Joan De Geneville Countess Of March ^{2 3}

   Ancestral File Number: 91QG-94.

  General Notes:

Joan de Geneville, b. 2 Feb 1285/6, d. 19 Oct 1356; m. bef. 6 Oct 1306 Sir Roger de Mortimer, b. 25 Apr or 3 May 1287, d. 29 Nov 1330, Earl of March. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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Trim Castle:

When Walter [de Lacy] died in 1241 the estates passed to his granddaughter, Maud who married Geoffrey de Geneville in 1254--the beginning of a period of prosperity for Trim. The Great Hall was constructed on the site of the north curtain wall and the North tower developed as the Solar or private apartments. In 1306, de Geneville's granddaughter Joanna married Roger Mortimer--1st Earl of March. Their descendants held Trim until Edmund, the 5th Earl, died in 1425. [Trim Castle Visitors Guide, Duchas--The Heritage Service of Ireland]

  Noted events in her life were:

• She owned Ludlow Castle in 1330 in Ludlow Castle, Ludlow, Shropshire, England.

Joan married Roger De Mortimer Earl Of March, son of Lord Edmund De Mortimer and Margaret De Fiennes, before 6 Oct 1306 in Shropshire, England.¹ (Roger De Mortimer Earl Of March was born on 3 May 1287 in Netherwood, Thornbury, Herefordshire, England,¹ died on 29 Nov 1330 in Elms, Tyburn, , Warwickshire, England ¹ and was buried in 1330 in Shrewsbury, , Shropshire, England.) The cause of his death was Execution at Tyburn in London.