Who married Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March?
Alianore Holland, Countess of March married Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March on . Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March was 14 years old on the wedding day (14 years, 5 months and 18 days). Alianore Holland, Countess of March was 17 years old on the wedding day (17 years, 11 months and 24 days). The age gap was 3 years, 6 months and 6 days.
The marriage lasted 9 years, 9 months and 21 days (3581 days ). The marriage ended on . Cause: death of subject's spouse
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March: Marriage Status Timeline
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Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March
Roger de Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, 6th Earl of Ulster (11 April 1374 – 20 July 1398) was an English nobleman. He was considered the heir presumptive to King Richard II, his mother's first cousin, which made him a great-grandson of King Edward III.
Roger Mortimer's father, the 3rd Earl of March, died in 1381, leaving the six-year-old Roger to succeed to his father's title. The wardship and marriage of Roger was acquired by Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, who married him off to his daughter Alianore. During his lifetime, Mortimer spent much time in Ireland; he served several tenures as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and died during The Battle of Kellistown/ An Cath Cell Osnadha (County Carlow). He was succeeded by his young son, Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March.
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Alianore Holland, Countess of March
Alianore Holland, Countess of March (also spelt Eleanor; 13 October 1370 – October 1405) was the eldest daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, and the wife of Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir presumptive to her uncle, King Richard II. Through her daughter, Anne Mortimer, she was the great-grandmother of the Yorkist kings Edward IV and Richard III. She was governess to Richard II's wife, Isabella of Valois.
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