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Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (c. 1278 – 22 March 1322) was an English nobleman of the first House of Lancaster of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty. He was Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, and Derby from 1296 to 1322, and Earl of Lincoln and Salisbury jure uxoris from 1311 to 1322.
Thomas of Lancaster. English noble. Also known as: Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester, Earl of Derby. Written and fact-checked by. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Thomas of Lancaster (c.1278–1322) was one of the most powerful magnates during the reign of Edward II and a thorn in the side of the king. He was the son of Edmund Crouchback, a younger son of Henry III and was therefore first cousin to Edward II. Succeeding to the earldom of Lancaster in 1296, he served against the Scots during Edward I's reign.
Thomas, Earl of Lancaster (c. 1278 – March 22 1322) was one of the leaders of the baronial opposition to Edward II of England. A descendant of Henry III of England, Edward was his cousin. Thomas Lancaster led two rebellions against Edward.
When, in 1399, the Duke of Lancaster seized the crown from Richard II, he achieved a rough-and-ready settlement of a troublesome situation that had first come to a head ninety years earlier, with the antagonism between Edward II and Thomas, the second Earl of Lancaster.
The answer to all these questions may lie in the life of its founder, Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, who died in 1322. Aerial View of Dunstanburgh Castle by Terry Ball Original Source:...
Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster. primary name:Plantagenet, Thomas. other name:Lancaster. Details. individual; British; Male. Life dates. 1278 c.-1322. Biography. Leader of opposition against King Edward II (q.v.).
