Roger Mortimer
Roger Mortimer (or Roger de Mortimer) was the name of several Marcher lords:
- Roger Mortimer of Wigmore (ca. 1150s–1214), married Isabel de Ferriers and became Lord of Maelienydd
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer (1231–1282), ally of Henry III of England and occasional ally of his cousin Llywelyn the Last
- Roger Mortimer de Chirk (ca. 1260–1326), third son of the 1st Baron of March and a staunch ally of his nephew, the 1st Earl of March
- Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287–1330), de facto ruler of England for three years, after leading a successful rebellion against Edward II, for which he was hanged
- Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March (1328–1360), military commander during the Hundred Years' War
- Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March and 6th Earl of Ulster (1374–1398), heir presumptive to Richard II of England from 1385
Other people of this name:
- Roger Mortimer (racing) (1909–1991), racing correspondent
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