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Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall 1209–1272 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 January 1209

Birth Location: Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England

Death Date: After 3 April 1272

Death Location: Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire

Father: John Plantagenet

Mother: Isabella Angouleme

Spouse(s): Lady Clare

Children(s):

Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall was born in 1209 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England, the child of John Plantagenet And Isabella Angouleme. Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall married Lady Isabel Marshal De Clare. Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall passed away in 1272 in Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire.

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Biography

  • Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall was born in 1209 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England, the child of John Plantagenet And Isabella Angouleme.
  • Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall married Lady Isabel Marshal De Clare.
  • Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall passed away in 1272 in Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire.

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Richard Cornwall's Ancestors

Self
Richard Cornwall
1209–1272
Birth Place: Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
Parents
John Plantagenet
1167–1216
Beaumont, Oxfordshire, England
Isabella Angouleme
1188–1246
Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Grandparents
Henry (II King of) England
1133–1189
Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France
Eleanor Aquitaine
1122–1204
Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France
Great-Grandparents
Geoffrey Plantagenet
1113–1151
Matilda England
1102–1169
William Toulousan
1099–1137
Eleanor Chatellerault
1105–1130
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Fulk Anjou
1092–1143
Ermengarde DuMaine
1096–1126
Henry Saxony
1068–1135
Matilda Scotland
1080–1116

Richard Cornwall's Timeline

3 Records

1209
5 January 1209
Birth of Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
1272
2 April 1272
Age 63
Death of Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall in Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England
Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England
1272
After 3 April 1272
Age 63
Burial of Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall in Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire
Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 January 1209
    Event Place: Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1272
    Event Place: Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: After 3 April 1272
    Event Place: Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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