De Burgh, Elizabeth b. July 6, 1332 d. December 10, 1363 English Nobility. The Duchess of Clarence, she was the only child of William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster, and Maud Plantagenet. Born in Castle Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland, after her father's murder in June 1333 she became the sole legal heir to all the de Burgh lands in Ireland. Raised in England, she married her cousin, Lionel of Antwerp, the 1st Duke of Clarence, in 1352. In 1355 they had a child, Philippa Plantagenet. The Countess of Ulster died in Dublin in 1363 during her...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
Lionel of Antwerp b. November 29, 1338 d. October 17, 1368 English Royalty. The Earl of Ulster and Duke of Clarence, he was the third son of King Edward III and Queen Philippa, Born at Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium, he had scarcely completed his third year, when, in order to secure for him a large territory in Ireland, his future marriage was arranged with Lady Elizabeth De Burgh, the sole daughter and heiress of William, Earl of Ulster. They were married in 1355; and he was created Earl of Ulster, and first armed, for the purpose of attending his Royal...[Read More] (Bio by: julia&keld) Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
of Acre, Joan b. April, 1272 d. April 23, 1307 English Royalty. The daughter of King Edward I and Eleanor of Castile, she was born at Acre, Isreal while her father was on crusade. She married Gilbert of Clare, 3rd earl of Gloucester on April 30, 1290 at Westminster Abbey. They had 4 children before Gilbert's death in 1295. She then married Ralph Monthermer, 1st baron Monthermer, a knight in her household, in 1297 without her father's consent. Enraged at his daughter's lowly second marriage, Edward I had Monthermer thrown in...[Read More] (Bio by: VampireRed) Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
Plantagenet, Lionel b. November 29, 1338 d. October 17, 1368 English Royalty. Born the third son and fifth child of Edward III, King of England and Philippa de Hainaut at Antwerp in Flanders (present day Belgium). At the age of three he was betrothed to Elizabeth de Burgh, the only child of William de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster and Lady Matilda of Lancaster. At the age of seven, he held the office of Guardian of England in July 1345 and again in June 1346. After his marriage in 1342 he was styled as Earl of Ulster as of 1347 but did not live as husband to...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
Scrope, Margaret b. June, 1396 d. 1463 English Nobility. She was a daughter of Ralph Neville, the 1st Earl Westmoreland, and Margaret Stafford. She married Sir Richard le Scrope, the 3rd Lord Scrope of Bolton, who fought at Agincourt in 1415 and was killed at The Siege of Rouen in 1420. Her second marriage was to William Cressener. (Bio by: julia&keld) Clare Priory, Clare, Suffolk, England
b. July 6, 1332 d. December 10, 1363
b. April, 1272 d. April 23, 1307