Individual Details

Henry of Lancaster Plantagenet Earl of Lancaste

(1281 - 22 Sep 1345)

And Earl of Leicester 1324. He was one of the leaders of the great confederacy which overturned the power of the Spencers and deposed Kind Edward II. He was appointed guardian of the new King Edward III. He was appointed captain- general of all the King's forces in the Marches of Scotland. Lord of Beaumont and Nogent 1336. AKA 'Tortcol'

Events

Birth1281
Death22 Sep 1345Leicestershire, England
MarriageMaud Chaworth

Families

SpouseMaud Chaworth (1282 - 1322)
ChildEleanor Plantagenet (1311 - 1372)
FatherEdmund Crouchback Leicester Plantagenet Earl of Leices (1245 - 1296)
MotherBlanche of Artois (1247 - )