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Lionel of Antwerp Plantagenet
(29 Nov 1338 - 17 Oct 1368)
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Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence1
M, #106873, b. 29 November 1338, d. 17 October 1368
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=2.76%
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence was born on 29 November 1338 at Antwerp, Belgium.2 He was the son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d'Avesnes.2 He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and Lady Matilda of Lancaster, on 15 August 1342 at Tower of London, The City, London, England.3,4 He married, secondly, Violanta Visconti, daughter of Galeazzo II Visconti, Signore di Milano and Bianca Maria de Savoia, on 28 May 1368.5 He died on 17 October 1368 at age 29 at Alba, Piedmont, Italy.3 He was buried at Clare Priory, Suffolk, England.3
He held the office of Guardian of England on 1 July 1345.5 He held the office of Guardian of England on 25 June 1346.5 As a result of his marriage, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence was styled as Earl of Ulster circa 26 January 1347.3 In 1352 He consummated his marriage.4 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa April 1361.3 He held the office of Chief Governor of Ireland from 1 July 1361 to 1364.5 He was created 1st Duke of Clarence [England] on 13 November 1362.6 He held the office of Chief Governor of Ireland in 1367.5
On his death, the Dukedom of Clarence became extinct.5
Child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh
Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster+1 b. 16 Aug 1355, d. 5 Jan 1381/82
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 I, page 245. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 257.
[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.
[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 184. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 258.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 77.
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence1
M, #106873, b. 29 November 1338, d. 17 October 1368
Last Edited=21 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=2.76%
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence was born on 29 November 1338 at Antwerp, Belgium.2 He was the son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d'Avesnes.2 He married, firstly, Lady Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and Lady Matilda of Lancaster, on 15 August 1342 at Tower of London, The City, London, England.3,4 He married, secondly, Violanta Visconti, daughter of Galeazzo II Visconti, Signore di Milano and Bianca Maria de Savoia, on 28 May 1368.5 He died on 17 October 1368 at age 29 at Alba, Piedmont, Italy.3 He was buried at Clare Priory, Suffolk, England.3
He held the office of Guardian of England on 1 July 1345.5 He held the office of Guardian of England on 25 June 1346.5 As a result of his marriage, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence was styled as Earl of Ulster circa 26 January 1347.3 In 1352 He consummated his marriage.4 He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) circa April 1361.3 He held the office of Chief Governor of Ireland from 1 July 1361 to 1364.5 He was created 1st Duke of Clarence [England] on 13 November 1362.6 He held the office of Chief Governor of Ireland in 1367.5
On his death, the Dukedom of Clarence became extinct.5
Child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence and Lady Elizabeth de Burgh
Philippa Plantagenet, Countess of Ulster+1 b. 16 Aug 1355, d. 5 Jan 1381/82
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 I, page 245. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 257.
[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.
[S2] Peter W. Hammond, editor, The Complete Peerage or a History of the House of Lords and All its Members From the Earliest Times, Volume XIV: Addenda & Corrigenda (Stroud, Gloucestershire, U.K.: Sutton Publishing, 1998), page 184. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage, Volume XIV.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume III, page 258.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 77.
Events
| Birth | 29 Nov 1338 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 1 Jul 1345 | Guardian of England | |||
| Title (Nobility) | Ca 26 Jan 1347 | Earl of Ulster | |||
| Title (Nobility) | Ca Apr 1361 | Knight, Order of the Garter | |||
| Title (Nobility) | From 1 Jul 1361 to 1364 | Chief Governor of Ireland | |||
| Title (Nobility) | 13 Nov 1362 | 1st Duke of Clarence | |||
| Death | 17 Oct 1368 |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth de Burgh (1332 - 1363) |
| Child | Philippa Plantagenet (1355 - 1382) |
| Father | King Edward III (1312 - 1377) |
| Mother | Philippe d'Avesnes (1311 - 1369) |
| Sibling | Edward the Black Prince (1330 - 1376) |
| Sibling | John of Gaunt (1340 - 1399) |
| Sibling | Edmund of Langley (1341 - 1402) |