Margaret Mortimer
Margaret Mortimer (married Margaret Berkeley ) ( May 2, 1304 - May 5, 1337 ) was an English noblewoman.
Margaret Mortimer came from the Anglo-Norman Mortimer family . She was the eldest daughter of Roger Mortimer of Wigmore and his wife Joan de Geneville . It was named after Mortimer's mother Margaret de Fiennes .
In May 1319 Margaret was married to Thomas de Berkeley , the eldest son of Maurice de Berkeley, 2nd Baron Berkeley . The marriage was intended to cement the alliance between Mortimer and the Berkeley family, another important family of the Welsh Marches . At the beginning of 1322 the rebellion of her father, who was supported by Margaret's father-in-law, against King Edward II failed . Her husband had to surrender, whereupon Margaret was captured. From 1324 she was held in Shouldham Priory in Norfolk . The government granted only fifteen pennies a week for a living , which is less than the prisoners in theTower of London was granted. After her father was able to overthrow the king in 1326, her husband was released and was able to inherit his father as Baron Berkeley . Margaret was also able to leave the monastery. Their marriage was confirmed, and in 1329 the Pope confirmed the marriage of their children.
Margaret had at least two children with her husband Thomas de Berkeley:
- Joan de Berkeley († 1369) ⚭ Reginald de Cobham, 1st Baron Cobham
- Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley (around 1330-1368)
After her death, Margaret was buried in the Lady Chapel of St Augustine Abbey in Bristol .
Web links
- Margaret Mortimer on thepeerage.com , accessed July 6, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 320
- ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 20
- ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 95
- ↑ Natalie Fryde: The tyranny and fall of Edward II, 1321-1326 . Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2003. ISBN 0-521-54806-3 , p. 63
- ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 136
- ^ Ian Mortimer: The greatest traitor. The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Ruler of England, 1327-1330. Pimlico, London 2003, ISBN 0-7126-9715-2 , p. 320
- ^ Bristol Cathedral: History and heritage - Elder Lady Chapel. Retrieved September 5, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mortimer, Margaret |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Berkeley, Margaret |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English nobles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1304 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1337 |