Richard of Cornwall 
Richard of was born in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England. Richard of's father was John I Plantagenet Lackland of England and his mother was Isabella de Taillefer of Angouleme. His paternal grandparents were Henry II Curtmantle FitzEmpress of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; his maternal grandparents were Aymer Taillefer de Valence of Angouleme and Alice de Courtenay. He had a brother and three sisters, named Henry III Plantagenet of, Joan (Gwenllian) Plantagenet of, Isabella (Elizabeth) of and Eleanor (Nell) Plantagenet of. He had fifteen half-brothers and seven half-sisters, named Richard FitzJohn de Chilham of, UNKNOWN, John FitzJohn, UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN, Geoffrey, Odo, Osbert, Matilda of, Hugh XI Lusignan, Guy, Geoffrey of Jarnac, Henry, Aymer, William, Joan (Joanna) of, Isabella, Maud, Agatha de Lusignan, Margaret, Alice de Lusignan and Isabella. He died on April 2nd, 1272 in Berkhampstead Castle, Hertfordshire, England. He was buried in Hayles Abbey, Worcester Cathedral.General Notes
Some sources (ie Weir) list his death at Berkhampstead Castle in
Hertfordshire, England and buried in Hayles Abbey.
(http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/royalty/earla-m.html): "Richard, Earl of
Cornwall, and titular Emperor of the Romas, was second son of John, King
of England, and his queen, Isabella, and was born at Winchester in 1209.
After serving with distinction in France, he went, about 1240, to
Palestine, where his presence, as nephew of the formidable Richard Coeur
de Lion gave courage to the Christians and filled the Saracens with
terror. On his return he had an interview with the Emperor Frederick II.
in Sicily, and by his desire attempted to mediate between him and the
Pope, Gregory IX.; but unsuccessfully. He arrived in England in 1242;
again served in France; mediated more than once between Henry III. and
the barons, against whom he ultimately fought; was charged by the king,
in 1255, to torture and extort money from the Jews, by which means he got
much of his wealth; and in 1256 he accepted the title of King of the
Romans, offered him after the death of William, Count of Holland. He had
a rival, however, in Alfonso of Castile, who was chosen by some of the
electors. Richard was crowned at Aix-la-Chapelle (now Aachen), with his
wife, Sanchia, in May, 1257, and won golden opinions by his prodigal
gifts and expenditure. He returned to England after two years, but
several times revisited Germany and exercised authority in some respects
as Emperor. He took part on the king's side at the battle of Lewes, and
was captured, and kept prisoner more than a year. The assassination of
his eldest son, Henry, a prince of great promise, by the sons of Simon de
Montfort, at Viterbo, in 1271, deeply affected him, and he died at
Berkhampstead in April, 1272. His body was interred in the abbey of
Hayles, which he had founded."
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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.1043 in Anjou, France d.14 Apr 1106
- b.1092 in Anjou, France d.10 Nov 1143 in Plains of Acre, Palestine
- b.1059 d.14 Feb 1116/17 in Fontevrault
- b.24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, France d.07 Sep 1151 in Chateau-du-Loire, Eure-Et-Loire, Le Mans, Maine, France
- b.< 1080 d.> 1096
- b.~ 1096 d.1126
- b.< 1083 d.> 1096
- b.25 Mar 1133 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Maine or Anjou, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon Castle, Indre-et-Loire, Anjou, France
- b.Bet 1023 and 1028 in Falaise, Normandy, France d.09 Sep 1087 in Hermentrube/Hermenbraville, near Rouen,Normandy,France
- b.Sep 1068 in Selby, Yorkshire, England d.01 Dec 1135 in Hunting lodge of Lyons-La-Foret near Rouen or St. Denis-le-Fermont, Seine-St Denis near Gisors, France
- b.1031 in Flanders, France d.02 Nov 1083 in Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France
- b.1103 in Winchester, England d.10 Sep 1167 in Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, Rouen, France
- b.~ 1031 in Atholl, Perthshire, Scotland d.13 Nov 1093 in Battle of Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England
