Henry Mortimer

Also known as: Henrie Mortimer / sir Henrie Mortimer · Family: England · Role: nobleman · First appears: Henry IV 23

Life events

• c. 1408 · Henry Mortimer became the chosen husband of the countess of Kent.(Henry IV 23)
  • “wherevpon she misliking him, meant rather to satisfie hir owne fancie, and therefore chose for hir husband Henrie Mortimer, a goodlie yoong bacheller”
• c. 1408 · Henry Mortimer and the countess of Kent had a daughter named Anne.(Henry IV 23)
  • With: Anne (daughter of Henry Mortimer)
  • “by whome she had issue a daughter named Anne”
• c. 1415 · Henry V dubbed twelve gentlemen knights to encourage his captains.(Henry V 8)
  • With: Henry V John Ferrers, Lord Ferrers of Groby Reginald of Greystoke Piers Tempest Christopher Morisby Thomas Pickering William Huddleston John Hosbalton Philip Hall William Hall Jacques de Ormond
  • “he dubbed certeine of his hardie and valiant gentlemen knights, as Iohn lord Ferrers of Grobie, Reginald of Greistocke, Piers Tempest, Christopher Morisbie, Thomas Pikering, William Huddleston, Iohn Hosbalton, Henrie Mortimer, Philip Hall, and William his brother, Iaques de Ormond, and diuerse other:”

Henry IV 23

• child: Anne (daughter of Henry Mortimer) “wherevpon she misliking him, meant rather to satisfie hir owne fancie, and therefore chose for hir husband Henrie Mortimer, a goodlie yoong bacheller, by whome she had issue a daughter named Anne, married to sir Iohn Awbemond.”

Henry V 8

• sworn: Henry V “Wherefore to incourage his capteins the more, he dubbed certeine of his hardie and valiant gentlemen knights, as Iohn lord Ferrers of Grobie, Reginald of Greistocke, Piers Tempest, Christopher Morisbie, Thomas Pikering, William Huddleston, Iohn Hosbalton, Henrie Mortimer, Philip Hall, and William his brother, Iaques de Ormond, and diuerse other:”

Henry V 25

• sworn: Henry V “At Bretueill, sir Henrie Mortimer bailiffe of Hunflew;”

Henry V 33

• sworn: Henry V “The earle of Worcester was made capteine of Dreux, and sir Henrie Mortimer bailiffe there”

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