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

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1209

Birth Location: Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 2 April 1272

Death Location: Berkhampsted, Berkshire, England

Father: King Plantagenet

Mother: Isabella Tallefer

Spouse(s): Isabel Marshal, Mistress Valletort

Children(s): John Cornwall, Isabel Cornwall, Henry Almain, Nicholas Cornwall, Richard Cornwall

In 1209, Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall entered the world in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England, born to King John Plantagenet and Isabella Tallefer. Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall married Isabel Marshal, Mistress Joan de Valletort, and had children including John of Cornwall, Isabel of Cornwall, Henry of Almain, Nicholas of Cornwall, Richard of Cornwall. Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall passed away in 1272 in Berkhampsted, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1209, Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall entered the world in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England, born to King John Plantagenet and Isabella Tallefer.
  • Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall married Isabel Marshal, Mistress Joan de Valletort, and had children including John of Cornwall, Isabel of Cornwall, Henry of Almain, Nicholas of Cornwall, Richard of Cornwall.
  • Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall passed away in 1272 in Berkhampsted, Berkshire, England.

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Richard Cornwall's Ancestors

Self
Richard Cornwall
1209 – 1272
Birth Place: Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
Parents
King John Plantagenet
1166 – 1216
Kings Manorhouse, Beaumont Castle, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Isabella Tallefer
1188 – 1246
Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Grandparents
King (Henry) Plantagenet
1133 – 1189
Le Mans, Sarthe, France
Eleonore (of) Aquitaine
1122 – 1202
Aquitaine, France
Aymer Taillefer
1166 – 1202
Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Alice (of) Courtenay
1160 – 1205
Courtenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
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
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry England
1068 – 1135
Matilda Scotland
1080 – 1118
William Aquitaine
1071 – 1126
Vicomte I
1075 – 1151
Dangereuse Bouchard
1079 – 1119

Richard Cornwall's Descendants

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Richard (1st Earl of) Cornwall (5 Jan 1209 – 2 April 1272) m. Isabel Marshal (9 Oct 1200 – 17 Jan 1240) m. Mistress (Joan de) Valletort (1214 – 1267)
  1. 1. John (of) Cornwall (31 Jan 1232 – 22 Sep 1233)
  2. 2. Isabel (of) Cornwall (9 Sept 1233 – 10 Oct 1234)
  3. 3. Henry (of) Almain (2 Nov 1235 – 13 Mar 1271)
  4. 4. Nicholas (of) Cornwall (17 Jan 1240 – 17 Jan 1240)
  5. 5. Richard (of) Cornwall (1252 – 1280)

Richard Cornwall's Timeline

2 Records

1209
5 Jan 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 Berkhampsted, Berkshire, England
Berkhampsted, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1209
    Event Place: Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1272
    Event Place: Berkhampsted, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

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