- b.Bet 1079 and 1080 in Dunfermline, Scotland d.01 May 1118 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
- b.1045 in Hungary d.16 Nov 1093 in Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- b.24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.~ 1026 d.25 Sep 1086 in Chateau de Chize, France
- b.22 Oct 1071 in France d.10 Feb 1125/26
- b.1050 d.> 1104
- b.1099 in Toulouse, France d.09 Apr 1137 in Saint Jacques-de-Compostelle, Spain
- b.1040 in Toulouse, Aquitaine, France d.1094 in Battle of Huesca, Huesca, Spain
- b.~ 1073 in Toulouse, France d.28 Nov 1118 in Fontevrault Abbey, Anjou, France
- b.1058 in Mortaigne, S-Mnch, France d.> 1080
- b.1123 in Chateau de Belin, Guinne, France d.~ 1203 in Fontevrault, Anjou, France
- b.1036 in Chatterault, Vienne, France d.1092
- b.1076 in Chatellerault, Vienne, France d.07 Nov 1151 in L'Abbey de Notre Dame de Noyers, France
- b.1050 in Thouars, Deux-Sevres, France d.1093
- b.Bet 1103 and 1105 in Aquitaine, France d.1137 in Talmont, France
- b.1050 d.1097
- b.1080 d.1119
- b.1050 d.> 1080
- b.5 Jan 1208/09 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England d.02 Apr 1272 in Berkhampstead Castle, Hertfordshire, England
- b.0947 d.Oct 1037
- b.< 1037 d.Bet 1134 and 1140
- b.Bet 950 and 980
- b.1134 in Angouleme, Aquitaine, France d.07 Aug 1187 in Mesina, Sicily, Italy
- b.Bet 1054 and 1056 in Montgomery, Wales d.1123
- b.< 1071
- b.Bet 1015 and 1047 in LaMarche, Normandy, France d.16 Nov 1071
- b.Bet 1144 and 1160 d.16 Jun 1218
- b.< 1080 d.1092
- b.< 1092 d.~ 1122
- b.< 1080 d.1103
- b.~ 1120
- b.1045 d.1100
- b.1071 d.28 May 1143
- b.Bet 1047 and 1051 in Montdidier, Somme, France d.> 1129
- b.1189 in Angouleme,Chrnt, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevraud Abbey, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France
- b.1052 in France d.29 Jul 1108 in Meulan
- b.~ 1081 in Paris, France d.01 Aug 1137 in Chateau Bethizy, Paris, France
- b.~ 1054 d.1093
- b.Bet 1125 and 1128 in Montargis, France d.10 Apr 1183 in Palestine
- b.Bet 1062 and 1070 in Savoie, France d.14 Oct 1103
- b.~ 1092 d.18 Nov 1154
- b.Bet 1060 and 1070 in France d.> 1133
- b.1160 in Courtenay, Loriet, France d.1218 in France
- b.1069 in Courtenay, Loriet, France d.1127 in France
- b.~ 1100 in Courtenay, Loriet, France d.<Oct 1190 in France
- b.~ 1073 in Nevers, Nierre/Nievre, France d.1100
- b.~ 1127 in Courtenay, Loriet, France d.14 Sep 1205 in Sutton, Berkshire, England
- b.< 1100
- b.< 1113
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Richard of and Isabella were married in a religious ceremony on March 30th, 1231 in Fawley Church, Bucks. They had three sons and a daughter, named Henry of, Nicholas of, John of and Isabella of.
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Children
Isabella of Cornwall
Isabella of was born on September 9th, 1233 in Marlow, Buckinhamshire, England. She died at the age of 1 on October 10th, 1234 in Marlow, Buckinhamshire, England. She was buried in Reading Abbey.
Henry of Almaine
Henry of was born on November 2nd, 1235 in Haughley Castle, Suffolk, England. He died in Viterbo.
John of Cornwall
John of was born in Marlow, Buckinhamshire, England. He died on September 22nd, 1233 in Marlow, Buckinhamshire, England. He was buried in Reading Abbey.
Richard of and Sanchia Berenger of were married in a religious ceremony on November 23rd, 1243 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. They had three sons named Richard of, Edmund of and Richard of.
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Children
Richard of Cornwall
Richard of was born in July 1246 in Wallingford. He died at 1 months old in August 1246 in Wallingford. He was buried in Grove Mill.
Edmund of Cornwall
Edmund of was born on December 26th, 1249 in Berkhamsted, England. He died at the age of 50 on October 1st, 1300 in Ashbridge Abbey.
Richard of and Beatrix of were married in a religious ceremony on June 16th, 1269 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. They had a son and a daughter, named Walter and Isabella.
They had a son named Richard of.
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