Maud

- Bef 1308

• Name	Maud
  Gender	Female
  Death	Bef 15 Feb 1308  [1]
  Person ID	I27926	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of AP
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2020

  
  

  Family	Hugh de Mortimer,   b. Abt 1275, of Richard's Castle, Herefordshire, England d. Bef 5 Aug 1304 (Age ~ 29 years)
  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

  She was a kinswoman of Queen Eleanor of Castile, first wife of Edward I, but the exact relationship, along with her parentage, is unknown. After the death of her husband Hugh de Mortimer, she was accused, apparently correctly, of having poisoned him. She was also accused of having sent men to kill Hugh de Kyngsmede. Prince Edward, the future Edward II, sent a letter to Adam de Kyngsmede rebuking him for making these accusations. He also wrote to two of his mother's cousins, Joan de Fiennes (wife of John Wake) and Margaret de Fiennes (wife of Edmund de Mortimer), asking their help in defending Maud. This last detail has prompted Douglas Richardson to speculate that perhaps Maud's relationship to Queen Eleanor entails some connection to the Fiennes family, possibly via the de la Plaunches. A pardon was obtained for Maud in Sep 1305 and she was released from the Tower of London. In Dec 1306, her chamberlain, William de Billebury, received a pardon absolving him of outlawry in the matter of the death of Hugh de Mortimer.

  
  

• Sources

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