Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster

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Family Name:	Plantagenet	Given Names:	Henry
Known As:	The Wryneck, The Good Duke
Titles:	Knight of the Garter
	Earl of Leicester (1265 cr - 4th)
	Earl of Lancaster (1267 cr - 4th)
	Earl of Derby (1337 cr)
	Earl of Lincoln (1349 cr)
	Duke of Lancaster (1352 cr)
	Earl of Moray (1359 cr)
Born:	About 1314 Grosmont Castle, Gwent, Wales	Died:	23 Mar 1361 Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 47, Natural Causes)
	English/Scottish Royal Blood: 30.078125%   [?]	Buried:	Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire, England
Father:	Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster		1281 - 22 Sep 1345
Mother:	Maud Chaworth (wife of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster)		1282 - Before 3 Dec 1322
Marriage:	Isabel Beaumont (mother of Blanche of Lancaster)		? - 1368
	Date: About 1334	His Age: 20	Her Age: Unknown
	Place:  Unknown place
	Offspring:
+0	Maud Plantagenet (daughter of Henry of Grosmont)		4 Apr 1335 - 10 Apr 1362
+7	Blanche of Lancaster (1st wife of John of Gaunt)		1341 - 12 Sep 1369
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Notes:
According to some sources, Henry was born as early as 1300.
Henry was one of the original Knights of the Garter.
In 1351, King Edward III raised the status of Henry's county of Lancaster, making him the Earl Palatinate. This grant was for life, and thus expired in 1361. It allowed Henry to appoint his own justices, and maintain his own exchequer. These vast powers were regranted to his son-in-law John of Gaunt after his death.
Henry was the second Duke created in England.
Died of the plague.
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