Lancaster (Royal house : -1471)
The House of Lancaster was a cadet branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. The first house was created when King Henry III of England created the Earldom of Lancaster (from which the house was named) for his second son Edmund Crouchback in 1267. The second house of Lancaster was descended from John of Gaunt, who married the heiress of the first house, Blanche of Lancaster. The family provided England with three kings: Henry IV (reigned 1399-1413), Henry V (reigned 1413-1422), and Henry VI (reigned 1422-1461 and 1470-1471). The house of Beaufort and house of Somerset are cadet branches.
- HMML ID
- 130285263337
- PURL
- LC name
- Lancaster (Royal house : -1471)
- HMML name
- Lancaster (Royal house : -1471)
- VIAF
Family information
- End date
- 1471
- Centuries
- 13th century CE ● 14th century CE ● 15th century CE
- Associated countries
- Associated titles
- Duke of Lancaster ● King of England ● King of France ● Lord of Ireland
- Associated organizations
- Has progenitor family
Family members
- Family members
Preferred citation
"Lancaster (Royal house : -1471)." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified August 16, 2023. https://w3id.org/haf/family/130285263337
Change notes
- Date added
- 2022-12-25
- Last edited
- 2023-08-16