Richard Of ENGLAND King of the Romans 
Richard Of was born in Winchester, Hampshire, England. Richard Of's father was John "Lackland" King Of ENGLAND and his mother was Isabella De TAILLEFER. His paternal grandparents were Henry II Of ENGLAND King and Eleanor Of AQUITAINE; his maternal grandparents were Aymer De TAILLEFER COUNT OF ANGOULEME/COUNT OF ANGOULEME and Alice de COURTENAY. He had a brother and three sisters, named Henry III King Of, Joane Princess Of, Isabel Princess Of and Eleanor Princess Of. He had seven half-brothers and six half-sisters, named Henry, Richard, Hugh XI De, Guy De, Guillaume de, Aymer Ademar De, Geoffrey De, Joan Princess Of, Isabella De, Marguerite De, Agatha Agnes De, Alice and Mary. He died on April 2nd, 1272 in Berkhampsted, Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England. He was buried on April 13th, 1272 in Hailes Abbey, Hailes, Gloucestershire, England.General Notes
He was the Earl of Cornwall. He took up the cross in 1236 against the will of the pope and h is brother. He went with Simon Montfort, the Earl of Leicester, the brother of Amalric of Mo ntfort.
Richard was very wealthy and used it to be elected Holy Roman Emperor. His reign was not of any substance-pretty much symbolic. Late in life he gave up hope of ever actually ruling.
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Richard, Count of Poitou by 18 Aug 1225 (renounced c Dec 1243), 1st Earl of Cornwall, so styled from 21 Aug 1227 and King of the Romans (ie. heir presumptive to the Holy Roman Empire), so elected at Frankfurt 13 Jan 1256/7 and crowned at Aachen 17 May 1257 but soon ejected and returned to England, three of the Electors apparently having thrown him over because his monetary inducements to them were too small, PC (1253); Constable of Wallingford Castle 1216; knighted Feb 1224/5 and granted by his brother Henry III 13 Feb 1224/5 the County of Cornwall during the King's pleasure, following which he was presumably invested as Earl of that county; Lt of Guienne 1226-7; Ambassador to Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II 1237 and Popes Innocent IV and Alexander IV 1250 and 1259 respectively; went on Crusade 1240-41; Co- or sole Regent during his brother Henry III's campaigns in Gascony 1253-54, fought with his brother Henry III against Simon de Montfort's barons at Battle of Lewes 1264, where he was captured; married 1st 30 March 1230/1 Isabel, 3rd daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke and widow of Gilbert de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford and 2nd Earl of Gloucester, and had three sons (all died young or sp); married 2nd 22 Nov 1243 Sancha, sister of his brother Henry III's wife Eleanor and 3rd daughter and coheir of Raymond Berengar V, Count of Provence, and by her had two or three sons (also died young or sp, including the 2nd and last Earl of Cornwall); married 3rd 16 June 1269 Beatrice, 2nd daughter of Walram de Fauquemont (or Valkenberg, near Mastricht), Seigneur de Montjoie and brother of Engelbert Archbishop of Cologne, and died 2 April 1272, leaving by Jeanne de Valletort, and illegitimate son. [Burke's Peerage]
Name Suffix:<NSFX> [EARL OF CORNWALAncestral File Number:<AFN> 8XJ6-0NRichard was very wealthy and used it to be elected Holy Roman Emperor. His reign was not of any substance-pretty much symbolic. Late in life he gave up hope of ever actually ruling.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.05 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, France
- b.24 Dec 1166 in Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.1121/1122 in Ch√¢teau de Belin, Bordeaux, Aquitaine d.31 Mar 1204 in Poitiers, Poitou, Aquitaine
- b.5 Jan 1208/1209 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.02 Apr 1272 in Berkhampsted, Berkhampsted, Hertfordshire, England
- b.~ 1160 in Of, Angouleme, Charente-Maritime, France d.1218 in L'Abbey La Couroun, France
- b.~ 1198 in Of, Angouleme, Charente, France d.31 May 1245/1246 in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1160 in Courtenay, Galinois, France d.1218 in France
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Richard Of and Isabel were married in a religious ceremony on March 30th, 1231 in Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England. They had two sons and a daughter, and also a child of unknown gender, named John of, Henry of, Isabella of and Nicholas of.
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Children
Isabella of ENGLAND
Isabella of was born on September 9th, 1233 in marlow. She died at the age of 1 on October 10th, 1234. She was buried in reading abbey.
Henry of ENGLAND
Henry of was born on November 2nd, 1235 in Haughley castle, suffolk. He died at the age of 35 on March 13th, 1271 in murdered by cousins.
Nicholas of ENGLAND
Nicholas of was born in January 1240 in berkhamstead. He/she died in January 1240 in berkhamstead.
Richard Of and Sancha Of were married in a religious ceremony on November 23rd, 1243 in Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Middlesex, England. They had two sons named Richard and Edmund.
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Children
Richard PLANTAGENET
Richard was born in July 1246 in Wallingford, Berkshire, England. He died at 1 months old on August 15th, 1246 in Wallingford, Berkshire, England. He was buried in Hayles, Gloucestershire, England.
Edmund PLANTAGENET 2 E CORNWALL/2 E CORNWALL
Edmund was born on December 5th, 1250 in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England. He died at the age of 49 on September 26th, 1300 in Ashridge, Buckinghamshire, England. He was buried in Hayles, Gloucestershire, England.
Richard Of and Beatrix von were married in a religious ceremony on June 16th, 1269 in Kaiserslautern, Rhein-Pfalz, Germany.
Richard Of and Joan de were married in a religious ceremony in Unmarried. They had three sons named Richard, Walter and lawrence de.
Family Notes
Line in Record @F43062@ (MRIN 7750) from GEDCOM file not recognized: _STAT MARRIED
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Children
Richard PLANTAGENET EARL OF CORNWALL
Richard was born about 1245 in Of, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England. He died in 1296 in Berwick, Northumberland, England. He was buried in Hayles, Gloucestershire, England.
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