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Richard of Cornwall 1252 – 1296 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1252

Birth Location: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1296

Death Location: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Plantagenet

Mother: Joan Valletort

Spouse(s): Joan FitzAlan

Children(s): Margaret Cornwall, Edmund Plantagenêt, Richard Plantagenêt, Joan Plantagenêt, Edmund Cornwall, Geoffrey Plantagenêt, Lamellen Plantagenet

The story of Richard of Cornwall began in 1252 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Richard of Cornwall married Joan FitzAlan, and had children including Margaret Cornwall, Edmund Plantagenêt, Richard Plantagenêt, Joan Plantagenêt, Edmund de Cornwall, Geoffrey Plantagenêt, Lamellen Plantagenet. Richard of Cornwall passed away in 1296 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard of Cornwall began in 1252 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Richard of Cornwall married Joan FitzAlan, and had children including Margaret Cornwall, Edmund Plantagenêt, Richard Plantagenêt, Joan Plantagenêt, Edmund de Cornwall, Geoffrey Plantagenêt, Lamellen Plantagenet.
  • Richard of Cornwall passed away in 1296 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Plantagenet
1209 – 1272
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Valletort
1211 – 1299
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Joan FitzAlan
1267 – 1316
Birth Location: Arundel, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom
JF

Children(s)

Margaret Cornwall
1276 – 1349
Birth Location: Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
MC
Edmund Plantagenêt
1280 – 1354
Birth Location: Asthall, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
EP
Richard Plantagenêt
1284 – 1297
Birth Location: Burford, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
RP
Joan Plantagenêt
1285 – 1342
Birth Location: Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
JP
Edmund Cornwall
1285 – 1354
Birth Location: Kinlet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
EC
Geoffrey Plantagenêt
1288 – 1335
Birth Location: Burford, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
GP
Lamellen Plantagenet
1292 – 1330
Birth Location: Lamellen, Cornwall, England
LP

Richard Cornwall's Ancestors

Self
Richard Cornwall
1252 – 1296
Birth Place: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Plantagenet
1209 – 1272
Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (De) Valletort
1211 – 1299
Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Isabella (of Angouleme) Taillfer
1188 –
Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cornwall's Descendants

1.
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Richard (of) Cornwall (1252 – 1296) m. Joan FitzAlan (ABT 1267 – AFT 6 OCT 1316)
  1. 1. Margaret Cornwall (1276 – 1 AUG 1349) m. Jacob Peverell (1275 – 1302)
    1. 1. Hugh Peverell (1299 – 21 JUN 1372) m. Elizabeth ((Margaret)) Cobham (1302 – 2 AUG 1385)
      1. 1. Margaret Peverell (ABT 1321 – ) m. Elias Cotele (ABT 1319 – ) m. Elias Cotele
      2. 2. Joan Peverell (ABT 1325 – ) m. John Wrokeshall (ABT 1323 – )
      3. 3. Elinor Peverell (1327 – )
      4. 4. Dionesia Peverell (ABT 1329 – ) m. John (De La) River (ABT 1327 – )
      5. 5. Amicia Peverell (ABT 1334 – ) m. Nicholas (Carew de Lord of) Moulsford (1253 – ABT 1311)
      6. 6. John Peverell (ABT 1338 – ) m. John Wrokeshall
      7. 7. Thomas (de) Peverell (1340 – 14 AUG 1422) m. Margaret (de) Courtenay (1342 – 8 DEC 1422)
        1. 1. George Peverell (ABT 1368 – )
        2. 2. Eleanor Peverell (ABT 1370 – 11 APR 1439) m. Otto Bodrugan (ABT 1371 – ABT 1394) m. John Raleigh (ABT 1365 – ) m. William Talbot (<1376> – ABT 1429)
        3. 3. Margaret Peverell (ABT 1374 – ) m. Edward Turner (ABT 1370 – )
        4. 4. Katherine Peverell (MAR 1382 – 14 JUN 1426) m. Walter Hungerford (22 JUN 1378 – 9 AUG 1449)
  2. 2. Edmund Plantagenêt (1280 – 22 MAR 1354) m. Elizabeth (de) Brampton (23 DEC 1294 – 1354)
  3. 3. Richard Plantagenêt (1284 – 1297)
  4. 4. Joan Plantagenêt (1285 – 25 SEP 1342) m. Lord (John(Sir) Sheriff of Norfolk) Howard (1280 – 28 APR 1333)
    1. 1. Ida Howard (ABT 1285 – )
    2. 2. John (ABT 1298 – )
    3. 3. William Howard (1300 – ABT 1370)
    4. 4. Robert Howard m. Elizabeth Scales
    5. 5. John Howard ( – 1331)
  5. 5. Edmund (de) Cornwall (1285 – 22 MAR 1354) m. Elizabeth (De) Brampton (16 DEC 1294 – 1354) m. Lady (Elizabeth DeBramptonBaroness) Kinlet (16 DEC 1294 – 24 JUN 1349)
    1. 1. Bryan (de Cornwall Baron of) Kinlet (1315 – 1397)
  6. 6. Geoffrey Plantagenêt (1288 – 1 JUN 1335) m. Margaret (de) Mortimer (14 SEP 1295 – 25 DEC 1345)
  7. 7. Lamellen Plantagenet (MAR 1292 – 1330)

Richard Cornwall's Timeline

3 Records

1252
1252
Birth of Richard of Cornwall in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1296
1296
Age 44
Death of Richard of Cornwall in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1296
APR 1296
Age 44
Burial of Richard of Cornwall in Hailes Abbey, Hailes, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
Hailes Abbey, Hailes, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1252
    Event Place: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1296
    Event Place: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: APR 1296
    Event Place: Hailes Abbey, Hailes, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, ENGLAND
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