Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Edmund of Langley was born at Kings Langley Palace in England on June 5, 1341. He was the fifth son and the seventh child of King Edward III of England and Philippa...
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by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Thomas of Woodstock was the fifth of the surviving five sons and the fourteenth and last child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was born...
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by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Joan was born at the Tower of London, hence her name, on July 5, 1321. She was the youngest daughter and the youngest of the four children of King Edward II of...
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View ArticleEdmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster and Leicester
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Edmund was the second of the two sons and the fourth of the five children of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. He was born at the Palace of...
View ArticleRichard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
Reconstructive drawing of the seal of Richard, Earl of Cornwall as King of the Romans Richard, the second of the two sons and the second of the five children of King John of England and Isabella of...
View ArticleJoan of England, Queen of Scotland
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia The eldest of the three daughters and the third of the five children of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême, Joan was born on July 22, 1210. Joan had...
View ArticleIsabella of England, Holy Roman Empress, Queen of Sicily
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Born in 1214, Isabella was the second daughter of the three daughters and the fourth of the five children of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême....
View ArticleEleanor of England, Countess of Leicester
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia The third of the three daughters and the youngest of the five children of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême, Eleanor was born in 1215 in Gloucester,...
View ArticleMatilda of England, Duchess of Saxony and Bavaria
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Matilda of England was born on January 6, 1156 at Windsor Castle. Named for her paternal grandmother Empress Matilda, Lady of the English, she was the eldest...
View ArticleGeoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Born on September 23, 1158, Geoffrey was the fourth of the five sons and the fifth of the eight children of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He...
View ArticleEleanor of England, Queen of Castile
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Born on October 13, 1161 at Domfront Castle in Normandy (France), Eleanor was the second of the three daughters and the sixth of the eight children of King Henry II...
View ArticleEmpress Matilda, Lady of the English
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Matilda, the only daughter and the eldest of the two children of King Henry I of England and his first wife Matilda (born Edith) of Scotland, was born circa...
View ArticleRobert III Curthose, Duke of Normandy
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Robert Curthose, the eldest son of King William I of England (the Conqueror) and Matilda of Flanders, was born in Normandy around 1051. Despite being the eldest...
View ArticleAdela of Normandy, Countess of Blois
by Susan Flantzer Credit – Wikipedia Adela, a daughter of King William I of England (the Conqueror) and Matilda of Flanders, was born around 1167, probably in Normandy. She is the mother of King...
View ArticleGeorge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven
source: Wikipedia George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven was born on December 6, 1892, at The New Palace in Darmstadt. At the time of his...
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