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Henry Of LANCASTER

Male Abt 1281 - 1345  (64 years)


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  1. 1.  Henry Of LANCASTER was born about 1281 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England; died on 22 Sep 1345 in Monastry Of Cannons, England; was buried in Newark Abbey, Monastry Of Cannons, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Earl of Lancaster & Leicesterl
    • Fact: The Blind Earl
    • Fact: Seneschal of England
    • Fact: Earl of Lancaster and Leicester

    Notes:

    Name:
    He was summoned to Parliament v.p. on 6 Feb 1298/9 by writ directed 'Henrico de Lancestre nepoti Regis', whereby, he may be held to have become Lord Lancaster. He took part in the siege of Carlaverock in July 1300. He was created Earl of Leicester on 29 Mar 1324, and restored as Earl of Lancaster between 1324 and 1326 succeeding his older brother Thomas. On the Queen's return to England with Roger de Mortimer in September 1326, he joined her party against King Edward II, which led to a general desertion of the King's cause. He was sent in pursuit and captured the King at Neath. He was appointed to take charge of the King, and was responsible for his custody at kenilworth. About 1330 he became blind. Upon the fall of Mortimer his close personal relations with the young King were renewed.

    Henry married Maud DE CHAWORTH before 02 Mar 1296. Maud (daughter of Sir Patrick DE CHAWORTH, Knt. and Isabel DE BEAUCHAMP) was born about 1282 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales; died between 19 Feb 1317 and 03 Dec 1322; was buried in Priory, Mottisfont, Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Henry "The Wryneck" Of GROSMENT  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1300 in Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, England; died on 24 Mar 1361 in Leicester, England; was buried in Leicester Abbey.
    2. 3. Blanche Of LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1305 in Stevington, Bedfordshire, England; died about 10 Jul 1380; was buried in Friars Minor, Stamford,Lincolnshire, England.
    3. 4. Maud Of LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1310 in Lancaster, England; died on 05 May 1377 in Campsey Abey, Suffolk; was buried in Priory, campsey, Suffolk, England.
    4. 5. Joan OF LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1312 in Norfolk, England; died on 7 Jul 1349; was buried in Bella Landa.
    5. 6. Isabel Of LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1317; died after 01 Feb 1347.
    6. 7. Alianor Of LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1318 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England; died on 11 Jan 1372 in Arundel, Sussex, England; was buried in Lewes Priory.
    7. 8. Mary OF LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1321 in Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staaffordshire, England; died on 01 Sep 1362; was buried in Alnwick, Northumblerland, England.

    Family/Spouse: Alice DE GENEVILLE. Alice (daughter of John DE GENEVILLE and Alix DE RISNEL) died on 19 Apr 1336. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry "The Wryneck" Of GROSMENT Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born about 1300 in Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, England; died on 24 Mar 1361 in Leicester, England; was buried in Leicester Abbey.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Seneschal of England
    • Fact: Earl of Derby, Lincoln and Leicester
    • Fact: Duke of Lancaster
    • Fact: First Founder Knight of the Garter
    • Fact: The Good Duke

    Notes:

    Henry died of the plague in Leicester.

    Also known as the Good Duke, Duke of Lancaster, Earl of Derby, Lincoln and Leicester, Seneschal of England, First Founder Knight of the Garter.

    Name:
    His father having become blind about 1330, he early became prominent in public affairs. He was created Earl of Derby on 16 Mar 1336/7, and was summoned as such to Parliament in April 1337. He succeeded his father as Earl of Lancaster and Leicester and Steward of England in 1345. He was a Founder Knight of the Order of the Garter. He was created Earl of Lincoln on 20 Aug 1349, and Duke of Lancaster on 6 Mar 1350/1. By David II, King of Scotland, he was created Earl of Moray. His military activities (at that day including fighting at sea) filled his whole life from youth to within a few months of his death. Henry of Lancaster, Duke of Lancaster, died testate of the plague at Leicester on 24 Mar 1360/1 and was buried in the church of the Newark.

    Henry married Isabel DE BEAUMONT about 1334. Isabel (daughter of Henry DE BEAUMONT, Knt. and Alice COMYN) died after 24 Mar 1356; was buried in Leicester Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Blanche Of LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Mar 1345; died on 12 Sep 1368 in Bolingbroke Castle; was buried in St. Paul's Cathedral.
    2. 10. Maud Of LANCASTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Apr 1335; died on 10 Apr 1362 in Died of pestilence.

  2. 3.  Blanche Of LANCASTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born about 1305 in Stevington, Bedfordshire, England; died about 10 Jul 1380; was buried in Friars Minor, Stamford,Lincolnshire, England.

    Blanche married Thomas WAKE before 24 Nov 1320. Thomas (son of Lord Baron John WAKE and Jeanne/Joan DE FENNES) was born in Mar 1297; died between 30 and 31 May 1349. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 4.  Maud Of LANCASTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born about 1310 in Lancaster, England; died on 05 May 1377 in Campsey Abey, Suffolk; was buried in Priory, campsey, Suffolk, England.

