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Mortimer

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Mor·ti·mer  (môrt-mr), Roger de. Eighth Baron of Wigmore and First Earl of March. 1287-1330.
Welsh rebel and lover of Edward II's wife, Isabella (1292-1358), with whom he raised an army to invade England from France (1326). They deposed Edward (1327) and ruled until 1330, when Edward III seized power and Mortimer was condemned to death by Parliament.
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Noun1.MortimerMortimer - English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
Roger de Mortimer


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