Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet , Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester

M, (16 January 1244 - 5 June 1295)
Father-Biological*Henry III King of England b. 1 Oct 1207, d. 16 Nov 1272
Mother-Biological*Eleanor of Provence b. c 1223, d. 25 Jan 1291
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Last Edited=26 Jun 2022
     Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet , Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester was born on 16 January 1244 at London, England.1,2,3 He was the son of Henry III King of England and Eleanor of Provence. Edmund became, the Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester; and the Count of Champagne and Brie.

Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet , Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester, age 20, married first wife on 12 May 1264.4 Edmund was created, on 26 October 1265, he Earl of Leicester and the High Steward of England.1,3 Edmund was knighted in 1267.3 In 1276, he was called to Parliament.1,3

Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet , Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester married Blanche of Artois, daughter of Robert I , Count of Artois and Matilda of Brabant, in 1276.5,6,1,2,7 Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet , Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester died on 5 June 1295 at Bayonne, Aquitaine, at age 51.1,3,7

Child of Edmund Crouchback Plantagenet , Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester and Blanche of Artois

Citations

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