Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet, , Earl Lancaster^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1245 - 1296  (51 years)

• Name	Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet
  Suffix	, Earl Lancaster
  Birth	16 Jan 1244/1245	London, Middlesex, England   [6, 7]
  Christening	Earl of, Lancaster
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jun 1296	Bayonne, Pyrennes-Atlantiques, France   [6, 7]
  Burial	21 Mar 1299/1300	Westminster Abby, London, London, England
  Notes	----------------------------------------------------------------------- following copied from James Stevens, World Connect db=:2052409,rootsweb.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Following is a brief summary of Edmund's entry from the "Dictionary ofNational Biography" : In 1254, at the age of nine, Pope Innocent VI invested him with thekindom of Sicily and Apulia. The huge sums of money sought by the Popeand Edmund's father, KING HENRY III, to drive Manfred out of southernItaly made this venture very unpopular with the English barons. Thescheme was finally abandoned in 1263. In 1264, England was in a state ofcivil war. KING HENRY III and PRINCE EDWARD were captured by the forcesof Simon De Montfort, the Earl of Leicester, who was, for all practicalpurposes, the ruler of England. Meanwhile, Edmund and his mother, QUEENELEANOR were in Paris raising an army. After the Battle of Eversham in1265, where Simon de Montfort was slain and his forces defeated by PRINCEEDWARD who had escaped from captivity, Edmund returned to England withhis mother. He was one of the magnates who urged THE KING to adopt thesweeping measure of confiscation (against those barons who had supportedMontfort) determined on in the parliament of Winchester, being moved, itwas believed, by the desire of enriching himself. He had a large share ofthe spoils, being created Earl of Leicester and receiving the stewardshipof the kingdom. In 1267 he was also created Earl of Lancaster. With hisbrother, PRINCE EDWARD, and several other magnates, Edmund took up thecross in 1268 and was with his brother at Acre in 1271-72. Returning home before EDWARD, he reached England in December 1272,shortly after his father's death, was received with rejoicing by theLondoners, and went to his mother at Windsor. His crusade, during whichhe is said to have accomplished little or nothing , seems to have gainedhim the nickname of Crouchback (or crossed back). It is said, however, tohave been asserted by John of Gaunt in 1385 that the name implieddeformity, that Edmund was really the elder son of HENRY III, but hadbeen passed over by his father as unfit to reign, and a desire ofspreading this fable appears to have been entertained by Henry ofLancaster, Henry IV, and was perhaps implied in his challenge of thecrown. By his marriage, after the death of his childless first wife (Aveline deFortibus) to BLANCHE, the granddaughter of KING LOIUS VIII OF FRANCE,Edmund became Count of Champagne and Brie. From 1277 to 1296 Edmund wasactive in THE KING's service. He commanded THE KING's forces in SouthWales, acted as ambassador at the French court, unsuccessfully attemptedto organize another crusade on behalf of THE KING, and, in conjunctionwith ROGER DE MORTIMER, EARL OF MARCH (RIN 684), defeated and executedLlewelyn in Wales. When war broke out with France in 1294/5, Edmund wasagain serving as ambassador there. Remaining loyal to KING EDWARD, he,of course, lost all claim to his French possessions. He led armies inBrittany and Gascony. He died in Bayonne deeply mortified that he was notprovided the funds needed to keep his army in the field. "He wasreligoius, gay, and pleasant in disposition, open-handed, and a popularcommander." Line 18094 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: NAME EDMUND CROUCHBACK EARL LANCASTER/Plantagenet/ I wish I was sure of every name in this file & that I didnt need to know what you think :) hey, but always refining this, So if you spot a place where Im just flat wrong please tell me or someone I didnt go on out with, I do this file out of fun and wanting to know, but do not respond to the 'know it alls' , that dont have manners.I dont consider them Kin! Thanks and Happy Hunting! ----------------------------------------------------------------------- following copied from James Stevens, World Connect db=:2052409,rootsweb.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Following is a brief summary of Edmund's entry from the "Dictionary ofNational Biography" : In 1254, at the age of nine, Pope Innocent VI invested him with thekindom of Sicily and Apulia. The huge sums of money sought by the Popeand Edmund's father, KING HENRY III, to drive Manfred out of southernItaly made this venture very unpopular with the English barons. Thescheme was finally abandoned in 1263. In 1264, England was in a state ofcivil war. KING HENRY III and PRINCE EDWARD were captured by the forcesof Simon De Montfort, the Earl of Leicester, who was, for all practicalpurposes, the ruler of England. Meanwhile, Edmund and his mother, QUEENELEANOR were in Paris raising an army. After the Battle of Eversham in1265, where Simon de Montfort was slain and his forces defeated by PRINCEEDWARD who had escaped from captivity, Edmund returned to England withhis mother. He was one of the magnates who urged THE KING to adopt thesweeping measure of confiscation (against those barons who had supportedMontfort) determined on in the parliament of Winchester, being moved, itwas believed, by the desire of enriching himself. He had a large share ofthe spoils, being created Earl of Leicester and receiving the stewardshipof the kingdom. In 1267 he was also created Earl of Lancaster. With hisbrother, PRINCE EDWARD, and several other magnates, Edmund took up thecross in 1268 and was with his brother at Acre in 1271-72. Returning home before EDWARD, he reached England in December 1272,shortly after his father's death, was received with rejoicing by theLondoners, and went to his mother at Windsor. His crusade, during whichhe is said to have accomplished little or nothing , seems to have gainedhim the nickname of Crouchback (or crossed back). It is said, however, tohave been asserted by John of Gaunt in 1385 that the name implieddeformity, that Edmund was really the elder son of HENRY III, but hadbeen passed over by his father as unfit to reign, and a desire ofspreading this fable appears to have been entertained by Henry ofLancaster, Henry IV, and was perhaps implied in his challenge of thecrown. By his marriage, after the death of his childless first wife (Aveline deFortibus) to BLANCHE, the granddaughter of KING LOIUS VIII OF FRANCE,Edmund became Count of Champagne and Brie. From 1277 to 1296 Edmund wasactive in THE KING's service. He commanded THE KING's forces in SouthWales, acted as ambassador at the French court, unsuccessfully attemptedto organize another crusade on behalf of THE KING, and, in conjunctionwith ROGER DE MORTIMER, EARL OF MARCH (RIN 684), defeated and executedLlewelyn in Wales. When war broke out with France in 1294/5, Edmund wasagain serving as ambassador there. Remaining loyal to KING EDWARD, he,of course, lost all claim to his French possessions. He led armies inBrittany and Gascony. He died in Bayonne deeply mortified that he was notprovided the funds needed to keep his army in the field. "He wasreligoius, gay, and pleasant in disposition, open-handed, and a popularcommander."
  Person ID	I2173	Wilson-Maynard Family Tree
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2002

