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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390 – 23 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier and literary patron. [1] He was (as he styled himself) "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of Henry IV of England, the brother of Henry V, and the uncle of Henry VI.
1391. Died: Feb. 23, 1447, London, Eng. (aged 56) House / Dynasty: house of Plantagenet. Humphrey Plantagenet, duke of Gloucester (born 1391—died Feb. 23, 1447, London, Eng.) was an English nobleman who was the first notable patron of England’s humanists.
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Humphrey withdrew and from 1442 to 1447 was an infrequent visitor to Council meetings, so much so that the Duke of Suffolk was confident enough to tell the French in 1445 that the Duke of Gloucester was of no significance: even though he was technically Henry’s heir at this time. Arrest and death of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
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Photo added by Marcine (Amelung) Lohman. Humphrey Plantagenet Famous memorial. Birth. 3 Oct 1391. England. Death. 23 Feb 1447 (aged 55) Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England. Burial.
Sep 1, 2021 · Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester. September 1, 2021September 20, 2021 danmoorhouse. HUMPHREY, Duke of Gloucester, called the Good Duke Humphrey (1391–1447), youngest son of Henry, earl of Derby, afterwards Henry IV, by his first wife, Mary Bohun (d. 1394), was born in 1391, probably in January or February, during his father’s absence in Prussia.
He was created Duke of Gloucester in 1414, and took part in the French wars of Henry V's reign, being wounded in the battle of Agincourt. On his death-bed Henry appointed him regent of England during his son's minority, but Parliament refused to allow this, and a council of regency was appointed with Bedford as Protector, and in his absence ...
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