, Duke of Clarence Lionel of Antwerp 
, Duke of Clarence was born on November 29th, 1338 in Antwerp, Belgium. , Duke of Clarence's father was King of England Edward III and his mother was Philippa of Hainault. His paternal grandparents were Plantagenet, King of England Edward II and Capet Queen of England Isabella; his maternal grandparents were William III D'avesnes ,Cmte d'Hainaut & Holland and Jeanne de Valois. He had four brothers and four sisters, named "The Black Prince" , Prince of Wales, , Duke of York, Thomas, Duke of Lancaster, Isabella, Joan, Mary and Margaret. He died at the age of 29 on October 17th, 1368 in Alba, Peidmont, Italy.General Notes
This prince, the third son of King Edward III <http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon32.html> and Queen Philippa, was born at Antwerp in Flanders on 29th November 1338. He had scarcely completed his third year, when, in order to secure for him a large territory in Ireland, his future marriage was arranged with Lady Elizabeth De Burgh, the sole daughter and heiress of William, Earl of Ulster, by Maud Plantagenet, second daughter of Prince Henry, Earl of Lancaster, a grandson of King Henry Ill . Whilst still an infant, Lionel was, during the King's temporary absence in 1345, constituted guardian of the realm. His nuptials were celebrated in 1355; in which year he was created Earl of Ulster, and first armed, for the purpose of attending his Royal father on an expedition to France. In 1359, he was again, accompanied by his brothers - Edward , John and Edmund - with the King when he passed over to Calais and was a witness to the Treaty of Bretigny in 1360. It was probably at the feast of St. George in 1361 that he received the ensign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and had installation in the sixth stall on the Sovereign's side in place of John, Lord Beauchamp, one of the first Founders. The Honour of Clare in Suffolk having devolved to him, as part of the inheritance of Elizabeth De Clare, his consort's grandmother, he was, in 1362, created Duke of Clarence. His duchess, by whom he had an only child, Philippa, died in the year following and, towards the conclusion of the year 1367, a treaty of marriage was agreed upon between Lionel and Violante, daughter of Galeazzo, Prince of Milan, and niece of Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy. The Duke of Clarence, with numerous knights and esquires in his suite proceeded through France, on his way to Milan, and was received with great distinction by King Charles V of France, the Dukes of Burgundy and Bourbon, and the Sire De Coney, and was conducted to Paris, where he arrived on Quasimodo Sunday, 16th April 1368. From thence, the Duke continued his journey into Savoy and was welcomed at Chambery by the Count, and, after great rejoicing, balls and other entertainments during two days, conducted by him to Milan, where the marriage was celebrated on the 5th June following. The Duke was, however, not destined to return to his native land. Whether from excesses in a climate not congenial to his constitution, as supposed by some, or the effects of poison, as hinted by others, he sickened and died at Alba Pompeia, in the Marquisate of Montferrat, in Piedmont, on 17th October 1368. His remains were first interred at Papia, but afterwards brought to England, and deposited at Clare, in the church of the Augustine Friars, near the body of his first consort. The Duchess Violante, by whom he had no issue, married soon afterwards Otho Paleologus, Marquis of Montferrat. Philippa, the only issue of Lionel, Duke of Clarence, married Edmund Mortimer, third Earl of March, and King Edward IV was her great-great-grandson and eventual heir.
Lionel was a handsome giant of a man, nearly seven feet tall.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England d.18 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Abbey, England
- b.~ 1186 in Angouleme, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrand, Anjou, France
- b.1239 in Westminster, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Carlisle, England
- b.1198 in Aix-En-Provence, France d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.1217 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.24 Jan 1290/1291 in Amesbury, England
- b.1201 in Chambery,Savoie,France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caemarvon Castle, Caemarvon, Caemarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley, Glou, Eng.
- b.1166 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.1230 in Vallaneuva De Soria, Castilla, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon,Leon,Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla,Sevilla,Spain
- b.1181 in Segovia,Castile,Spain d.1244 in Burgos,Burgos,Spain
- b.1244 in Castile d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1180 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville, Somme, France
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 Mar 1278/1279 in Abbeville, Somme, France
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale, Seine-Maritime, France d.Sep 1250
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Surrey, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Poissy, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Carthage, Tunisia, Africa
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.1221 in St Maime,Alpes,Dehaute,France d.20 Dec 1295 in Paris,Seine,France
- b.1268 in Fontainebleau,Seine Et Marne,France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainebleau,Seine-et-Marne,France
- b.1208 d.1276
- b.1243 in Montpellier,Montpellier,Herault,France d.28 Jan 1270/1271 in Cosenza,Cosenza,Calabria,Italy
- b.~ 1216 d.1271
- b.1292 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.1210 d.22 Jul 1274
- b.14 Jan 1272/1273 in Bar-sur-Seine, France d.02 Apr 1305 in Vincennes, Val-De-Marne, France
- b.Sep 1216 in Paris, Seine, France d.8 Feb 1248/1249 in Mussouri, Egypt
- b.~ 1235 in Arras,Pas-De-Calais,France d.02 May 1302 in Paris,Seine,France
- b.~ 1224 in of,Brabant,France d.29 Sep 1288
- b.29 Nov 1338 in Antwerp, Belgium d.17 Oct 1368 in Alba, Peidmont, Italy
- b.~ 1200
- b.~ 1230 d.24 Dec 1257
- b.~ 1200 d.1280
- b.~ 1255 d.22 Aug 1304
- b.24 Jun 1210 d.19 Jul 1234
- b.~ 1235 d.1284
- b.~ 1210 d.21 Dec 1267
- b.~ 1280 d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes
- b.1217 d.24 Dec 1281
- b.~ 1185 d.1247
- b.~ 1255
- b.~ 1190 d.~13 Nov 1239
- b.~ 1220 d.23 Nov 1275
- b.~ 1200 d.17 Mar 1239/1240
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Poissy, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Carthage, Tunisia, Africa
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, France
- b.1221 in St Maime,Alpes,Dehaute,France d.20 Dec 1295 in Paris,Seine,France
- b.12 Mar 1269/1270 in Fountainebleau, France d.15 Dec 1325 in Le Perrey nr. Rambouillet, France
- b.1208 d.1276
- b.1243 in Montpellier,Montpellier,Herault,France d.28 Jan 1270/1271 in Cosenza,Cosenza,Calabria,Italy
- b.~ 1216 d.1271
- b.1294 d.7 Mar 1341/1342 in Fontenelle
- b.Mar 1225/1226 d.7 Jan 1284/1285 in Foggia, Kingdom of Naples Italy
- b.1254 in Naples, Italy d.05 May 1309 in Naples, Italy
- b.1224 in Provence, France d.12 Jul 1267
- b.1273 d.31 Dec 1299
- b.1239 in Budapest, Hungary d.01 Aug 1272 in battle
- b.1258 in Budapest, Hungary d.25 Mar 1323
- b.1240 in Cumania d.1292
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They had a daughter named Philippa.
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Children
Philippa Plantagenet , Countess of Ulster
Philippa was born on August 16th, 1355 in Eltham Palace, Kent, England. She was buried in , Wigmore, Herefordshire, England.
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