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Eleanor of Lancaster 1318 – 1372 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1318

Birth Location: Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 11 Jan 1372

Death Location: Arundel, Sussex, England

Father: Henry Plantagenet

Mother: Maud Chaworth

Spouse(s): Richard FitzAlan

Children(s): Alice FitzAlan

In 1318, Eleanor of Lancaster entered the world in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to Henry 3rd Earl of Lancaster Plantagenet and Maud de Chaworth. Eleanor of Lancaster married Richard 10th Earl of Arundel FitzAlan, and had children including Alice Countess of Kent FitzAlan. Eleanor of Lancaster passed away in 1372 in Arundel, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1318, Eleanor of Lancaster entered the world in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales, born to Henry 3rd Earl of Lancaster Plantagenet and Maud de Chaworth.
  • Eleanor of Lancaster married Richard 10th Earl of Arundel FitzAlan, and had children including Alice Countess of Kent FitzAlan.
  • Eleanor of Lancaster passed away in 1372 in Arundel, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Plantagenet
1281 – 1345
Birth Location: Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
HP
Maud Chaworth
1282 – 1322
Birth Location: Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Richard FitzAlan
1306 – 1376
Birth Location: Sussex
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Children(s)

Alice FitzAlan
1350 – 1416
Birth Location: Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
AF

Eleanor Lancaster's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Lancaster
1318 – 1372
Birth Place: Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
Parents
Henry 3rd Earl of Lancaster Plantagenet
1281 – 1345
Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
Maud (de) Chaworth
1282 – 1322
Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Lancaster's Descendants

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Eleanor (of) Lancaster (11 Sep 1318 – 11 Jan 1372) m. Richard (10th Earl of Arundel) FitzAlan (1306 – 24 Jan 1376)
  1. 1. Alice (Countess of Kent) FitzAlan (1350 – 17 Mar 1416) m. Thomas (2nd Earl of Kent) Holland (1350 – April 25, 1397)
    1. 1. Margaret (Duchess of Clarence) Holland (1385 – 31 December 1439) m. John (1st Earl of Somerset) Beaufort (1373 – 16 March 1410)
      1. 1. Joan (Queen of Scots) Beaufort (1404 – 15 Jul 1445) m. James (I of Scotland) Stewart (25 July 1394 – 21 February 1437)
        1. 1. King (James 11 of Scotland) Stewart (16 Oct 1430 – 3 Aug 1460) m. Mary Guelders (1434 – 1 Dec 1463)

Eleanor Lancaster's Timeline

2 Records

1318
11 Sep 1318
Birth of Eleanor of Lancaster in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales
1372
11 Jan 1372
Age 54
Death of Eleanor of Lancaster in Arundel, Sussex, England
Arundel, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1318
    Event Place: Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1372
    Event Place: Arundel, Sussex, England
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