'''Roger Mortimer''' (1287?-1330), 1st Earl of March (1328-1330). He succeeded to his father's great estates in [[England]] and [[Ireland]] as Baron Wigmore in about 1304 and, as lieutenant of Ireland defeated an invasion by the Scots in 1317. He joined other [[marches|marcher]] lords in opposition to [[Edward II]]’s [[Hugh Despenser|Despenser]] favourites in 1321. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London, but later escaped to [[France]] where he became the lover of Isabella, Edward’s queen. | '''Roger Mortimer''' (1287?-1330), 1st Earl of March (1328-1330). He succeeded to his father's great estates in [[England]] and [[Ireland]] as Baron Wigmore in about 1304 and, as lieutenant of Ireland defeated an invasion by the Scots in 1317. He joined other [[marches|marcher]] lords in opposition to [[Edward II]]’s [[Hugh Despenser|Despenser]] favourites in 1321. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London, but later escaped to [[France]] where he became the lover of Isabella, Edward’s queen. |