  
  

  Father	Henry III Plantagenet King of England,   b. 1 Oct 1207, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 16 Nov 1272, Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Eleanor Laeonor of Provence, Countess,   b. 1217, Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d. 25 Jun 1291, Amesbury, Wiltshire, England (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1236	Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England   [8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F908	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BLANCHE ARTOIS, QUEEN NAVARRE,   b. 1248, ARRAS, , , FRANCE d. 2 May 1302, PARIS, PARIS, , FRANCE (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	27 Jul 1276	second husband, 29 oct 1279, Paris, France   [12]
  Children	1. Thomas Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster,   b. Abt 1278, Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire d. 22 Mar 1321/1322, Pontefract, Yorkshire, England (Age 44 years)   2. Henry Plantagenet, , 3rd Earl of Lancaster, MP,   b. ABT. 1281, Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 22 Sep 1345, Monastery of Cannons, Leicestershire, England (Age 64 years)   3. LORD BEAUFORT JOHN OF BEAUFORT PLANTAGENET,   b. 1286, Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England d. Bef 1327 (Age < 41 years)   4. Mary Plantagenet,   b. Abt 1288, , , , England
  Family ID	F917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Aveline de FORZ,   b. 20 Jan 1259, of, London, London, England d. 10 Nov 1274 (Age 15 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1269	first wife
  Family ID	F1054	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 Jan 1244/1245 - London, Middlesex, England Christening - - Earl of, Lancaster Marriage - 8 Apr 1269 - first wife Marriage - 27 Jul 1276 - second husband, 29 oct 1279, Paris, France Death - 5 Jun 1296 - Bayonne, Pyrennes-Atlantiques, France Burial - 21 Mar 1299/1300 - Westminster Abby, London, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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