Agnes Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke

Agnes Mortimer
Countess of Pembroke
Spouse(s)	Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke John de Hakelut
Issue John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
Father	Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Mother	Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville
Born	1317
Died	25 July 1368

Agnes Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke (1317 – 25 July 1368) was the wife of Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke. She was a daughter of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville.

Family

Agnes Mortimer was one of the twelve children of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March and Joan de Geneville, Baroness Geneville. Her paternal grandparents were Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Mortimer and Margaret de Fiennes. Her maternal grandparents were Piers de Geneville, of Trim Castle and Ludlow, and Jeanne of Lusignan.

First marriage

Agnes' father had just been created Earl of March, and was thus able to look for more powerful spouses for his children. In a brilliant set of marriages, Agnes was therefore married to Laurence Hastings, 1st Earl of Pembroke, a ward of her father's, while her sister Beatrice was married to Edward of Norfolk. Edward II and Queen Isabella attended the wedding at Hereford; dates of this event vary by historian, and it has been speculated that it took place in late May or early June 1328, or in 1329. Agnes and Laurence had one surviving son, John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, who was born in August 1347. Laurence died a year later.

Second marriage

After Laurence's death, Agnes married John de Hakelut. There were no known children from this marriage. Agnes died on 25 July 1368 and was buried at the Minoresses without Algate in London. She left a will that was dated 10 October 1367.

Ancestry

Family of Agnes Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke

Ralph de Mortimer               Roger Mortimer, 1st Baron Mortimer                       Gladys the Dark               Edmund Mortimer, 2nd Baron Wigmore                             William de Braose               Maud de Braose                       Eva Marshal               Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March                                   Infelram de Fiennes               William de Fiennes                       Isabelle Conde               Margaret de Fiennes                             Jean de Brienne, Grand Butler of France               Blanche de Brienne                       Jeanne, Dame de Chateaudun               Agnes Mortimer                                         Simon de Joinville               Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville                       Beatrix d'Auxonne               Peter de Geneville                             Gilbert de Lacy, of Ewyas Lacy               Maud de Lacy                       Isabel Bigod               Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville                                   Hugh XI of Lusignan, Count of La Marche               Hugh XIII, Count of La Marche                       Yolande de Dreux, Countess of Penthièvre and of Porhoet               Joan of Lusignan                             Raoul III, Sire de Fougères               Jeanne de Fougères                       Isabelle de Craon

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Peerage of England
New creation	Countess of Pembroke 1347–1348	Succeeded by Margaret of England
Preceded by Juliana Leyburne	Baroness Abergavenny 1347–1348
	Baroness Hastings 1347–1348