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Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, 7th Earl of Ulster (6 November 1391 – 18 January 1425), was an English nobleman and a potential claimant to the throne of England.
Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Earl of Ulster (1 February 1352 – 27 December 1381) was an English magnate who was appointed Lieutenant of Ireland but died after only two years in the post. Early life.
Sir Edmund Mortimer IV (10 December 1376 – January 1409) was an English nobleman and landowner who played a part in the rebellions of the Welsh leader Owain Glyndŵr and of the Percy family against King Henry IV, at the beginning of the 15th century. [3] . He perished at the siege of Harlech as part of these conflicts.
Aug 4, 2022 · Edmund Mortimer was a great-great-grandson of Edward III who claimed the throne from Richard II to Henry V. He exposed a plot to kill Henry V in 1415, but his nephew Richard, Duke of York, inherited his lands and titles and sparked the Wars of the Roses.
Edmund Mortimer, 5th earl of March (born November 6, 1391, New Forest, Hampshire, England—died January 19, 1425, Ulster, Ireland) was a friend of the Lancastrian king Henry V and an unwilling royal claimant advanced by rebel barons.
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Jan 18, 2017 · On this day, January 18, in 1425, Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March died at Trim Castle, on the south bank of the River Boyne in County Meath, Ireland. At the time of his death, Edmund was only a distant cousin of King Henry VI of England, with limited fortune and slim career prospects at court.
Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March. Mortimer is an English nobleman captured in battle by Glendower, whose claim to the throne is better than Henry IV’s. The King refuses to believe that he did not go over to the Welsh willingly, possibly as an excuse to be rid of a rival.
