwards of Netherby; Robert, ancestor of the Mortimers, of Richard's Castle; and Hawise, m. to Stephen, Earl of Albemarle. He was s. by his son, Hugh de Mortimer. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 382-3, Mortimer, Barons Mortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]
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Ralph had three children; a daughter named Hawise; Hugh,the elder son, who inherited the Lordship of Wigmore and later that of Ludlow, and established the powerful English political family of Mortimer; and William, the younger son, who founded the line of the Mortimers of Attleborough: It is, (I believe), from this line that the name of Mortimer was introduced into Scotland.
Ralph de Mortimer, the presumed son of Roger de Mortimer, accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued and delivered into the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master, sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm which he held at the time of the general survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king. This gallant person m. Millicent, dau. of ---, by whom he had issue, Hugh, his successor; William, Lord of Chelmhersh, and afterwards of Netherby; Robert, ancestor of the Mortimers, of Richard's Castle; and Hawise, m. to Stephen, Earl of Albemarle. He was s. by his son, Hugh de Mortimer. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 382-3, Mortimer, Barons Mortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]
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Ralph had three children; a daughter named Hawise; Hugh,the elder son, who inherited the Lordship of Wigmore and later that of Ludlow, and established the powerful English political family of Mortimer; and William, the younger son, who founded the line of the Mortimers of Attleborough: It is, (I believe), from this line that the name of Mortimer was introduced into Scotland.
Ralph de Mortimer, the presumed son of Roger de Mortimer, accompanying the Duke of Normandy in his expedition against England, was one of his principal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortly after, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into the marches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who still resisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a long siege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued and delivered into the king's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grant of all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore. Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, Ralph Mortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master, sundry lordships and manors in other parts of the realm which he held at the time of the general survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part with Curthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constituted general of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince in Normandy, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner to the king. This gallant person m. Millicent, dau. of ---, by whom he had issue, Hugh, his successor; William, Lord of Chelmhersh, and afterwards of Netherby; Robert, ancestor of the Mortimers, of Richard's Castle; and Hawise, m. to Stephen, Earl of Albemarle. He was s. by his son, Hugh de Mortimer. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 382-3, Mortimer, Barons Mortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]
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Ralph had three children; a daughter named Hawise; Hugh,the elder son, who inherited the Lordship of Wigmore and later that of Ludlow, and established the powerful English political family of Mortimer; and William, the younger son, who founded the line of the Mortimers of Attleborough: It is, (I believe), from this line that the name of Mortimer was introduced into Scotland.
Ralph de Mortimer, the presumed son of Roger de Mortimer, accompanyingthe Duc de Normandie in his expedition against England, was one of hisprincipal commanders at the decisive battle of Hastings; and shortlyafter, as the most puissant of the victor's captains, was sent into themarches of Wales to encounter Edric, Earl of Shrewsbury, who stillresisted the Norman yoke. This nobleman, after much difficulty and a longsiege in his castle of Wigmore, Mortimer subdued and delivered into theking's hands, when, as a reward for his good service, he obtained a grantof all Edric's estates and seated himself thenceforward at Wigmore.Independently of these great Welsh territorial possessions, RalphMortimer enjoyed, by the bounty of his royal master, sundry lordships andmanors in other parts of the realm which he held at the time of thegeneral survey. In the beginning of Rufus' reign, Mortimer took part withCurthose, but he subsequently changed sides and, being constitutedgeneral of the forces sent by King Henry I to oppose that prince inNormandie, he totally routed the enemy and brought Curthose prisoner tothe king. This gallant person m. Millicent, dau. of ---, by whom he hadissue, Hugh, his successor; William, Lord of Chelmhersh, and afterwardsof Netherby; Robert, ancestor of the Mortimers, of Richard's Castle; andHawise, m. to Stephen, Earl of Albemarle. He was s. by his son, Hugh deMortimer. [Sir Bernard Burke, Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and ExtinctPeerages, Burke's Peerage Ltd, London, England, 1883, p. 382-3, Mortimer,Barons Mortimer, of Wigmore, Earls of March]
APPEARS IN DOMESDAY BOOK (MOST OF HIS POSSESSIONS WERE IN HEREFORDSHIRE &
SALOP - WIGMORE BEING HIS CAPUT); ATTACKED WORCESTER 3/1088 WITH THE AVOWED
INTENTION OF BURNING THE TOWN AND PILLAGING THE CHURCH, BUT WAS SOUNDLY
DEFEATED BY THE CHURCH'S MEN; 1089 SIDED WITH WILLIAM II AGAINST DUKE ROBERT
"CURTHOSE", BUT ABOUT 1091 SWTICHED SIDES; 1104 ALLIED WITH HENRY I AGAINST
DUKE ROBERT AGAIN; MOTHER OF SON HUGH UNKNOWN
APPEARS IN DOMESDAY BOOK (MOST OF HIS POSSESSIONS WERE IN HEREFORDSHIRE & SALOP - WIGMORE BEING HIS CAPUT); ATTACKED WORCESTER 3/1088 WITH THE AVOWED INTENTION OF BURNING THE TOWN AND PILLAGING THE CHURCH, BUT WAS SOUNDLY DEFEATED BY THE CHURCH'S MEN; 1089 SIDED WITH WILLIAM II AGAINST DUKE ROBERT "CURTHOSE", BUT ABOUT 1091 SWTICHED SIDES; 1104 ALLIED WITH HENRY I AGAINST DUKE ROBERT AGAIN; MOTHER OF SON HUGH UNKNOWN.

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He accompanied William the Conqueror to England. He was one of the principal commanders at Hastings.
Ralph - - The Mortimers took their name from Mortimer-en-Brai, a lordship in Normandy, and they became established in England by Ralph, who, if he was not at (the Battle of) Hastings, certainly followed William (the Conqueror) across the Channel soon afterwards. The latter bestowed upon the family their role as Marcher Lords, and the township and Wigmore Castle, in north Herefordshire, was adopted by them as their seat. Their span of influence lasted for the next four centuries. Their line ended with Edmund Mortimer, the fifth Earl of March, who died without issue. However, Edward IV was the grandson of Anne, Edmund`s sister, so it could be said that a Mortimer did eventually become King of England. While there were a couple of occasions when Mortimer power ebbed and all the house`s lordships were confiscated by the crown, its story is generally one of looking for the "main chance" to expand their authority and territory. They did this by force, by expedient marriage arrangements and settlements, or by mixture of both.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Ralph de Mortimer

Hugh de Coutances
± 950-????
Unknown de Crepon
± 960-????
Roger I de Mortimer
± 1030-± 1086
Hawise de Mortimer
± 1052-± 1158

Ralph de Mortimer
± 1070-1108

± 1088

Millisent N.N.
± 1055-± 1179

Hawise de Mortimer
± 1088-± 1206

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