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Duke of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Leicester: Joan of Lancaster c. 1312 –1349: John (II) de Mowbray 1310–1361 3rd Baron Mowbray: Eleanor of Lancaster 1318–1372: Mary of Lancaster c. 1320 –1362: Earl of Worcester (2nd creation), 1397: John of Gaunt 1340–1399 Duke of Lancaster, 5th Earl of Lancaster, (6th) Earl of ...
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English royal prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son ...
The Duchy of Lancaster is an estate of the British sovereign. The estate has its origins in the lands held by the medieval Dukes of Lancaster , which came under the direct control of the monarch when Henry Bolingbroke , the then duke of Lancaster, ascended the throne in 1399.
DUKE OF LANCASTER, 1351: King Edward III (1312–1377) r. 1327–1377: Henry of Grosmont 4th Earl of Lancaster Duke of Lancaster (c.1310–1361) DUKE OF LANCASTER, 1362: John of Gaunt 5th Earl of Lancaster 1st Duke of Lancaster (1340–1399) Blanche of Lancaster (1345–1368) John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (1371–1410) Henry Bolingbroke ...
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.
Besides the dukedoms of Cornwall and Lancaster, the oldest extant title is that of Duke of Norfolk, dating from 1483 (the title was first created in 1397). The Duke of Norfolk is considered the premier duke of England. The premier duke of Scotland is the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon. The premier duke of Ireland is the Duke of Leinster. [2]
Thomas of Lancaster 1387–1421 Duke of Clarence: John of Lancaster 1389–1435 Duke of Bedford Surrendered dukedom and then regranted, 1433: Humphrey of Lancaster 1390–1447 Duke of Gloucester: John Beaufort 1373–1410: Joan Beaufort c. 1379 –1440: Edward of Norwich c. 1373 –1415 Duke of Aumale, 2nd Duke of York: Richard of Conisburgh ...
The title of Earl of Lancaster was created in the Peerage of England in 1267. It was succeeded by the title Duke of Lancaster in 1351, which expired in 1361. (The most recent creation of the ducal title merged with the Crown in 1413.)