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Edmund (Crouchback) Leicester Plantagenet Prince of England, Earl of Leicester, King of Sicily and Apulia, 1st Earl of Lancaster *1245 01 16 London ENG (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Pope, on the understanding that his father would finance its conquest from the Holy Roman Empire. 1258: the title was withdrawn when English barons refused to contribute financially. 1267: founded the House of Lancaster when named the first Earl. 1271: earned nickname "Crouchback"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. 10999 |
Henry III King of England 1216-1272 *1207 10 01 Winchester Castle, Hampshire, 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. 10891 <2213:28 |
John Lackland King of England 1199-1216 *1167 12 24 Oxford GBR 10899 <3877:32 |
Henry II Curtmantle FitzEmpress 1133 03 25-1189 07 06 11077 <8078:33 |
Geoffrey V the Fair Plantagenet 11079 >111:53 |
Mathilda 11080 >6:2 |
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Eleanor 1122-1204 04 01 11078 <8078:33 |
William X 11081 >1:1 |
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Aenor 11082 |
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Isabelle Taillefer d'Angoulême *1184 10900 |
Aymer de Taillefer 11095 |
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Alice de Courtenay 11096 |
Flores 11097 >5:2 |
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Alice de Courtenay 11098 >1:1 |
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Eleanor of Provence Berenger *1217? Aix-en-Provence FRA RGDB 10892 <2213:28 |
Ra[iy]mond V of of Provence Berenger 4th Count of Provence +1209 10901 |
Alfonso II 1152-1196 11107 |
Raymond Berenguer 11109 |
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Petronilla 11110 >2:2 |
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Sancia 11108 |
Alfonso VII Raimond 11111 <3151:31 >4:2 |
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Beatrice de Savoie 10902 |
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Blanche d'Artois Queen of Navarre *1247? Arras, Pas-de-Calais FRA (DRGD) Married first to King Henry I (the Fat) of Navarre. Interred at Minoresses Convent, Aldgate, London GBR 11000 <142:58 m. Paris FRA | Henry (Tortcol) Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester, Lord of Beaumont and Nogent. *1281 Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire 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. 10991 | Maud de Chaworth 1280/1282- 10992 <36:7 | Joan Plantagenet 10986 >638:25 |
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