
Henry of Lancaster, 3rd Earl Of Leicester And Lancaster

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Name Henry of Lancaster Title 3rd Earl Of Leicester And Lancaster Birth 1 Nov 1281 Yorkshire, England Gender Male FSID LD91-Q66 Death 22 Sep 1345 Leicestershire, England Burial Dorsetshire, England Person ID I8049 footsteps | Ancestors, Beaufort, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II Last Modified 27 Apr 2025
Father Edmund Plantagenet, 1st Earl Of Lancaster And Leicester , b. 16 Jan 1245, London, England d. 5 Jun 1296, Midi-Pyrénées, France
(Age 51 years)
Mother Blanche D. Artois, Queen Dowager Of Navarre , b. 1248, Midi-Pyrénées, France d. 2 May 1302, Paris, Île-De-France, France
(Age 54 years)
Marriage 29 Oct 1276 Île-De-France, France Family ID F55 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Maud De Chaworth, Countess Von Chaworth , b. 2 Feb 1282, Yorkshire, England d. Bef 3 Dec 1322, Hampshire, England
(Age < 40 years)
Marriage Bef 2 Mar 1297 Children + 1. Joan Plantagenet, b. Abt 1310, Norfolkshire, England d. 7 Jul 1349, Yorkshire, England
(Age 39 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
+ 2. Eleanor Plantagenet, Countess Of Arundel And Warenne , b. 11 Sep 1318, Monmouthshire, England d. 11 Jan 1372, Sussex, England
(Age 53 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
Family ID F1334 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Apr 2025
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Event Map Birth - 1 Nov 1281 - Yorkshire, England Death - 22 Sep 1345 - Leicestershire, England Burial - - Dorsetshire, England = Link to Google Earth
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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