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Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster (16 January 1245 – 5 June 1296), also known as Edmund Crouchback, was a member of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty and the founder of the first House of Lancaster. He was Earl of Leicester (1265–1296), Lancaster (1267–1296) and Derby (1269–1296) in England and Count Palatine of Champagne (1276–1284) in France.
- 24 March 1301, Westminster Abbey
- Eleanor of Provence
Apr 26, 2022 · About Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster. "Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (16 January 1245 – 5 June 1296), was the second surviving son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. In his childhood he had a claim on the Kingdom of Sicily.
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Edmund, 1st earl of Lancaster (born Jan. 16, 1245, London, Eng.—died c. June 5, 1296, Bayonne, France) was the fourth (but second surviving) son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence, who founded the house of Lancaster. At the age of 10, Edmund was invested by Pope Innocent IV with the kingdom of Sicily (April 1255), as an ...
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He was succeeded as Earl of Lancaster by his eldest son, Thomas. His widow, Blanche of Artois lived on until 2 May 1302, she was buried at the convent of the Minoresses without Aldgate, which her husband had founded in 1293. Edmund Crouchback was born in London on 16 January, 1245, he was the second son of King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence.
Feb 25, 2015 · Edmund Crouchback, Edward I’s Loyal Brother. The fourth child and second son of Henry III and his Queen, Eleanor of Provence, and named to honour the Old English royal saint, Edmund was born in London on 16th January 1245. From an early age, Edmund was involved in his father’s schemes to extend Angevin influence across Europe; in 1254 Henry ...
Edmund, 1st Earl of Lancaster (16 January 1245 – 5 June 1296), also known by his epithet Edmund Crouchback, was a member of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty and the founder of the first House of Lancaster. He was Earl of Leicester (1265–1296), Lancaster (1267–1296) and Derby (1269–1296) in England, and Count Palatine of Champagne (1276 ...
After de Monfort was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265, Edmund was granted all the lands that de Monfort had held and was created Earl of Leicester. In 1267, Edmund received further grants of castles and was created Earl of Lancaster. On April 8, 1269, Edmund married Aveline de Forz, Countess of Aumale and Lady of Holderness, the daughter ...
