Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 1320-1361

Paternal Family Tree: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster

Maternal Family Tree: Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster

1340 Battle of Sluys

1351 Creation of Peers

1359 Double Royal Wedding

1360 Black Monday Hailstorm

1361 Death of Henry of Grosmont

Before 14th July 1310 [her father] Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 31] and [her mother] Alice Comyn 4th Countess Buchan were married. Alice Comyn 4th Countess Buchan by marriage Baroness Beaumont. He by marriage Earl Buchan.

Around 1320 Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster was born to Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 41] and Alice Comyn 4th Countess Buchan. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England.

Around 1328 Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 18] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 8] were married. She the daughter of Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 49] and Alice Comyn 4th Countess Buchan. He the son of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 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.

On 6th November 1330 [her brother] John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont [aged 12] and [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 12] were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 49] and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 51] and Alice Comyn 4th Countess Buchan. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

In 1337 [her husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 27] was created 1st Earl Lincoln. Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 17] by marriage Countess Lincoln.

On 10th March 1340 [her father] Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan [aged 61] died at Buchan. His succeeded son [her brother] John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont [aged 22] succeeded 2nd Baron Beaumont. [her sister-in-law] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 21] by marriage Baroness Beaumont.

On or before 4th April 1340 [her daughter] Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria was born to [her husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 30] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 20] at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire [Map]. The exact date of her birth uncertain. The Inquisition of her father in May 1361 refers to Blanche being "Maud lady of Henaud [Hainaut], aged 21 years on the feast of St. Ambrose last". The Feast of the Ambrose being the 4th of April so Maud was born on or before the 4th of April 1340. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. She married (1) 1344 her third cousin once removed Ralph Stafford, son of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford (2) 1352 her fourth cousin once removed William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria, son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress, and had issue.

Battle of Sluys

On 24th June 1340 King Edward III of England [aged 27] attacked the French fleet at anchor during the Battle of Sluys capturing more than 200 ships, killing around 18000 French. The English force included John Beauchamp 1st Baron Beauchamp Warwick [aged 24], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 30], Henry Scrope 1st Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 27], William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby [aged 10], John Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle [aged 22], Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 38], [her husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 30], Walter Manny 1st Baron Manny [aged 30], Hugh Despencer 1st Baron Despencer [aged 32] and Richard Pembridge [aged 20].

Thomas Monthermer 2nd Baron Monthermer [aged 38] died from wounds. His succeeded daughter Margaret succeeded 3rd Baroness Monthermer.

On or before 25th March 1342 [her daughter] Blanche Duchess of Lancaster was born to [her husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 32] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 22] at Bolingbroke Castle, Lincolnshire [Map]. The exact date of her birth uncertain. The Inquisition of her father in May 1361 refers to Blanche being "aged 19 years at the feast of the Annunciation last". The Feast of the Annunciation being the 25th of March so Blanche was born on or before the 25th of March 1342. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England. She married her half second cousin once removed John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster, son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England, and had issue.

On 10th May 1342 [her brother] John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont [aged 24] was killed in a tournament. His succeeded son [her nephew] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont [aged 2] succeeded 3rd Baron Beaumont.

In 1344 [her son-in-law] Ralph Stafford and Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 3] were married. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 34] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 24]. He the son of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 42] and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford [aged 26]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

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In or before 1345 Ralph Ufford [aged 42] and [her sister-in-law] Maud Plantagenet Countess Ulster [aged 34] were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 63] and Maud Chaworth.

On 22nd September 1345 [her father-in-law] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster [aged 64] died at Leicester Castle [Map]. His succeeded son [her husband] Henry [aged 35] succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Earl Lancaster.

In 1349 [her husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 39] was created 1st Earl Derby. Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 29] by marriage Countess Derby.

1351 Creation of Peers

In 1351 [her husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 41] was created 1st Duke Lancaster by King Edward III of England [aged 38]. Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 31] by marriage Duchess Lancaster.

Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 12] was created 1st Earl of Ulster.

[her future son-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 10] was created 1st Earl Richmond.

Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 49] was created 1st Earl Stafford.

See Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke.

In 1352 [her son-in-law] William Wittelsbach I Duke Lower Bavaria [aged 21] and Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 11] 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 [aged 42] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 32]. He the son of Louis Wittelsbach IV Holy Roman Emperor and Margaret Hainaut Holy Roman Empress [aged 40]. They were fourth cousin once removed. 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.

Double Royal Wedding

On 19th May 1359, or thereabouts, a double-royal wedding celebration took place at Reading Abbey, Berkshire [Map] whereby two children of King Edward III of England [aged 46] were married:

[her son-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 19] and Blanche Duchess of Lancaster [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess Richmond. She the daughter of Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 49] and Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 39]. He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England [aged 48]. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke [aged 11] and Margaret Plantagenet Countess of Pembroke [aged 12] were married. At the time John Hastings 2nd Earl Pembroke was a ward of King Edward III of England who would enjoy the benefit of the substantial revenue of the Earldom of Pembroke until John came of age nine years later in 1368. She died two or so years later probably of plague. She the daughter of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. He the son of Laurence Hastings 1st Earl Pembroke and Agnes Mortimer Countess of Pembroke [aged 42]. They were half fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England.

Black Monday Hailstorm

On 13th April 1360 a freak weather event known as Black Monday Hailstorm occurred as the army of King Edward III of England [aged 47] were camped outside Chartres [Map]. Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 47], William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton [aged 50], [her husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 50], Edward "Black Prince" [aged 29] and Walter Mauny were present. Around one thousand English were killed, with up to six thousand horses. King Edward III of England believed the event to be an Act of God and proceeded to negotiate with the French resulting in the Treaty of Brétigny.

On 28th April 1360 Guy Beauchamp died from injuries received during the Black Monday Hailstorm.

In 1361 Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster [aged 41] died.

Death of Henry of Grosmont

On 23rd March 1361 [her former husband] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 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 daughter] Blanche Duchess of Lancaster [aged 18] succeeded 5th Countess Lancaster and 2nd Countess Derby. [her son-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 21] by marriage Earl Lancaster, Earl Derby.

Maud Plantagenet Duchess Lower Bavaria [aged 20] succeeded 5th Countess of Leicester.

Royal Ancestors of Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 1320-1361

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

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

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

Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Royal Descendants of Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 1320-1361
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

Philippa of Lancaster Queen Consort Portugal [1]

King Henry IV of England [1]

George Wharton [1]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [7]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [3]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [29]

Ancestors of Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster 1320-1361

Great x 2 Grandfather: Erard Brienne II Count Brienne

Great x 1 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem

Great x 3 Grandfather: Amadeus Montfaucon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon -2 x Great Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Berenguela Barcelona Queen Consort Castile and Leon 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 2 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Afonso "Conqueror Founder Great" I King Portugal 3 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Malfada Savoy Queen Consort Portugal 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 1 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Grand Daughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile

Great x 2 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry I "Beauclerc" England Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Fitzroy Viscountess Beaumont Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Raoul Beaumont Sarthe I Viscount Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Lucie Aigle Viscountess

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes de La Flèche Flèche Viscountess

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Comyn Earl Buchan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Comyn 2nd Earl Buchan

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Buchan Countess Buchan

GrandFather: Alexander Comyn 4 x Great Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester 6 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester 4 x Great Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 5 x Great Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Quincy Countess Buchan 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway

Great x 2 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: David Dunkeld 8th Earl Huntingdon Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Gernon Countess Huntingdon 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Mother: Alice Comyn 4th Countess Buchan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Latimer

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Latimer of Corby

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

GrandMother: Joanna Latimer 11 x Great Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Ledet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alicia Ledet Baroness Latimer Corby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Lisle

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ermentrude Lisle 9 x Great Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Fitzgerald

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Fitzgerald 8 x Great Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Ferrers 7 x Great Grand Daughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd