Henry Plantagenet, , 3rd Earl of Lancaster, MP^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1281 - 1345  (64 years)

• Name	Henry Plantagenet
  Suffix	, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, MP
  Birth	ABT. 1281	Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales   [5]
  Christening	Earl of, Lancaster
  Gender	Male
  Death	22 Sep 1345	Monastery of Cannons, Leicestershire, England   [5]
  Burial	Newark Abbey, Leicestershire, England
  Notes	Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster of the 1267 creation (2nd son of EdmundCrouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, 2nd son of Henry III). [Burke'sPeerage] ----------------- Henry Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster, b. c 1281, d. 22 Sep 1345, son ofEdmund Plantagenet and Blanche of Artois, and grandson of King Henry IIIof England and Eleanor of Provence. [Magna Charta Sureties] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- following copied from James Stevens, World Connect db=:2052409,rootsweb.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Following is a brief summary of Henry's entry from the "Dictionary ofNational Biography" : He served with EDWARD I in Flanders in 1297 and 1298. He fought inScotland several times between 1298 and 1305. In 1315 he, in common withthe other lords of the Welsh marches, joined the Earl of Hereford inputting down the rebellion of Llewelyn Bren, and in 1318 he was orderedto bring his Welsh retainers to Newcastle to serve against the Scots. Hewas opposed to the Despensers, for the greediness of the youngerthreatened the lords marchers generally; but he does not seem to have hadany violent feelings against the king, and was not involved in hisbrother's [Thomas, Earl of Lancaster] treason. In 1324 he was createdEarl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester, and Steward of England, dignitieswhich had been held by his brother. It is evident that he was indignantat his brother's fate, and was resolved to avenge it, and was notappeased by these honors. In 1324 the King unsuccessfully had him triedfor treason. He was, at this time, regarded as the foremost man in thekingdom. Henry supported Queen Isabel upon her return to England and hewas instrumental in the downfall of the Despensers and had custody ofKing Edward II for a time during his imprisonment. He is said to havetreated the King very humanely. Henry was the guardian of King Edward IIIduring his minority and was the chief member of the council ofgovernment. In 1326 he took the lead in opposition to the rule of QueenIsabel and her paramour, ROGER MORTIMER, EARL OF MARCH (RIN 684). Earlyin the year 1330, following a slow degeneration of his vision, Henrybecame totally blind. Still, he persuaded the king of the necessity ofgetting rid of MORTIMER and was the mastermind of the plot which led toMORTIMER'S capture, trial, and execution late in the year. The Earl'sblindness, which he bore with patience, forced him to retire from activelife; he gave himself wholly to devotion. He was courteous andkindhearted, of sound judgement, religious, and apparently of high According to WFT 32, tree 0737, Henry was the son of Edmond of England
  Person ID	I2841	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2002

  
  

  Father	Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, , Earl Lancaster,   b. 16 Jan 1244/1245, London, Middlesex, England d. 5 Jun 1296, Bayonne, Pyrennes-Atlantiques, France (Age 51 years)
  Mother	BLANCHE ARTOIS, QUEEN NAVARRE,   b. 1248, ARRAS, , , FRANCE d. 2 May 1302, PARIS, PARIS, , FRANCE (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1276	second husband, 29 oct 1279, Paris, France   [6]
  Family ID	F917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Maud , Countess of Lancaster de Chaworth,   b. ABT. 1282, Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales d. BEF. 3 Dec 1322, Priory, Mottisfont, Hampshire, England (Age < 40 years)
  Marriage	BEF. 2 Mar 1296/97	Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales   [5]
  Children	1. MAUD "Of Lancaster" PLANTAGENET,   b. 1298, Lancaster, Lancashire, England d. 5 May 1377, Campsey Priory, Suffolk, England (Age 79 years)   2. Henry of Grosmont Plantagenet, , Duke of Lancaster,   b. ABT. 1300, Grosmont Castle, Monmourthshire, Wales d. 24 Mar 1360/1361, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (of plague) (Age 61 years)   3. Eleanor Lancaster Plantagenet, Countess Arundel,   b. ABT. 1318, Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 11 Jan 1371/1372, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England (Age 54 years)   4. Mary Plantagenet, Baroness Percy,   b. Abt 1320, Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 1 Sep 1362, Warkworth Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England (Age 42 years)   5. BLANCHE PLANTAGENET,   b. 1321, Of Stevington, Bedfordshire, ENGLAND, ENGLAND d. Abt 12 Jul 1380, Friars Minor, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England (Age 59 years)   6. ISABEL PLANTAGENET,   b. Abt 1308, GRISMOND CASTLE, MONMOUTH, ENGLAND d. Aft 1 Feb 1346/1347 (Age > 39 years)   7. JOAN PLANTAGENET, [BARONESS MOWBRA,   b. 1310, Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 7 Jul 1349, Byland Abbey, Yorkshire, England (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F828	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Alix daughter of John de Joinville,   b. ABT. 1285, England
  Marriage	AFT. 1322	2nd husband 2nd wife   [7]
  Family ID	F1116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - ABT. 1281 - Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales Christening - - Earl of, Lancaster Marriage - BEF. 2 Mar 1296/97 - Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales Death - 22 Sep 1345 - Monastery of Cannons, Leicestershire, England Burial - - Newark Abbey, Leicestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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