Biography of Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria 1339-1362

Around 1328 [her father] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 18) and [her mother] Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 8) were married. She the daughter of Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 49) and Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont. He the son of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 47) and Maud Chaworth. They were fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

In 1337 [her father] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 27) was created 1st Earl Lincoln. [her mother] Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 17) by marriage Countess Lincoln.

On 04 Apr 1339 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria was born to Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 29) and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 19) at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Before 1343 John Stafford (age 41) and [her future sister-in-law] Margaret Stafford (age 11) were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 41) and Katherine Hastings Baroness Stafford. They were second cousin once removed.

In 1344 Ralph Stafford and Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 4) were married. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 34) and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 24). He the son of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 42) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford (age 26). They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1345 [her future husband] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 14) succeeded V Count Holland.

On 22 Sep 1345 [her grandfather] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 64) died at Leicester Castle [Map]. His son [her father] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Earl Lancaster.

In 1347 [her future husband] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 16) succeeded I Duke Lower Bavaria.

In 1347 [her husband] Ralph Stafford died.

In 1349 [her father] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 39) was created 1st Earl Derby. [her mother] Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 29) by marriage Countess Derby.

Before 30 Aug 1349 Fulk Strange 3rd Baron Strange Blackmere (age 17) and [her former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Cobham, Ferrers and Strange (age 9) were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Blackmere. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 47) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In 1351 [her father] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 41) was created 1st Duke Lancaster by King Edward III of England (age 38). [her mother] Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 31) by marriage Duchess Lancaster.

In 1352 William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 21) and Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 12) were married in London. She by marriage Duchess Lower Bavaria. He by marriage Earl of Leicester. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 42) and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 32). He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainault Holy Roman Empress (age 40). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 11 Nov 1352 [her sister-in-law] Agnes Wittelsbach (age 17) died.

In 1354 [her husband] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 23) succeeded V Count Hainault, V Count Zeeland.

In 1356 [her daughter] Unamed Wittelsbach was born to [her husband] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 25) and Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 16). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1356 [her daughter] Unamed Wittelsbach died.

On 25 Dec 1357 John Sutton 2nd Baron Sutton (age 18) and [her former sister-in-law] Katherine Stafford Baroness Sutton Dudley (age 9) were married. She by marriage Baroness Sutton of Dudley. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 56) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. They were half third cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Before 1358 John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley (age 27) and [her former sister-in-law] Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Cobham, Ferrers and Strange (age 17) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ferrers of Chartley. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford (age 56) and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

On 25 Dec 1359 [her sister-in-law] Beatrix Wittelsbach (age 15) died.

In 1361 [her mother] Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 41) died.

Death of Henry of Grosmont

On 23 Mar 1361 [her father] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 51) died at Leicester Castle [Map]. He was buried at Church of the Annunciation of our Lady of the Newark [Map].

Duke Lancaster, Earl Lincoln extinct.

[her sister] Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster (age 15) succeeded 5th Countess Lancaster and 2nd Countess Derby. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 21) by marriage Earl Lancaster, Earl Derby. Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 21) succeeded 5th Countess of Leicester.

On 03 Jun 1361 [her sister-in-law] Anna Wittelsbach (age 35) died.

In Dec 1361 [her former sister-in-law] Katherine Stafford Baroness Sutton Dudley (age 13) died.

On 10 Apr 1362 Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria (age 23) died. Her sister [her sister] Blanche Plantagenet Duchess Lancaster (age 17) succeeded 6th Countess of Leicester. John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster (age 22) by marriage Earl of Leicester adding a fourth Earldom to the ones he already held: Earl Richmond, Earl Lancaster and Earl Derby.

On 15 Apr 1389 [her former husband] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria (age 58) died.

Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot and Joan Stafford Baroness Cherleton and Talbot were married. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. They were fourth cousins. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

John Charleton 3rd Baron Cherleton and Joan Stafford Baroness Cherleton and Talbot were married. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Family Trees of Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria 1339-1362

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Maud Saye 1155-1222

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria 1339-1362

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd -999

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd -999

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of Louis "Lion" VIII King France

Ancestors of Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria 1339-1362

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence 1198-1245

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 1198-1267

Great x 4 Grandmother:

GrandFather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile 1161-1214 Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 1207-1248 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Metz 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 1224-1288 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip Swabia

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Father: Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 1 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

GrandMother: Maud Chaworth

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Maudit

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer

Great x 4 Grandfather:

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex

Great x 2 Grandmother:

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod

Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria 1339-1362 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Montfaucon

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: Louis Brienne Viscount Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon 1137-1188

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon 1171-1230

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile 1179-1246 Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile 1161-1214 Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Constance Fitzroy Viscountess Beaumont Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raoul Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Lucie Aigle Viscountess

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Beaumont Sarthe 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes de La Flèche Flèche Viscountess

Mother: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan 1217-1289

Great x 3 Grandmother:

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Quincy Countess Buchan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway

Great x 3 Grandmother: 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandMother: Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Latimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Latimer of Corby

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Latimer 1st Baron Latimer of Corby

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joanna Latimer

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Ledet

Great x 2 Grandmother: Alicia Ledet Baroness Latimer Corby

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Lisle

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ermentrude Lisle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzgerald