Hugh Mortimer

1117 - 1180  (63 years)

• Name	Hugh Mortimer
  Birth	1117
  Gender	Male
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  Death	26 Feb 1180	Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
  Burial	Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
  	Wigmore Abbey
  Person ID	I1677	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Maud Meschin   d. 19 Aug 1214, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
  Marriage	Abt 1148
  Children	1. Roger Mortimer,   b. 1158, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England d. 08 Jun 1214, Wigmore, Herefordshire, England (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

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  Death - 26 Feb 1180 - Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Burial - - Wigmore, Herefordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com Hugh Mortimer Birth: 1117 Death: Feb. 26, 1180 Wigmore Herefordshire, England Hugh de Mortimer was a Norman English medieval baron. He was the son of Hugh de Mortimer. He was Lord of Wigmore Castle, Cleobury Mortimer and at times, Bridgnorth, Bishop's Castle and Maelienydd During the Anarchy of King Stephen's reign, Mortimer was an ardent royalist until 1148. This was because Wigmore Castle had been confiscated from his father by King Henry I. He did quarrel violently with his neighboring Lords, mostly with Miles, earl of Hereford, his son Roger and Josse de Dinant, lord of Ludlow. Hugh was one of the Barons who objected to Henry II's demand for the return of Royal castles in 1155. Henry II launched a campaign in May 1155 against Hugh, simultaneously besieging his three principal castles of Wigmore, Bridgnorth and Cleobury. On July 7, 1155, Hugh formally submitted to Henry II at the Council at Bridgnorth. He was allowed to keep his own two castles (though Cleobury had been destroyed during the siege) but Bridgnorth returned to the crown About 1148 a Hugh married Maud Le Meschin, daughter of William Le Meschin, lord of Skipton, Yorkshire, and Cecily de Rumigny. Matilda was the widow of Philip Belmeis of Tong. Their son Roger Mortimer of Wigmore succeeded his father as lord of Wigmore. Family links: Children: Roger Mortimer (1158 - 1214)* Robert de Mortimer (1246 - 1287)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Wigmore Abbey Wigmore Herefordshire, England Maintained by: A.D.L Originally Created by: Mad Record added: Aug 22, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 57483992 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------