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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 ...
Apr 16, 2024 · house of York. 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 ...
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5 days ago · Duke Edmund died at Langley in Hertfordshire, his birthplace, on 1 August 1402 at the age of 61, the last surviving child of King Edward III and the only one to live past 1400. His elder son Edward succeeded him and became second duke of York. In the 1390s when he reached adulthood, Edmund of Langley’s elder son Edward was a close supporter ...
Their child Edward, 2nd Duke of York was killed at Agincourt in 1415 and son Richard, Earl of Cambridge was executed for treason. Their daughter Constance married Thomas, Lord Despencer. His second wife was Joan, daughter of the Earl of Kent. He died on 1st August 1402 and is buried at King's Langley. Further reading
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.
She the wife of Edmund of Langley 1st Duke York (age 51). Isabella had travelled to England with her sister [his illegitimate sister-in-law] Constance of Castile Duchess of Lancaster (age 38) who had married Edmund's elder brother [his brother] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 52). Isabella and Edmund's marriage was not, apparently, a ...
Jun 11, 2018 · views 3,236,242 updated 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 ...
