Hugh de Mortimer

Abt 1275 - Bef 1304  (~ 29 years)

• Name	Hugh de Mortimer
  Birth	Abt 1275	of Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 5 Aug 1304  [1]
  Person ID	I27925	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Robert de Mortimer,   b. Abt 1252, of Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England d. 7 Apr 1287 (Age ~ 35 years)
  Mother	Joyce la Zouche   d. Bef 13 Mar 1290
  Marriage	Bef 1273  [1]
  Family ID	F5246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud   d. Bef 15 Feb 1308
  Marriage	1290  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Joan de Mortimer,   c. 24 Nov 1291, Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales + 2. Margaret de Mortimer,   b. Abt 14 Sep 1295   d. Bef 25 Dec 1345 (Age ~ 50 years)
  Family ID	F16665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2021

  
  

• Notes

  "A poet did mention Hugh for his part in the seige of Caerlaverock in 1300: 'Hugh Mortimer, who well-knew how to make himself beloved.' Whether the poet was being ironic, or Hugh simply never used the talent with his wife, Matilda, is not known, but she killed him by poison on 5 August 1305. Queen Margaret seems to have thought the action was not entirely reprehensible and interceded to obtain a pardon for her." [The Whilton Dispute, 1264-1380: A Social-Legal Study of Dispute Settlement in Medieval England by Robert C. Palmer (Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1984)]

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families by Douglas Richardson. Salt Lake City, 2013.