Individual Details

Philippa Plantagenet

(16 Aug 1355 - 5 Jan 1382)

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Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster1
F, #101990, b. 16 August 1355, d. 5 January 1381/82
Last Edited=5 Dec 2008
Consanguinity Index=2.28%
Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster was born on 16 August 1355 at Eltham Palace, Kent, England.2 She was the daughter of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh.3,4 She married Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, son of Roger de Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, circa May 1368 at Reading Abbey, Queen's Chapel, Reading, Berkshire, England.2 She died on 5 January 1381/82 at age 26.4 She was buried at Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.2 Her will was proven (by probate) on 6 December 1379.5
She gained the title of Countess of Ulster. She succeeded to the title of 13th Lady of Clare [feudal baron] in 1363.4 From circa May 1368, her married name became de Mortimer.
Children of Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster and Edmund de Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March

Elizabeth de Mortimer+ b. 12 Feb 1371, d. 20 Apr 1417
Roger de Mortimer, 4th Earl of March+6 b. 11 Apr 1374, d. 20 Jul 1398
Philippa de Mortimer+3 b. 21 Nov 1375, d. 24 Sep 1401
Sir Edmund de Mortimer+ b. 9 Nov 1376, d. b 13 May 1411

Citations

[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), Volume 12, page 905. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 95. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 245.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 245.
[S1545] Mitchell Adams, "re: West Ancestors," e-mail message to Darryl Roger Lundy, 6 December 2005 - 19 June 2009. Hereinafter cited as "re: West Ancestors."
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 246.

Events

Birth16 Aug 1355
Title (Nobility)136313th Lady of Clare
Death5 Jan 1382
Title (Nobility)Countess of Ulster

Families

SpouseEdmund de Mortimer (1352 - 1381)
ChildElizabeth de Mortimer (1371 - 1417)
ChildRoger de Mortimer (1374 - 1398)
FatherLionel of Antwerp Plantagenet (1338 - 1368)
MotherElizabeth de Burgh (1332 - 1363)