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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier and literary patron. [1] He was (as he styled himself) "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV of England, the brother of Henry V, and the uncle of Henry VI.
Humphrey Plantagenet. English Royalty. Born the fifth son of Henry IV, King of England and Mary de Bohun. He was invested as a Knight, Order of the Garter about 1400 and gained the titles of Duke of Gloucester and Earl of Pembroke in May 1414. He married Jacqueline von Bayern, Comtesse de Hollande, Zélande et Hainault in 1422 an was styled...
Humphrey Plantagenet, duke of Gloucester. Born: 1391. Died: Feb. 23, 1447, London, Eng. (aged 56) House / Dynasty: house of Plantagenet. Humphrey Plantagenet, duke of Gloucester (born 1391—died Feb. 23, 1447, London, Eng.) was an English nobleman who was the first notable patron of England’s humanists.
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Jul 29, 2010 · He became the first Duke of Gloucester and served in Parliament, and upon the death of his brother, King Henry V, Humphrey was Lord Protector of his nephew, King Henry VI, until he assumed the ...
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester was the fourth and youngest son of King Henry IV. As such he styled himself as being the son, brother and uncle of Kings. Having held few positions or military commands in his early life the Duke of Gloucester rose to hold positions as Protector of England, was appointed (though never took up) to the Lieutenancy of ...
Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester was an English prince, soldier and literary patron. He was "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV of England, the brother of Henry V, and the uncle of Henry VI. Gloucester fought in the Hundred Years' War and acted as Lord Protector of England during the minority of his nephew. A controversial figure, he has ...
Humphrey of Lancaster: Duke of Gloucester: Birth Date: 3 October 1390: Death Date: 23 February 1447 (aged 56) Death Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk: Burial Date: 4 March 1447: Burial Place: St Albans Abbey: Spouse: Jacqueline of Hainaut (1422,) Eleanor Cobham (m. 1428–1431, ann. c. 1441) Issue:
