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.

Reign of Henry V

On the accession of Henry as Henry V of England, in 1413, the Earl of March was set at liberty and restored to his estates, his brother Roger having died some years previously.

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He continued to enjoy the favour of the King in spite of a conspiracy in 1415 to place Mortimer on the throne, in which his brother-in-law and cousin, Richard, Earl of Cambridge, played the leading part. Mortimer was reportedly approached by the conspirators at a late stage in the preparations, and after a period of about ten days informed the King of the threat against him. Cambridge was attainted as a result and executed for treason.

Related Topics:
1415 - Richard, Earl of Cambridge - Attainted

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Thereafter, March, along with Richard's brother Edward, Duke of York, accompanied Henry V to France in a campaign of the Hundred Years' War. When Henry V died on August 31, 1422 and was succeeded by his one-year-old son Henry VI of England, Mortimer became a member of the council of regency.

Related Topics:
Edward, Duke of York - Hundred Years' War - August 31 - 1422 - Henry VI of England

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