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  1. Philippa of Hainault. Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Like many medieval English princes, Edmund gained his nickname from his birthplace: Kings Langley Palace in Hertfordshire. He was the founder of the House of York, but it ...

  2. Jun 1, 2024 · Edmund of Langley, 1st duke of York (born June 5, 1341, King’s Langley, Hertfordshire, Eng.—died Aug. 1, 1402, King’s Langley) was the fourth surviving legitimate son of King Edward III of England and founder of the House of York as a branch of the Plantagenet dynasty. Created earl of Cambridge in 1362 and duke of York in 1385, Edmund was ...

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  3. Apr 26, 2022 · Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. Burial: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire ===== "Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge, KG (5 June 1341 – 1 August 1402) was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons who lived to adulthood, of this Royal couple.

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  4. 5 June 1341 - 1 August 1402. Edmund of Langley, Duke of York and Earl of Cambridge was born on 5 June 1341, at the Royal Palace of Kings Langley in Hertfordshire. He was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, daughter of William III, 'the Good' Count of Holland and Hainaut, and Joan of Valois.

  5. A gilt bronze statuette of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, can be seen on the tomb of his father King Edward III in Westminster Abbey. His shield of arms has disappeared (probably wrenched off by a visitor at some time). Originally there were twelve statuettes of Edward's children but only six now remain on the south side (ie.

  6. Jun 11, 2018 · York, Edmund of Langley, 1st duke of (1342–1402). Edmund, the fourth surviving son of Edward III, was endowed with lands in Yorkshire in 1347 and created earl of Cambridge in 1362. Negotiations had then begun for his marriage to the count of Flanders's heiress; they foundered when the pro-French pope refused a dispensation.

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  8. Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, age 61, died on August 1, 1402, at his birthplace and was buried with his first wife at the Church of the Dominicans at Kings Langley, England. Edmund’s tomb was moved to the Church of All Saints in Kings Langley in 1575, and can still be seen there. Tomb of Edmund of Langley; Photo Credit – www.findagrave.com.

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