Blanche de Mortimer - St Mary - Ottery St Mary, Devon
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Arms of Baroness Blanche de Mortimer of Grandison (daughter of Sir Roger Mortimer, who overthrew King Edward II and ruled England for three years) on the altar screen of St Mary's church, Ottery St Mary.
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Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/23/2022
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Arms of Baroness Blanche de Mortimer of Grandison on the altar screen of St Mary's church, Ottery St Mary.
She was daughter of Sir Roger Mortimer, who overthrew King Edward II and ruled England for three years (
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"Blanche Mortimer was born circa 1316 to Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287-1330) and Joan de Geneville (1286-1356) and died 1347 of unspecified causes. She married Piers de Grandison, 2nd Baron Grandison (1286-1358) 10 June 1330."
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