Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March

Edmund de Mortimer, 5th Earl of March and 7th Earl of Ulster (6 November 1391 – 18 January 1425) was, while a young child, briefly heir presumptive to King Richard II of England.

Family

Edmund was son of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March by Eleanor de Holland, daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice Fitzalan. Alice was herself daughter to Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster.

Related Topics:
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March - Eleanor de Holland - Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent - Alice Fitzalan - Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel - Eleanor of Lancaster

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On his father's side, he was a direct descendant of Edward III of England through Edward's second surviving son, Lionel of Antwerp. Because the senior line of succession through King Richard II had no issue, Edmund's father, Roger Mortimer, was next in line for the throne and was accordingly named heir presumptive in 1385.

Related Topics:
Edward III of England - Lionel of Antwerp - Line of succession - Richard II - Heir presumptive

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Edmund was also a younger brother of Anne Mortimer, who married their cousin Richard, Earl of Cambridge, another descendant of Edward III, through a younger son, Edmund of Langley.

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Anne Mortimer - Richard, Earl of Cambridge - Edmund of Langley

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