Talk:Baron Mortimer

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I found that the predecessors of the 1st Earl of March at Wigmore Castle was described in WP as "Baron Wigmore", but they are ususally described as "Baron Mortimer", I have therefore renamed the articles. They might have eben referred to as "baron of Wigmore", but that is a reference to their status as marcher lords, not to a peerage in the modern sense. I considered it more satisfactory to combine all the Mortimer baronies on a single page, and have used this one, which formerly contained the reference to Simon Mortimer (whose basis I do not know, and have therefore left). I have also listed the feudal barons of Wigmore, several of whom have articles. The family genealogy in the 12th century is not certain, and I have adopted the solution given in Hopkinson and Speight, which appears to be the most commonly accepted today, but there have been other views. Peterkingiron (talk) 22:26, 30 March 2008 (UTC)