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- Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster KG (c. 1310 – 23 March 1361) was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagenet, which was ruling over England at that time. He was the wealthiest and most powerful peer of the realm.
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Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster KG (c. 1310 – 23 March 1361) was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagenet, which was ruling over England at that time. He was the wealthiest and most powerful peer of the realm.
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Sep 24, 2023 · "Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lancaster, KG (c. 1310 – 23 March 1361), also Earl of Derby, was a member of the English nobility in the 14th century, and a prominent English diplomat, politician, and soldier.
- circa 1310
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster (c. 1310 - March 23, 1361), also Earl of Derby and Leicester, was a member of the English nobility in the fourteenth century, and a prominent English diplomat, politician, and soldier. He has been described as the king's lieutenant.
Henry, 1st duke and 4th earl of Lancaster (born c. 1300, perhaps at Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales—died March 24, 1361, Leicester, Leicestershire, Eng.) was a soldier and diplomat, the most trusted adviser of King Edward III of England (reigned 1327–77).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Oct 14, 2017 · HENRY OF GROSMONT, first Duke of Lancaster (1299?-1361), son of Henry, earl of Lancaster (1281?-1345), and his Countess Maud [Matilda], was born about 1299, and was called 'of Grosmont,' possibly from the place of his birth.
The first creation was on 6 March 1351 for Henry of Grosmont, 4th Earl of Lancaster, a great-grandson of Henry III; he was also 4th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Derby, 1st Earl of Lincoln and Lord of Bowland. When he died in 1361 the peerage became extinct.
Feb 14, 2005 · Henry Grosmont of Derby Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Lancaster was born between 1299 and 1314 at Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales G. 1 He was the son of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Matilda de Chaworth.
