Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March

Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March, was born at New Forest in County Meath on 6 November 1391, entering the world as the clear heir to the English throne before a political storm stole that birthright. He lived as a loyal vassal to the kings who denied his bloodline, carrying a claim that later fueled the Wars of the Roses while he died young at Trim Castle in 1425. The boy who might have worn two crowns instead buried his ambition in duty, leaving behind a legacy of legitimate desire that outlived his own life.