Henry "De Grosmont" Plantagenet 
Henry "De Grosmont" was born in Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, England. Henry "De Grosmont"'s father was Henry of Lancaster and his mother was Maud De Chaworth. His paternal grandparents were Edmund "Crouchback" Beaufort and Blanche De Crepi; his maternal grandparents were Patrick De Chaworth and Isabel De Beauchamp. He had a sister named Eleanor. He died in Leicester, Leicestershire, England (died of the plague). He was buried in 1361 in Newark Church, Leicester, Leicestershire, England.General Notes
He was the Duke of Lancashire. Acceded: 1351. 1St Duke Of Lancaster. Grosment Of Derby.
A Soldier and diplomatist, the most trusted adviser of King E dward III of England (reigned 1327–77). He was unquestionab ly the most powerful feudal lord in England at that time.
The son of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, he was the great-g randson of King Henry III and grandfather of King Henry IV . Created Earl of Derby in 1337, he succeeded to his father 's earldoms of Lancaster and Leicester in 1345. In 1349 h e was made Earl of Lincoln and in 1351 Duke of Lancaster, w ith sovereign (or palatine) powers within his domains. Kin g David II of Scotland created him Earl of Moray in 1359.
During the Hundred Years' War between France and England (1 337–1453), Henry served in the naval battles off Sluis (no w in The Netherlands) in 1340 and off Winchelsea, Sussex, i n 1350. From 1345 to 1347 he was Edward III's lieutenant an d captain in southwestern France; he won a notable victor y over a superior French force at Auberoche in Périgord, Oc tober 1345, and sacked Poitiers in October 1346. In 1349 h e was appointed captain and vice-regent of Gascony and Poit ou. As Edward's commissioner in France, he was largely resp onsible for negotiating in May 1360 the provisional Treat y of Brétigny, ending the first phase of the war. At variou s times he was sent on embassies to most of the courts of E urope. He died of the plague.
Upon the death of Lancaster's older daughter, Maud, in 1362 , the Lancastrian titles and estates passed to his younge r daughter, Blanche, and her husband, John of Gaunt. Thei r son became King Henry IV, the first Lancastrian ruler of England.
He Fought In France And Was Chief In Command At The Siege O f Calais.
He Was Made The King's Lieutenant In Flanders And Franc e & Made Earl Of Lincoln.
Earl Of Derby. He Was The King's Lieutenant For The Northe rn Parts Of England.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.1189 in Chinon Castle, Indre-et-Loire, Anjou, France
- b.24 Dec 1167 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Neward, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.1122 in Chateau de Belin, Gironde, Aquitaine, France d.01 Apr 1204 in Mirabell Castle, Forntevrault, Anjou, France
- b.10 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.~ 1160 in Angouleme, Charebte-Maritime, France d.1218 in Limoges, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France
- b.~ 1187 in Angouleme, Charente, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.~ 1160 in Courtenay, Gatinais, Isle-de-France, France d.1218 in France
- b.16 Jun 1244 in London, England d.05 Jun 1296 in Bayonne, Guienne, France
- b.BET 1177 AND 1180 in Barcelona, Spain d.FEB 1208/09
- b.1198 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.19 Aug 1245 in Aix-la-Chapelle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Preussen
- b.~ 1180 in Forcalquier, France d.UNKNOWN
- b.BET 1217 AND 1223 in Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Ambresbury, England
- b.20 May 1177 in Savoie, France d.1 MAR 1232/33
- b.BET 1198 AND 1201 in Chambery, Savoie, France d.BET DEC 1266 AND 1267 in France
- b.~ 1180 in Genf, Geneva, Helvetiz, Switzerland d.13 Apr in Pierre Chatel, Isere, France
- b.1281 in Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England d.22 Sep 1345 in Monastery of Cannons, Leicester, England
- b.BET 1248 AND 1250 in Arras, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, France
- b.BET 1300 AND 1309 in Grosmont Castle, Grosmont, Monmouthshire, England d.24 MAR 1360/61 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England (died of the plague)
- b.BET 1250 AND 1259 in Kempsford, Gloucestershire, England d.07 Jul 1283 in Stringston, Somersetshire, England
- b.BET 1280 AND 1282 in Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales d.AFT 19 FEB 1316/17 in Mottisfont, England
- b.BET 1243 AND 1252 in Warwick, Warwickshire, England d.~30 May 1306 in Elmley Castle, Worcestershire, England
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Henry "De Grosmont" and Isabel were married in a religious ceremony in 1335. They had two daughters named Maud and Blanche.
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Children
Blanche Plantagenet
Blanche was born on March 25th, 1345 in Lancashire, England. She died at the age of 24 on September 30th, 1369.
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