Anne de Mortimer

Anne Mortimer (December 27, 1390 - September, 1411) was the daughter of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March (1373-1398) and Eleanor de Holland.

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December 27 - 1390 - 1411 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March - 1373 - 1398

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Her paternal grandparents were Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March and Philippa Plantagenet. Her maternal grandparents were Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice Fitzalan. Alice was a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster.

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Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March - Philippa Plantagenet - Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent - Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel - Eleanor of Lancaster

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Her paternal grandmother Philippa was daughter of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence and Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster.

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Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence - Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster

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Lionel of Antwerp was in turn one of the older sons of King Edward III of England. Which gave Anne a claim on the throne after the death of her father and siblings. It was through her that the House of York claimed the throne of England; however, little is known of her life.

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Edward III of England - House of York - England

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In about 1406, she married Richard, Earl of Cambridge, who was also descended from Edward III through a younger son. They had two children, Isabella and Richard, Duke of York, who later laid claim on the throne, beginning the Wars of the Roses. It is believed that Anne died giving birth to him.

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1406 - Richard, Earl of Cambridge - Richard, Duke of York - Wars of the Roses

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Anne's husband plotted with Hotspur to raise their nephew, Edmund, 5th Earl of March to the throne thereby re-inforcing the claim of their descendants to the English crown at the expense of Henry V. Anne herself was the heiress to the Earldom of March and the earl was not involved in the plot which, despite its failure, successfully promoted the claim of her descendants to the throne.

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