Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March and Ulster

Also known as: earle of March Vlster · Family: England · Role: nobleman · First appears: Richard II 4

Life events

c. 1378 · William Courtenay and Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, were appointed to govern Richard II's affairs.(Richard II 4)
- With: Richard II William Courtenay
- “for before his departure from the court, there were with his consent ordeined such as should be attending on the kings person, and haue the rule and ordering of matters perteining to the state, as William Courtnie, then bishop of London (though shortlie after remooued to the archbishops see of Canturburie) Edmund Mortimer earle of March, & diuerse other, of whome the people had conceiued a good opinion:”
c. 1382 · Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, died after bringing Ireland to peace.(Richard II 22 · 📍 Ireland)
- “the lord Edmund Mortimer earle of March, the kings lieutenant in Ireland, departed this life, after he had brought in manner all that land to peace and quiet”

sworn: Richard II (Edmund Mortimer was appointed to attend the king and help govern the state.) “for before his departure from the court, there were with his consent ordeined such as should be attending on the kings person, and haue the rule and ordering of matters perteining to the state, as William Courtnie, then bishop of London (though shortlie after remooued to the archbishops see of Canturburie) Edmund Mortimer earle of March, & diuerse other, of whome the people had conceiued a good opinion”

sworn: Richard II “About the same time, the lord Edmund Mortimer earle of March, the kings lieutenant in Ireland, departed this life, after he had brought in manner all that land to peace and quiet, by his noble and prudent gouernement.”

child: Philip Mortimer “not long after that he had married Philip the second daughter of Edmund Mortimer (earle of March Vlster and lord of Wigmore)”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.