Hugh de Mortimer (nobleman, † between 1148 and 1150)

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Hugh de Mortimer (also Hugh I de Mortimer ) († between 1148 and 1150) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman.

Origin and youth

Hugh de Mortimer came from the Anglo-Norman Mortimer family . He was the eldest son of Ralph de Mortimer , whether his mother was his first wife Millicent or his second wife Mabel is not clear. After his father's death in 1104, Mortimer inherited the family's extensive estates in England, the Welsh Marches and Normandy . However, since he was still a minor, Oliver de Merlimond initially took over the management of the property. According to the last will of his father, Merlimond founded a branch of the Augustinian Canon at Shobdon in Herefordshire as a daughter monastery of St. Victor in Paris . Hugh de Mortimer promised the religious that he would also donate the village of Celmarsh to the monastery . After a dispute with Merlimond, he withdrew the donation, and after another dispute with the religious, Mortimer also revoked the donation of the village of Shobdon. Despite these differences, Merlimond later served as Mortimer’s administrator.

Role during the so-called anarchy

During the controversy between King Stephen I and Empress Matilda , the so-called Anarchy , which began in 1135 , Mortimer was probably a supporter of Stephen's claim to the throne. In the long-running conflict, Mortimer was embroiled in numerous feuds in Herefordshire, including with Josce de Dinan of Ludlow . Although he was part of Stephen's party, he took advantage of the king's weakness during the Civil War and occupied the royal Bridgnorth Castle . Before 1148 he also secured the administration of an unspecified castle belonging to the bishops of Hereford .

Fight in Wales

Not only was Mortimer involved in the wars of Succession, he also waged protracted wars against the Welsh princes for possession of the Welsh Cantrefi Maelienydd and Elfael in Powys . Mortimer was assisted by the Baron Philip de Briouze , but the Welsh fiercely opposed the Anglo-Norman conquest . 1144 was Hugh fitz Ranulf , which most likely Mortimer was meant damage to Cymaron Castle repaired in Maelienydd, in addition he built the castle of Colunway in Elfael new. In 1145 Mortimer was able to capture Rhys ap Hywel , the Welsh prince of Brycheiniog . In 1148 the imprisoned Rhys was blinded, probably he was blinded . In 1146, Meurig ap Madog from Idnerth , another Central Welsh prince , fell in battle against Mortimer's troops . According to other sources, however, Meurig died as a result of the betrayal of his own men.

progeny

Mortimer's year of death, but also the name of his wife is unknown. He left at least two sons:

After his death, his eldest son Roger, and after his early death the younger son Hugh II de Mortimer inherited the family's estates. Hugh de Mortimer the Elder and his son of the same name are sometimes incorrectly referred to as the same person.

The Chronicle of Wigmore Priory , as the monastery founded by Mortimer's father was later called, characterizes Hugh de Mortimer as bold, but also as quick-tempered and easily irritable. He was an energetic warrior, but also stubborn and contentious towards his neighbors. Fouke le Fitz Waryn's medieval folk book also mentions Hugh de Mortimer's feuds against neighboring barons.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rees R. Davies: The Age of Conquest. Wales 1063-1415 . Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford 1991, ISBN 0-19-820198-2 , p. 51
  2. ↑ Hugh de Mortimer on thepeerage.com , accessed August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ Rees R. Davies: The Age of Conquest. Wales 1063-1415 . Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford 1991, ISBN 0-19-820198-2 , p. 83
personal data
SURNAME Mortimer, Hugh de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mortimer, Hugh I de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Anglo-Norman nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 11th century or 12th century
DATE OF DEATH between 1148 and 1150