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Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (Norman: Leonell Duc de Clarence; 29 November 1338 – 17 October 1368), was an English prince, Earl of Ulster jure uxoris from 1347, Duke of Clarence from 1362, Guardian of England in 1345-1346, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1361-1366, Knight of the Garter from 1361, second surviving son of King Edward III ...
Lionel of Antwerp, duke of Clarence (born Nov. 29, 1338, Antwerp—died Oct. 17, 1368, Alba, Italy) was the second surviving son of King Edward III of England and ancestor of Edward IV. Before he was four years of age Lionel was betrothed to Elizabeth (d. 1363), daughter and heiress of William de Burgh, earl of Ulster (d. 1333), and he entered ...
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Learn about the life and legacy of Lionel, the second son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainaut. He was a prominent figure in the Hundred Years' War, the governor of Ireland, and the founder of the House of York.
Learn about the life and legacy of Lionel, the fourth son of Edward III, who was a regent, a knight of the Garter and a duke. See his statue on his father's tomb and his shield in the abbey.
Lionel was the third son of King Edward III of England and the governor of Ireland. He married twice and had a daughter Philippa, who became the ancestor of Edward IV.
Lionel (‘of Antwerp’) (1338–68), 1st duke of Clarence and 5th earl of Ulster , was second surviving son of Edward III and his wife Philippa of Hainault, and became the foremost magnate of Ireland through his father's policy of marrying his sons to great heiresses.
Alfred Webb. A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. Clarence, Lionel, Duke of, second son of Edward III., was born at Antwerp 29th November 1338. In 1352 he married Lady Elizabeth de Burgh, heiress of the Earl of Ulster, and in her right assumed the style of Earl of Ulster, Lord of Connaught and Tuam.
