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Mortimer
Mortimer, a family immensely important in later medieval Ireland. By a series of marriages they had become by 1368 theoretical lords of almost half the country. They formed the chief link between the English and Anglo‐Irish aristocracies, and often governed Ireland for the king. A Norman family who acquired Wigmore and other lands in the Welsh marches during the generations after 1066, their Irish connection began in 1247, when as one of the heirs of the Marshals they gained lands in Laois. Their active involvement dates from 1308, when Roger Mortimer, later 1st earl of March, became lord of Trim. After Roger's fall in 1330, the family suffered an eclipse until 1354. In 1368 his great‐grandson Edmund Mortimer, 3rd earl of March, married Philippa, daughter and heiress of Edward III's son Lionel of Clarence and Elizabeth de Burgh (see Burke (De Burgh)), heiress of Ulster and Connacht. Edmund was lieutenant in 1379–81, and his brother Thomas Mortimer deputy in 1382–3. Roger, the 4th earl, held the lieutenancy 1395–7 and 1397–8, his brother Edmund serving in his place during 1397. The line ended with Edmund, the 5th earl, lieutenant in 1424–5. Edmund's sister carried the Mortimer inheritance, together with a claim to the throne through Lionel, to her son Richard, duke of York, the father of Edward IV. With Edward's accession in 1461, Ulster, together with the Mortimers' other Irish estates and claims, reverted to the crown.
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"Mortimer." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mortimer." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Mortimer.html "Mortimer." The Oxford Companion to Irish History. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O245-Mortimer.html |
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Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster
Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster , 1351–81, English nobleman. He succeeded (1360) his father, Roger, 2d earl of March, married (1368) Philippa, daughter of Edward III's son Lionel, duke of Clarence, and on Lionel's death (1368) inherited his estates and the title of earl of Ulster. Later the house of York (see York, house of ) traced part of its claim to the throne to this union. Mortimer held the office of marshal of England from 1369 to 1377 and supported the party that opposed John of Gaunt . After the accession of Richard II (1377) he was elected to the boy king's first council. In 1379 he was sent as lieutenant of Ireland to subdue Irish unrest. His daughter Elizabeth married Sir Henry Percy, known as Hotspur. |
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"Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MortmrE1.html "Edmund de Mortimer, 3d earl of March and 1st earl of Ulster." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-MortmrE1.html |
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Mortimer
Mortimer ♂ Transferred use of the surname, in origin a Norman baronial name borne by the lords of Mortemer in Normandy. The place name meant ‘dead sea’ in Old French, and probably referred to a stagnant marsh. It was not used as a given name until the 19th century. Among Jews it has been adopted as an Anglicized form of Moses and in Ireland as an Anglicized form of Muiriartach.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mortimer1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mortimer1.html |
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Mortimer
Mortimer ♂ (Irish) Of Norman origin, used as an Anglicized form of Muiriartach.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mortimer.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Mortimer.html |
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Mortimer
Mortimer W. Berks., from the manorial affix of Stratfield Mortimer.
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A. D. MILLS. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Mortimer.html A. D. MILLS. "Mortimer." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Mortimer.html |
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Mortimer
Mortimer, a character in Marlowe's Edward II.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Mortimer." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Mortimer." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Mortimer.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Mortimer." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Mortimer.html |
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Mortimer
Mortimer •beamer, blasphemer, Colima, creamer, dreamer, emphysema, femur, Iwo Jima, Kagoshima, lemur, Lima, oedema (US edema), ottava rima, Pima, reamer, redeemer, schema, schemer, screamer, seamer, Selima, steamer, streamer, terza rima, Tsushima
•daydreamer
•dimmer, glimmer, limber, limner, shimmer, simmer, skimmer, slimmer, strimmer, swimmer, trimmer, zimmer
•enigma, sigma, stigma
•Wilma, Wilmer
•charisma • Gordimer • polymer
•ulema • anima • enema
•cinema, minima
•maxima • Bessemer • eczema
•dulcimer • Hiroshima
•Fatima, Latimer
•optima • Mortimer • anathema
•climber, Jemima, mimer, old-timer, part-timer, primer, rhymer, timer
•Oppenheimer • two-timer
•bomber, comma, momma, prommer
•dogma • dolma
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"Mortimer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Mortimer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mortimer.html "Mortimer." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Mortimer.html |
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