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The first creation was on 6 March 1351 for Henry of Grosmont, 4th Earl of Lancaster, a great-grandson of Henry III; he was also 4th Earl of Leicester, 1st Earl of Derby, 1st Earl of Lincoln and Lord of Bowland. When he died in 1361 the peerage became extinct.
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English royal prince, ... His first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, was also his third cousin ...
1st Duke of Lancaster may refer to: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, (1340 – 1399), member of the House of Plantagenet; Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, (c. 1310 – 1361), also Earl of Derby, member of the English nobility
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.
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 ...
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.
She married Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster in 1330, but lived apart from her husband for a few years before consummation of the marriage due to her age. [1] As her husband's mother had died before the marriage, she became the senior lady of the Lancaster household.
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]