Henry of Lancaster, 3rd Earl Of Leicester And Lancaster

Henry of Lancaster, 3rd Earl Of Leicester And Lancaster

Male 1281 - 1345  (63 years)


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  • Name Henry of Lancaster 
    Title 3rd Earl Of Leicester And Lancaster 
    Birth 1 Nov 1281  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LD91-Q66 
    Death 22 Sep 1345  Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Dorsetshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7900  footsteps
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

    Father Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Earl Of Lancaster And Leicester ,   b. 16 Jan 1245, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jun 1296, Midi-Pyrénées, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Blanche D. Artois, Queen Dowager Of Navarre ,   b. 1248, Midi-Pyrénées, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1302, Paris, Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 29 Oct 1276  Île-De-France, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maud De Chaworth, Countess Von Chaworth ,   b. 2 Feb 1282, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 3 Dec 1322, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 40 years) 
    Marriage Bef 2 Mar 1297 
    Children 
    +1. Joan Plantagenet,   b. Abt 1310, Norfolkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jul 1349, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Eleanor Plantagenet, Countess Of Arundel And Warenne ,   b. 11 Sep 1318, Monmouthshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jan 1372, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F1314  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Jul 2025 

  • Notes 


    • Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (c. 1281 - 22 September 1345 ) w a s a g r a ndson of King Henry III (1216-1272) of England and was one o f t h e p r i ncipals behind the deposition of King Edward II (1307-1327), h is f i r s t c ousin.

      He was the younger son of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, Ear l o f L e i c ester, a son of King Henry III by his wife Eleanor of Provence . H e n r y 's mother was Blanche of Artois, Queen Dowager of Navarre.

      Henry's elder brother Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, succeeded their fa t h e r i n 1 296, but Henry was summoned to Parliament on 6 February 1298/9 9 .
      Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (c. 1281 - 22 September 134 5 ) w a s a g r a ndson of King Henry III (1216-1272) of England and was on e o f t h e p r i ncipals behind the deposition of King Edward II (1307-1327 ), h i s f i r s t cousin.

      He was the younger son of Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, Ea r l o f L e i c ester, a son of King Henry III by his wife Eleanor of Proven c e. H e n r y 's mother was Blanche of Artois, Queen Dowager of Navarre.

      Henry's elder brother Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, succeeded their f a t h e r i n 1 296, but Henry was summoned to Parliament on 6 February 1298 / 9 9 .
      FSID LD91-Q66