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Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster 1245 – 1296 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1245

Birth Location: London, London, England

Death Date: 5 Jun 1296

Death Location: Bayonne, Duchy of Aquitaine

Father: Henry III

Mother: Eleanor Provence

Spouse(s): Blanche d'Artois

Children(s): Henry Plantagenet

The story of Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster began in 1245 in London, London, England. Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster married Blanche de Navarre et d'Artois, and had children including Henry Plantagenet. Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster passed away in 1296 in Bayonne, Duchy of Aquitaine.

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Biography

  • The story of Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster began in 1245 in London, London, England.
  • Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster married Blanche de Navarre et d'Artois, and had children including Henry Plantagenet.
  • Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster passed away in 1296 in Bayonne, Duchy of Aquitaine.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Edmund Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Lancaster
1245 – 1296
Birth Place: London, London, England
Parents
Henry Plantagenet of Winchester III
1207 – 1272
Winchester Castle, Hampshire
Eleanor (of) Provence
1223 – 1291
Aix, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France
Grandparents
King (John) Plantagenet
1166 – 1216
Kings Manorhouse, Beaumont Castle, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Isabella Tallefer
1188 – 1246
Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Great-Grandparents
King Plantagenet
1133 – 1189
Eleonore Aquitaine
1122 – 1202
Aymer Taillefer
1166 – 1202
Alice Courtenay
1160 – 1205
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Plantagenet
1113 – 1151
Matilda England
1102 – 1167
Count X
1099 – 1137
Aenor Chatellerault
1103 – 1130
William Taillefer
1115 – 1179
Marguerite Turrenne
1120 – 1201
Peter Courtenay
1126 – 1183
Elizabeth
1127 – 1205

Edmund Lancaster's Descendants

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Edmund (1st Earl of Leicester and) Lancaster (16 Jan 1245 – 5 Jun 1296) m. Blanche (de Navarre et) d'Artois (1248 – 2 May 1302)
  1. 1. Henry Plantagenet (1281 – 22 Sept 1345) m. Maud (De) Chaworth (1282 – 3 Dec 1322)
    1. 1. Maud (of) Lancaster (Abt 1300 – 5 May 1377) m. William (Donn de) Burgh (17 Sept 1312 – 6 Jun 1333)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (de) Burgh (6 Jul 1332 – 10 Dec 1363) m. Lionel Plantagenet (29 Nov 1338 – 17 Oct 1368)
        1. 1. Philippe Plantagent (16 Aug 1355 – 5 Jan 1382) m. Edmund DeMortimer (1340 – 27 Dec 1381)
    2. 2. Henry Plantagent (1311 – 23 Mar 1360) m. Isabel Beaumont (1315 – 1361)
      1. 1. Blanche Plantagenet (25 Mar 1345 – 12 Sept 1369) m. John (of Gaunt Prince of) England (6 March 1340 – 3 Feb 1398)
        1. 1. Phillippa Plantagenet (6 Aug 1355 – 7 Jan 1378)
        2. 2. ELIZABETH PLANTAGENET (21 Feb 1363 – 24 Nov 1425)
        3. 3. John Plantagenet (1364 – 1366)
        4. 4. Henry (King of) England (1399 – 20 Mar 1412) m. Mary (de) Bohun
    3. 3. Joan Plantagenet (26 Feb 1312 – 7 Jul 1345) m. Sir (John de) Mowbray (29 Nov 1310 – 4 Oct 1361)
      1. 1. Sir (John de) Mowbray (25 Jun 1340 – 19 Oct 1368) m. Elizabeth (de) Segrave (25 Octo 1338 – 1368)
        1. 1. Thomas (de) Mowbray (22 Mar 1367 – 22 Sept 1399) m. Elizabeth FitzAlan\Arundel
      2. 2. Eleanor Mowbray m. Sir (Roger de La) Warr (30 Nov 1326 – 27 Aug 1370)
      3. 3. Blanche (de) Mowbray

Edmund Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1245
16 Jan 1245
Birth of Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster in London, London, England
London, London, England
1296
5 Jun 1296
Age 51
Death of Edmund 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster in Bayonne, Duchy of Aquitaine
Bayonne, Duchy of Aquitaine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1245
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1296
    Event Place: Bayonne, Duchy of Aquitaine

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