    Notes:

    Maud and Ralph had only one daugahter Maude de Ufford who married Thomas de Vere.

    Maud married William DE BURGH on 1 May 1327 in Papal Dispensation. William (son of John DE BURGH and Elizabeth DE CLARE) was born on 17 Sep 1312; died on 06 Jun 1333 in Murdered - Le Ford (now Belfast). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Elizabeth DE BURGH  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 06 Jul 1332 in Carrickfergus Castle; died on 10 Dec 1363 in Dublin, Ireland; was buried in Clare Priory, Suffolk.

    Maud married Ralph DE UFFORD about 08 Aug 1343. Ralph died on 09 Apr 1346 in Kilmainham in Ireland; was buried in Campsey Abey, Suffolk. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Maud DE UFFORD  Descendancy chart to this point died between 25 Jan 1412 and 1413; was buried in Bruisyard, Suffolk.

  4. 5.  Joan OF LANCASTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born about 1312 in Norfolk, England; died on 7 Jul 1349; was buried in Bella Landa.

    Notes:

    Joan is said to have been buried befor the high alter at Byland/Bella Landa.

    Joan married John DE MOWBRAY, II after 28 Feb 1327. John (son of John DE MOWBRAY, I and Aline/Aliva DE BRAOSE) was born on 29 Nov 1310 in Hovingham, Yorkshire, England; died on 04 Oct 1361 in of pestilence at York; was buried in Grey Friars Church, York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Blanche DE MOWBRAY  Descendancy chart to this point died on 21 Jul 1409.
    2. 14. Alianor DE MOWBRAY  Descendancy chart to this point died before 18 Jun 1387.
    3. 15. John DE MOWBRAY, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1340 in Epworth, Lincolnshire, England; died on 9 Oct 1368 in Slain by the Turks.

  5. 6.  Isabel Of LANCASTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born about 1317; died after 01 Feb 1347.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Prioress of Amesbury
    • Fact: Bef 06 Apr 1337, Became a nun.

    Notes:

    Isabel became a nun before April 6, 1337.

    Family/Spouse: Henry DE LA DALE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 7.  Alianor Of LANCASTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born about 1318 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England; died on 11 Jan 1372 in Arundel, Sussex, England; was buried in Lewes Priory.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Eleanor Plantagenet

    Alianor married John DE BEAUMONT between Jun and 23 Aug 1337. John (son of Henry DE BEAUMONT, Knt. and Alice COMYN) was born about 1318; died between 10 and 25 May 1342. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Daughter BEAUMONT  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Henry DE BEAUMONT  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1340 in Brabant; died on 17 Jun 1369; was buried in Sempringham, Lincoln.

    Alianor married Sir Richard II Copped Hat FITZ ALAN on 05 Feb 1344/5 in Ditton. Richard (son of Sir Edmund FITZ ALAN and Alice DE WARENNE) was born about 1313 in Arundel, Sussex, England; died on 24 Jan 1375/6 in Arundel, Sussex, England; was buried in Lewes, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Eleanor FITZ ALAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1354.
    2. 19. Alice FITZ ALAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Arundel, Sussex, England; died on 17 Mar 1415/6.
    3. 20. Joan FITZ ALAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1347 in Arundel, Essex, England; died on 07 Apr 1419 in Saffran Walden, Essex, England; was buried in Walden Abbey.
    4. 21. Richard FITZ ALAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1346 in Arundel, Essex, England; died on 21 Sep 1397 in Executed at Cheapside; was buried in Church of the Augustin Friars, London, England.
    5. 22. Sir John DE ARUNDEL  Descendancy chart to this point was born in of Betchworth, Surrey; died on 15 Dec 1379 in Perished at sea; was buried in Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England.
    6. 23. Thomas FITZ ALAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1353 in Arundel, Sussex, England; died on 19 Feb 1414; was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, London, Middlesex, England.
    7. 24. Mary FITZ ALAN  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1356 in Arundel, Sussex, England; died before 24 Jan 1376.

  7. 8.  Mary OF LANCASTER Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born about 1321 in Tutbury Castle, Tutbury, Staaffordshire, England; died on 01 Sep 1362; was buried in Alnwick, Northumblerland, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Mary of Lancaster

    Mary married Henry DE PERCY on 14 Aug 1334 in by Royal Assent. Henry (son of Henry DE PERCY, K.G. and Idonea DE CLIFFORD) was born in 1320 in Alnwick, England; died between 18 May and 17 Jun 1368; was buried in Alnwick. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Henry DE PERCY  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Nov 1341; died on 20 Feb 1407/8 in Slain at Bramham Moor.
    2. 26. Thomas DE PERCY  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1344; died on 23 Jul 1403 in Executed - 2 days after Battle of Shrewsbury.


  

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