Individual Details
Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet
(16 Jan 1245 - 5 Jun 1296)
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Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester1
M, #101927, b. 16 January 1245, d. 5 June 1296
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.18%
Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester was born on 16 January 1245 at London, England.2 He was the son of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence. He married, firstly, Aveline de Forz, Countess of Holderness, daughter of William de Forz, Count of Aumale and Isabel de Reviers, on 8 April 1269 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.2 He married, secondly, Blanche d'Artois, daughter of Robert I de France, Comte d'Artois and Matilde de Brabant, before 3 February 1276 at Paris, France.2 He died on 5 June 1296 at age 51 at Bayonne, Bearn, France.2 He was buried on 15 July 1296 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.1
He gained the title of King Edmund of Sicily on 7 January 1254.2 He abdicated as King of Sicily in 1263.2 He gained the title of Earl of Leicester on 26 October 1265.2 He gained the title of 1st Earl of Lancaster on 30 June 1267.2 As a result of his marriage, Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester was styled as Comte de Brie in 1276. As a result of his marriage, Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester was styled as Comte de Champagne in 1276.2
Children of Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester and Blanche d'Artois
Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster b. bt 1277 - 1280, d. 22 Mar 1322
Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster+ b. c 1281, d. 22 Sep 1345
John of Beaufort, Lord of Beaufort1 b. b May 1286, d. c 1327
Mary Plantagenet1 b. b 1296
Citations
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 74. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester1
M, #101927, b. 16 January 1245, d. 5 June 1296
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.18%
Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester was born on 16 January 1245 at London, England.2 He was the son of Henry III, King of England and Eleanor of Provence. He married, firstly, Aveline de Forz, Countess of Holderness, daughter of William de Forz, Count of Aumale and Isabel de Reviers, on 8 April 1269 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.2 He married, secondly, Blanche d'Artois, daughter of Robert I de France, Comte d'Artois and Matilde de Brabant, before 3 February 1276 at Paris, France.2 He died on 5 June 1296 at age 51 at Bayonne, Bearn, France.2 He was buried on 15 July 1296 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.1
He gained the title of King Edmund of Sicily on 7 January 1254.2 He abdicated as King of Sicily in 1263.2 He gained the title of Earl of Leicester on 26 October 1265.2 He gained the title of 1st Earl of Lancaster on 30 June 1267.2 As a result of his marriage, Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester was styled as Comte de Brie in 1276. As a result of his marriage, Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester was styled as Comte de Champagne in 1276.2
Children of Edmund 'Crouchback' Plantagenet, Earl of Leicester and Blanche d'Artois
Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster b. bt 1277 - 1280, d. 22 Mar 1322
Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster+ b. c 1281, d. 22 Sep 1345
John of Beaufort, Lord of Beaufort1 b. b May 1286, d. c 1327
Mary Plantagenet1 b. b 1296
Citations
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 74. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
Events
| Birth | 16 Jan 1245 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 7 Jan 1254 | King Edmund of Sicily | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 26 Oct 1265 | Earl of Leicester | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 30 Jun 1267 | 1st Earl of Lancaster | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1276 | Comte de Brie | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 1276 | Comte de Champagne | |||
| Death | 5 Jun 1296 |
Families
| Spouse | Blanche d'Artois (1245 - 1302) |
| Child | Henry Plantagenet (1281 - 1345) |
| Father | King Henry III (1207 - 1272) |
| Mother | Eleanor of Provence (1223 - 1291) |
| Sibling | King Edward I "Longshanks and "Hammer of the Scots"" (1239 - 1307) |