Edmund Plantagenet 
Edmund was born on June 5th, 1341 in Langley, Hertsfordshire, England. Edmund's father was Edward and his mother was Philippa D'Avesnes. His paternal grandparents were Edward and Isabella "The Fair" Capet; his maternal grandparents were Willem III D'Avesnes and Jeanne De Valois. He had five brothers and five sisters, named Edward, Lionel, John, William Plantagenet of, Thomas, Isabel, Mary, Margaret, Joan and Blanche. He died at the age of 61 on August 1st, 1402 in King's Langley, Hertsfordshire, England. He was buried in Church of the Medicant Friars, Hertsfordshire, England.General Notes
IV.--The fourth son of the royal family was Edmund, b. at King's Langly Hertfords, June 5, 1341. He was created Earl of Cambridge by his father, and in 1385 Duke of York of the court, who declared him to be the most beautiful, the wisest and best of mankind. To flatter a boy in this manner did not have a tendency to develop any good in him. Being a minor, the government was vested in the hands of his three uncles, the dukes of Lancaster, York, and Gloucester. The duke was supposed to have some thoughts of the throne himself, but he was not popular, and the memory of the Black Prince to the people was enough to force him to submit to his nephew, though on different occasions he took measures to embarrass the King in some of his enterprises. IV.--The fourth son of the royal family was Edmund, b. at King's Langly Hertfords, June 5, 1341. He was created Earl of Cambridge by his father, and in 1385 Duke of York by Richard II, his nephew. He was twice married: first, to Isabel, of Castile, who d. Nov. 3, 1393, and second, in 1395, to Joan, dau. of Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, who surviving him m. three other husbands and d. in 1434. In 1347 he received a grant of land beyond the Trent, belonging to John de Warren, Earl of Surrey.
He d. at Langley, August 1, 1402. Edmund was the least remarkable of his father's sons. He was an easy going man of pleasure and had no care for worldly riches and was very much under the guidance of his elder brother and Duke of Lancaster. During the minority of Richard II he acted with his brother as guardian and when Richard took the government into his own hands, for three successive years, was made regent during the absence of the King. In transacting business the Duke of Gloucester paid little attention to the will of Edmund, as Lancaster had him under his control. Richard II was unable to cope with the machinations of his uncle, the Duke of Lancaster, and he was accused of certain accusations which were presented against him and in consequence of which he was deposed. Lancaster immediately put his forces in motion and procured the election of his son, Henry IV, instead of Richard. This began the contest between the houses of York and Lancaster. The Yorkists were designated by the white and the Lancasters by the red rose. These wars extended from 1452 to 1494. Philippa, dau. of Lionel, second son of Edward III, sided with the Yorkists.
CHILDREN OF EDMUND, Duke of York, son of Edward III. By his first wife: I.--Edward, during his father's life, was Earl of Rutland and Duke of Aumale and succeeded as second Duke of York. He was killed at the battle of Agincourt in 1415. II.--Richard, Earl of Cambridge, d. in 1415. He had been m. to Maud Clifford. III.--Constance, m. Thomas le Dispenser, Earl of Gloucester. She d. Nov. 28, 1416.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.1166 in Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester, England d.16 Nov 1272 in London, England
- b.~ 1180 in Angoulême, Charente, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault Maine-Et-Loire, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster Palace, London, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-on-the Sands, Cumberland, England
- b.1195 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France d.19 Aug 1245 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France
- b.1217 in Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1201 in Chambery, Savoie, France d.1266
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvon, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in murdered at Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.15 Aug 1171 in Zamora Leon, Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva De Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Läeon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Spain
- b.JAN 1179/80 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.08 Nov 1246 in Burgos, Castile, Spain
- b.1244 in Castile, Spain d.28 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 1278/79
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale, Normandie d.Sep 1250 in Normandie
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Richmond, co. Surry, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Paris, Isle-de-France, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Tunis, Africa
- b.30 Apr 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.~ 1220 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, France
- b.1268 in Fontainebleau, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainebleau, Isle De France, France
- b.2 FEB 1207/08 in Montpellier, Herault, France d.25 Jul 1276 in Valencia, Spain
- b.1243 in Barcelona, Aragon, Spain d.28 JAN 1270/71 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.1219 in Eszergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251
- b.1292 in Paris, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire, England
- b.1201 in Navarre, Spain d.08 Jul 1253 in France
- b.~ 1245 in Troyes, Aube, France d.22 Jul 1274 in Pampeluna, Navarre, Spain
- b.1211 in Bourbon, France d.12 Apr 1256 in Provins, Brie, France
- b.~ 1270 in Navarre, Spain d.1305 in Château De Vincennes, Vincennes, France
- b.1216 in Paris, Isle-de-France, France d.1250
- b.1248 in Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, France
- b.~ 1226 in Brabant, Flandres, France d.29 Sep 1288
- b.05 Jun 1341 in Langley, Hertsfordshire, England d.01 Aug 1402 in King's Langley, Hertsfordshire, England
- b.~ 1182 in Oisy, Namur, Belgium d.1244
- b.Apr 1218 in Houffalize, Luxembourg, Belgium d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.02 Jun 1202 in Valenciennes, Nord, France d.10 FEB 1279/80
- b.~ 1247 in Brabant, Brabant, Belgium d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.24 Jun 1210 in Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d.19 Jul 1234 in France
- b.~ 1226 in Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.09 Apr 1283 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1200 in Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherland
- b.~ 1281 in Hainault, Holland d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1180 in Limbourg, Belgium d.Jul 1226 in Rolduc, Belgium
- b.~ 1220 in Luxembourg, Belgium
- b.Jul 1186 in Namur, Luxembourg, Belgium d.17 FEB 1246/47
- b.~ 1252 in Luxembourg, Belgium d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.~ 1190 in Bar Le Duc, Meuse, France d.13 Nov 1239 in Gaza, Palestine
- b.~ 1224 in Bar Le Duc, Meuse, France d.25 Nov 1275
- b.~ 1192 in Dreux, Bretagne, France d.17 MAR 1240/41
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Hainault, Holland d.15 Aug 1369 in Windsor, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Paris, Isle-de-France, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Tunis, Africa
- b.30 Apr 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Toulouse, France
- b.~ 1220 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence, France d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, France
- b.12 MAR 1269/70 in Valois, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-le-Roi, , France
- b.2 FEB 1207/08 in Montpellier, Herault, France d.25 Jul 1276 in Valencia, Spain
- b.1243 in Barcelona, Aragon, Spain d.28 JAN 1270/71 in Cosenza, Italy
- b.1219 in Eszergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251
- b.~ 1291 in Valois, France d.7 MAR 1341/42 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.~ 1245 in Napoli, Italy d.06 May 1309
- b.1273 in Napoli, Italy d.1299
- b.~ 1225 in Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary d.01 Aug 1272
- b.~ 1255 in Esztergom, Komarom-Esztergom, Hungary d.MAR 1322/23
- b.~ 1230 in Cumania d.> 1290
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Edmund and Joan were married in a religious ceremony on November 4th, 1393.
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Children
Richard Plantagenet
Richard was born in 1375 in Coinsbrough Castle, York, England. He died at the age of 40 on August 5th, 1415 in Beheaded, South Hampton Green, South Hampton, England. He was buried in Chapel of God's House, Southampton, England.
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