Richard 1st Earl of Cornwall
Richard 1st Earl of was born on January 5th, 1209 in Winchester Cstle, Wimchester, Hampshire, England. Richard 1st Earl of's father was John I 'Lackland' King of England and his mother was Queen Isabella Taillefer of England. His paternal grandparents were Henry II Curtmantle King of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; his maternal grandparents were Aymer Taillefer Devalence Th Angoulême and Alice De Courtenay. He had a brother and three sisters, named Henry Iii King of, Joan of, Isabel Empress of and Eleanor of. He was the second oldest of the five children. He had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Baron of Chilham Richard and Matilda of. He died at the age of 63 on April 2nd, 1272 in Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfortshire, England.General Notes
Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall was born on 5 January 1209 at Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England.
He was the son of John I 'Lackland', King of England and Isabella d'Angoulême.
He married, firstly, Lady Isabella Marshal, daughter of William Marshal and Isabella de Clare, Countess of Pembroke, on 30 March 1231 [13 Mar 1230/1 O.S.] at Fawley Church, Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England.
He married, secondly, Sanchia of Provence, daughter of Raimond Berengar V, Comte de Provence and Beatrice di Savoia, on 23 November 1243 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England.
He married, thirdly, Beatrix von Falkenburg, daughter of Dirk II von Falkenburg, Count of Falkenburg and Joan van Loon, on 16 June 1269 at Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.
He died on 2 April 1272 at age 63 at Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England.
He was buried at Hayles Abbey, Gloucestershire, England.
He held the office of Constable of Wallingford Castle in 1216.
He was invested as a Knight in February 1224/25.
On 13 February 1224/25 he was granted by his brother King Henry III, the County of Cornwall during the King's pleasure, following which he was presumably invested as Earl of that county.
He gained the title of Comte de Poitou before 14 August 1225.
He held the office of Lieutenant of Guienne from 1226 to 1227.
He was created 1st Earl of Cornwall [England] on 21 August 1227.
He held the office of Ambassador to the Holy Roman Emperor in 1237, Frederick II.
From 1240 to 1241 he went on Crusade.
He abdicated as Count of Poitou circa December 1243.
He held the office of Ambassador to the Pope in 1250, Innocent IV.
He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1253.
He was Co-Regent or sole Regent during his brother King Henry III's campaigns in Gascony from 1253 to 1254.
He gained the title of King Richard of Germany on 13 January 1257.
He gained the title of King Richard of the Romans on 13 January 1257.
He was crowned King of the Germans (Almayne) and of the Romans on 17 May 1257 at Aachen, Germany.
He was ejected as King of the Romans (three of the Electors apparently having thrown him over because his monetary inducements to them were too small) and returned to England.
He held the office of Ambassador to the Pope in 1259, Alexander IV.
He fought in the Battle of Lewes in 1264, against Simon de Montfort's barons, and was captured.
Children of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and Beatrix von Falkenburg
1. Walter de Cornwall
2. Isabella de Cornwall
Child of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and Jeanne de Valletort
1. Richard de Cornwall d. 1296
Children of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and Lady Isabella Marshal
1. John of Cornwall b. 31 Jan 1232, d. 22 Sep 1233
2. Isabella of Cornwall b. 9 Sep 1233, d. 10 Oct 1234
3. Henry of Almaine b. 2 Nov 1235, d. 13 Mar 1271
4. Nicholas of Cornwall b. 17 Jan 1240, d. 17 Jan 1240
Children of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and Sanchia of Provence
1. Richard of Cornwall b. Jul 1246, d. 15 Aug 1246
2. Edmund of Cornwall, 2nd Earl of Cornwall b. 26 Dec 1249, d. 24 Sep 1300
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.BET 1033 AND 1043 in Anjou, , France d.14 Apr 1109 in Anjou, , France
- b.1092 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Jerusalem, Israel
- b.~ 1059 in Of, Montfort, Eure, France d.14 Feb 1117 in , Fontrevault, , France
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Le Mans, Sarthe, France d.03 Sep 1151 in Chateau Du, , , France
- b.1062 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.11 Jul 1110 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France,
- b.1096 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France1 d.1126 in Maine, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1055 in Chateau Du, Loire, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Mar 1099 in Anjou, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
- b.05 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- b.14 Oct 1024 in Falaise,Normandy d.10 Sep 1087 in Hermenbraville,Rouen,Normandy
- b.1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, , England d.01 Dec 1135 in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, , , France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen,Normandy
- b.05 Aug 1102 in London, Middlesex, , England d.10 Sep 1169 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
- b.1031 in Perth, Perthshire, , Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Alnwick, Northumberland, , England
- b.1080 in Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster, Middlesex, England
- b.1046 in Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland
- b.24 Dec 1167 in de Beaumont, Oxfordshire, , England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England
- b.1099 d.09 Apr 1137
- b.1121 in Chateau de Belin, Guienne. France d.01 Mar 1204 in Fontevraud Abbey, Berri, France
- b.1103 d.>Mar 1130
- b.05 Jan 1209 in Winchester Cstle, Wimchester, Hampshire, England d.02 Apr 1272 in Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfortshire, England
- b.1065 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.16 Apr 1118 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1108 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.16 Jun 1140 in , , , France
- b.1066 in Gironde, Gironde, Aquitaine, France d.1123 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.20 Aug 1134 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.07 Aug 1178 in Messina, Messina, Sicilia, Italy
- b.1096 in Marché, Somme, Picardie, France d.08 Mar 1138 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.23 Aug 1160 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.16 Jun 1202 in Limoges, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
- b.1117 in Turenne, Correze, Limousin, France d.1201 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
- b.01 Dec 1081 in France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d.01 Aug 1137 in Chateau, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- b.11 Sep 1126 in Champagne, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France d.10 Apr 1183 in Palestine, Bradford, Florida, USA
- b.1092 in France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France d.18 Nov 1154 in France, Lot-et-Garonne, Aquitaine, France
- b.1160 in de Courtenay, Loiret, Centre, France d.14 Sep 1211 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.~ 1127 in de Courtenay, Yonne, Bourgogne, France d.> 1205 in Coutenay, Loiret, Centre, France
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They had a son named Edmond (2nd Earl of Cornwall).
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Children
Edmond (2nd Earl of Cornwall) Cornwall
Edmond (2nd Earl of Cornwall) was born on December 26th, 1249 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.1 He died at the age of 50 on September 24th, 1300 in ASHBRIDGE ABBEY, Buckinghamshire, England. He was buried in HAILES ABBEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND.1 1
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