Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester : Roy Family Genealogy

Generation: 1

Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester was born about 1310 (son of Sir Henry Pantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester and Maud de Chaworth); died on 24 Mar 1360/61 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England; was buried on 14 Apr 1361 in Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke Leicester, Leicestershire, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

History: birth to death

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History:
In September 1333, he was granted the South Wales castles of Grosmont, Skenfrith, and Kidwelly other lands in the area by his father.

In March 1337, he was created the Earl of Derby.

On 6 March 1350, he was made the Duke of Lancaster by Edward III.

In the mid-1350s, he transformed the hospital his father had founded in the Newarke at Leicester in 1331, into a college of secular canons in honor of the annunciation of St. Mary.

On 24 March 1356, the king granted permission for Henry and Isabel to alienate their joint manor of Hannington in Wiltshire to the new college.

From autumn 1359 to November 1360, he was on the continent and took part in the Reims campaign of Edward III.

On 15 March 1361, he dictated his will, having returned to Leicester Castle, seriously ill from a new outbreak of the plague.

Buried:
King Edward III, Queen Philippa, and the royal family was in attendance.

The College of the Annunciation of St. Mary in Newarke, Leicester endured for almost two centuries. The college was suppressed under the Act for the Dissolution of Chantries, and ceased to exist. The church and many of the other buildings fell into decay, and were eventually demolished, bringing an end to the 14th century tombs of Henry, Isabel and the other Lancasters.

Henry married Isabel de Beaumont in by 24 Jun 1330. Isabel was born on 1316 or 1318; died in by 1360; was buried in Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke Leicester, Leicestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Issue:
1. Maud of Lancaster (1340-1362)
2. Blanche of Lancaster (1342-____)

Generation: 2

Sir Henry Pantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester was born about 1281 (son of Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester and Blanche of Artois); died on 22 Sep 1345.

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History: birth to death

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Sources have given him as second marriage to Alex de Joinville. This is incorrect. She married Henry's younger brother, John of Lancaster.

Death: Weis (1982) gives his death date as 1348.

Name:
He was also the Steward of England

History:
He was said to be Chobham, Woking, UK: Foundations: The Journal of the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, volume 1, number 3, 2004.

In 1298/99, he was summoned to parliament.

On 10 May 1324, he was created the Earl of Lancaster.

In 1326, he arrested his cousin, King Edward II.

Henry married Maud de Chaworth in 1298. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Maud de Chaworth (daughter of Sir Patrick de Chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly and Isabel de Beauchamp).

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History: birth to death

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History:
She was living in 1245.

Children:

Mary Plantagenet was born in 1320; died on 1 Sep 1362; was buried in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
1. Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester was born about 1310; died on 24 Mar 1360/61 in Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England; was buried on 14 Apr 1361 in Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke Leicester, Leicestershire, England.
Joan Plantagenet, of Lancaster died on 7 Jul 1349.
Eleanor de Lancaster died on 11 Jan 1372 in Arundel, Sussex, England.

Generation: 3

Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester was born on 16 Jan 1244 in London, England (son of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence); died on 5 Jun 1295 in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.

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General Information: He was also Earl of Leicester; and Count of Champagne and Brie.
Title(s): 26 Oct 1265; On 26 October 1265, he was created the Earl of Leicester and the High Steward of England.
Knighted: 1267; In 1267, he was knighted.
Offices Held: 1276; On 1276, he was called to Parliament.

Edmund married Blanche of Artois in 1276. Blanche (daughter of Robert I, Count of Artois and Matilda of Brabant) was born about 1248; died on 2 May 1302 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Blanche of Artois was born about 1248 (daughter of Robert I, Count of Artois and Matilda of Brabant); died on 2 May 1302 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

Children:

2. Sir Henry Pantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and Leicester was born about 1281; died on 22 Sep 1345.

Sir Patrick de Chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly was born about 1052 in Nottinghamshire, England (son of Hugh de Chawroth); died about 7 Jul 1283.

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Father: Weis (1982) states his father was Patrick de Chaworth.

Patrick married Isabel de Beauchamp. Isabel (daughter of William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick and Maud FitzJohn) died in 1306. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isabel de Beauchamp (daughter of William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick and Maud FitzJohn); died in 1306.

Children:

Sibyl de Chaworth was born about 1112 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England.
3. Maud de Chaworth

Generation: 4

Henry III, King of England was born on 1 Oct 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England (son of John "Lackland", King of England and Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England); died on 16 Nov 1272 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

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Crowned: 1216; In 1261, he was crowned King of England.
Reign: From 1216 to 1279; King of England

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Henry married Eleanor of Provence on 14 Jan 1237 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Eleanor (daughter of Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier and Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence) was born about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France; died on 25 Jan 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor of Provence was born about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (daughter of Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier and Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence); died on 25 Jan 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England.

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Birth: Stuart (2002) gives her birth as about 1223 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Children:

Edward I "Longshanks", King of England was born on 17 Jun 1239 in Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England; died on 7 Jul 1307 in Burgh-by-Sands, Cumberland, England; was buried after 7 Jul 1307 in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
4. Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster and of Leicester was born on 16 Jan 1244 in London, England; died on 5 Jun 1295 in Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Margaret
Beatrice

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Robert I, Count of Artois was born in Sep 1216 (son of Louis VIII "the Lion", King of France and Blanche of Castile, Princess of Castile, Queen of France); died on 9 Feb 1250 in Mansoura, Egypt.

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General Information: He was also a Prince of France
Military: 1248; In 1248, he joined his father on the Seventh Crusade with St. Louis.

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Name:

Died:
He was killed in battle.

Robert married Matilda of Brabant on 14 Jun 1237 in Compiègne, Oise, Hauts-de-France, France. Matilda (daughter of Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine and Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany) died on 29 Sep 1288; was buried in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cercamp, Frévent, Hauts-de-France, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Matilda of Brabant (daughter of Henry II "the Magnanimous", Duke of Brabant and Lorraine and Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany); died on 29 Sep 1288; was buried in Abbaye Notre-Dame de Cercamp, Frévent, Hauts-de-France, France.

Children:

5. Blanche of Artois was born about 1248; died on 2 May 1302 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.

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Hugh de Chawroth was born about 1025 in St Symphoro, Le Mans, Pays de la Loire, France (not found) (son of Ernald de Chaworth).

Children:

6. Sir Patrick de Chaworth, Lord of Kidwelly was born about 1052 in Nottinghamshire, England; died about 7 Jul 1283.

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William de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick was born in 1237 (son of William de Beauchamp, Lord Beauchamp and Isabel de Mauduit); died on 9 Jun 1298 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; was buried on 22 Jun 1298 in Greyfriars, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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History: birth to death

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History:
He was the 9th Earl of Warwick.

In 1268, He was appointed the High Sheriff of Worcestershire for life on the death of his mother.

William married Maud FitzJohn before 1270. Maud (daughter of Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland and Isabel de Bigod) died about 18 Apr 1301; was buried on 7 May 1301 in Greyfriars, Worcester, Worcestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Maud FitzJohn (daughter of Sir John FitzGeoffrey, Justiciar of Ireland and Isabel de Bigod); died about 18 Apr 1301; was buried on 7 May 1301 in Greyfriars, Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Notes:

Death: Weis (1982) gives her death as about 18 April 1301.

Children:

7. Isabel de Beauchamp died in 1306.
Guy de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick was born in 1278 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England; died on 10 Aug 1315 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; was buried in Bordesley Abbey, Redditch, Worcestershire, England.