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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.
- 14 April 1361, Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke
Mar 20, 2024 · 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). He was unquestionably the most powerful feudal lord in England at that time.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sep 24, 2023 · Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales. Death: March 23, 1361 (46-55) Leicester Castle, Leicestershire, England (plague) Place of Burial: Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. Immediate Family: Son of Henry of Lancaster and Maud de Chaworth. Husband of Isabel de Beaumont, Duchess of Lancaster.
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.
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.
- 1351 (first creation), 1362 (second creation), 1399 (third creation)
- Henry V (merged in the Crown)
The Oxford Companion to British History. Henry of Grosmont (c.1300–61) was a cousin of Edward III and the king's right-hand man. His father was earl of Lancaster and Leicester. He was born in Grosmont, created earl of Derby in 1337, and succeeded his father as earl of Lancaster in 1345.
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster KG was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer who owned Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire. A member of the House of Plantagenet, he became the wealthiest and most powerful peer of the realm.
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