Henry III Plantagenet

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Henry III Plantagenet, King of England 1216-1272 was 9 years old when he became King. Brought up by priests he became devoted to the church, art, and learning. In 1264 Henry was captured during the rebellion of Barons led by Simon de Montfort and was forced to set up a 'Parlement' at Westminster which later became the House of Commons. Henry was the greatest of all patrons of medieval architecture and ordered the rebuilding of Westminster Abbey in the Gothic style.

Henry married Eleanore of Provence about 1216 in England. was born about 1207; died about 1291. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Edward I House of Plantagenet, King of England 1272-1307 Known as "Longshanks" for his extraordinary height, Edward, son of King Henry III, was a strong-willed, militaristic king who succeeded in subduing Wales but failed to conquer Scotland. He made significant changes to feudal law, strengthening both the Crown and Parliament at the cost of the old nobility. Edward Longshanks was a statesman, lawyer and soldier. He formed the Model Parliament in 1295, bringing together the knights, clergy, nobility and burgesses of the cities, bringing Lords and Commons together for the first time. Aiming at a united Britain, he defeated the Welsh chieftains and desgnated his eldest son Prince of Wales.

Edward married Leanor of Castile on 1 Nov 1254 in Abbey of Santa Mar. was born about 1241 in Kingdom of Castile, Hispania; died about 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Joan of Acre (April 1272 - 23 April 1307) was an English princess, a daughter of the King Edward I of England and queen Eleanor of Castile.The name "Acre" derives from her birthplace in the Holy Land while her parents were on a crusade. She was married twice; her first husband was Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Gloucester, one of the most powerful nobles in her father's kingdom; her second husband was Ralph de Monthermer, a squire in her household whom she married in secrecy. Joan is most notable for the claim that miracles have allegedly taken place at her grave, and for the multiple references of her in literature.

Joan married Gilbert de Clare on 30 Apr 1290 in Westminster Abbey, England. Gilbert (son of Richard de Clare and Maud de Lacy) was born on 2 Sep 1243 in Christchurch, Hampshire, England; died on 7 Dec 1295 in Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales; was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloustershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (7 Aug 1282 - 5 May 1316) was the eighth daughter of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. First marriage In April 1285 there were negotiations with Floris V for Elizabeth's betrothal to his son John I, Count of Holland. The offer was accepted and John was sent to England to be educated. On 8 Jan 1297 Elizabeth was married to John at Ipswich. In attendance at the marriage were Elizabeth's sister Margaret, her father, Edward I of England, her brother Edward, and Humphrey de Bohun. After the wedding Elizabeth was expected to go to Holland with her husband, but did not wish to go, leaving her husband to go alone. It was later decided Elizabeth should follow her husband so she and her father traveled through the Southern Netherlands between Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven and Brussels, before ending up in Ghent. On 10 Nov 1299, John died of dysentery. No children had been born from the marriage. Second marriage On 14 November 1302 Elizabeth was married to Humphrey de Bohun at Westminster Abbey.

Elizabeth married Humphrey de Bohun about 1302 in England. Humphrey (son of Humphrey de Bohun and Maud de Fienes) was born about 1276 in England; died on 16 Mar 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Descendant of Magna Charta Sureties Saher de Quincy and John de Lacy.

Alianore married Hugh le Despenser about 1306. Hugh died about 1326. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormond (17 Oct 1304 - 7 Oct 1363) was an English noblewoman born in Knaresborough Castle to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. After the deaths of her parents, she was placed in the care of her aunt Mary Plantagenet and brought up at Amesbury Priory. Eleanor was married twice; first in 1327 to James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond, (son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and Lady Joan FitzGerald) who died in 1337 and secondly, in 1343, to Thomas de Dagworth who was killed in Brittany in 1352. By her first marriage, Eleanor was an ancestor of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Parr, Queen consorts of King Henry VIII of England. Other descendants include the dukes of Beaufort, Newcastle, Norfolk, earls of Ormond, Desmond, Shrewsbury, Dorset, Rochester, Sandwich, Arundel, and Stafford.

Eleanor married James Butler about 1327 in England. James was born about 1305 in Carrig Mac Griffin, County Tipperary, Ireland; died about 1338 in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]