*1281 Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire ENG
+1345 09 22 Leicester ENG

(DRGD) Helped overturn the power of the Spencers and depose King Edward II. Guardian of King Edward III. Captain-General of the King's forces in the Marches of Scotland. Interred at Newark Abbey, Leicester GBR.

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*1245 01 16 London ENG
+1295 Bayonne FRA

(DRGD) 1253: was invested King of Sicily and Apulia by the Pope. Was also Earl of Chester before the title was transferred to his elder brother Edward. Received the Earldom of Leicester following the forfeiture of Simon de Montfort, also Stewardship of England and the lands of Nicolas de Segrave. Was married first to Aveline de Forz, then to Blanche of Artois.

(Encyclopedia.com) 1254: was granted title of King of Sicily [and Apulia] by the Pope, on the understanding that his father would finance its conquest from the Holy Roman Empire. 1258: the title was withdrawn when English barons refused to contribute financially. 1267: founded the House of Lancaster when named the first Earl. 1271: earned nickname "Crouchback" (crossed back) by going on crusade to Palestine.

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*1207 10 01 Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England
+1272 11 16 Westminster Palace, London, England

(DRGD) Interred at Westminster Abbey.

Began his reign as a minor, under the regency of William Marshal (WM 15345) and later Pandulf. Acceded in 1227 and spent his life fighting his barons and France, with limited success. Alienated barons by marrying Eleanor, secretly marrying his sister Eleanor to Simon de Monfort, and agreeing to a papal offer of the kingdom of Sicily for his son Edmund in exchange for the financing of its conquest, eventually leading to the Barons' War (1263-1267), which ended with his son Edward's victory at Evesham, the death of Simon de Montfort, and the transfer of real power to Edward.

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*1217? Aix-en-Provence FRA
+1291 06 24 Amesbury Abbey, Wilts GBR

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10892 <2213:28

*1247? Arras, Pas-de-Calais FRA
+1302 05 02 Paris FRA

(DRGD) Married first to King Henry I (the Fat) of Navarre. Interred at Minoresses Convent, Aldgate, London GBR

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