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Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier and literary patron. 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 .
When Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester arrived, he was commanded to stay at St Saviours Hospital. Here he was arrested on Suffolk’s orders. The charges that were to be brought against Humphrey are presumed to have been those of treason.
Humphrey Plantagenet, duke of Gloucester was an English nobleman who was the first notable patron of England’s humanists. He became known as the “good Duke Humphrey,” but many historians, pointing to his unprincipled and inept political dealings, have questioned the appropriateness of the title.
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Duke Humphrey and His Medical Collections* by VERN L. BULLOUGH H UMPHREY, Duke of Gloucester, has long been recognized as the leading patron of the new learning in England in the fifteenth century.1 His collection has been called'... the most important in Eng-land at his time. Other libraries, such as Christ Church, Canterbury,
The couple married at Hadleigh in Essex, sometime before 7 March 1423. Jacqueline had divorced John IV, Duke of Brabant and fled to England in 1421. Through this marriage, Humphrey acquired the title of Count of Holland, Zeeland and Hainault, his right to bear these titles was contested by Jacqueline's cousin Philip, Duke of Burgundy.
Various phases of Gloucester’s career—The Emperor Sigismund’s visit to England: reception by Gloucester—The Treaty of Canterbury—Gloucester hostage at St. Omer for the safety of the Duke of Burgundy visiting Henry V. at Calais—Gloucester and Sigismund: a contrast in characters—Renewal of the war—The siege of Caen—Gloucester ...
DUKE HUMPHREY of Gloucester, brother, son, and uncle of kings, as he styled himself, was a very important figure in introducing Italian humanism into England in the fifteenth century.
