Edmund "Crouchback" PLANTAGENET, Earl of Leicester & Lancaster
- Born: 16 Jan 1244/5, London, Middlesex, England
- Married (1): 8 Apr 1269, Westminster Abbey, London, England
- Married (2): 29 Oct 1276, Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Died: 5 Jun 1296, Bayonne, France
- Buried: Westminster Abbey, London, England
 Research Notes:
According to Matthew Paris, after his uncle Richard Earl of Cornwall refused the kingdom of Sicily, the Pope offered it to King Henry who accepted it on behalf of his son Edmund. Nominated King of Sicily by Pope Innocent IV 14 May 1254, in opposition to Manfred von Hohenstaufen, invested 18 Oct 1255, although he never arrived in the country and was absolved of all his obligations with respect to Sicily by the Pope 8 Aug 1264. Created Earl of Leicester 26 Oct 1265, in succession to Simon de Montfort, and Earl of Lancaster 30 Jun 1267, although never referred to as Earl. Appointed Steward of England for life 9 May 1269, renounced 20 Aug 1274. He was on crusade in Palestine 1270-1272. Comte de Champagne et de Brie, in right of his second wife, 1276. Commander in Wales 8 Aug 1277. He captured Llywellyn Prince of Wales in 1282, beheaded him and set up his head in the Tower of London.
He died during the siege of Bordeaux. The Chronicle of Guillaume de Nangis records the death "in Gasconiam contra gentes regis Franciæ...apud Baionam" in 1296 of "Emundus regis Angliæ frater". 1
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Inquisition Post Mortem
423. Edmund the king's brother. 2
Marriage Information:
Edmund married Aveline DE FORZ, daughter of William DE FORZ, Lord of Holderness, and Isabel DE REVIERS, on 8 Apr 1269 in Westminster Abbey, London, England. (Aveline DE FORZ was born on 20 Jan 1259 in Burstwick, Yorkshire, England and died on 10 Nov 1274 in Stockwell, Surrey, England.)
Marriage Notes:
Marriage contract dated 6 Apr 1269.
The Continuator of Florence of Worcester records the marriage "VI Id Apr" of "Eadmundus filius Henrici regis" and "filiam et hæredem comitis Aubemarliæ" at Westminster. 1
Marriage Information:
Edmund also married Blanche CAPET d'Artois, daughter of Robert CAPET, Comte d'Artois, and Mathilde DE BRABANT, on 29 Oct 1276 in Paris, Île-de-France, France. (Blanche CAPET was born in 1248 in Arras, France and died on 2 May 1302 in Paris, Île-de-France, France.)
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