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Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, [1] [2] (Norman: Leonell Duc de Clarence; 29 November 1338 – 17 October 1368 [3] [4]), was an English prince, Earl of Ulster jure uxoris from 1347, Duke of Clarence from 1362, Guardian of England in 1345–46, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1361–66, Knight of the Garter from 1361, second surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.
The Prince Leopold, 1st Duke of Albany, 1st Earl of Clarence & 1st Baron Arklow (1853–1884), fourth son of Queen Victoria. Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha , 2nd Duke of Albany, 2nd Earl of Clarence & 2nd Baron Arklow (1884–1954), posthumous son of the 1st Earl, had his British titles suspended in 1919 for waging war against ...
She was born at Eltham Palace in Kent on 16 August 1355, the only child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster. [2] Her father was the second son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. [3] She was the eldest grandchild of King Edward and Queen Philippa, her namesake.
As Countess of Ulster, she was raised in England and married Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, on 15 August 1352 at the Tower of London. He was the second son of Edward III of England and his queen consort, Philippa of Hainault. As a boy, the poet Geoffrey Chaucer served as page to Elizabeth. [6]
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (29 November 1338 – 7 October 1368), third son. He also predeceased his father. He also predeceased his father. Lionel's only child, Philippa , was acquired as a wife by the powerful Mortimer family, which as noted above had exerted enormous influence during the reigns of Edward II and Edward III.
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338–68), principal author of the Statutes of Kilkenny. By the middle decades of the 14th century, the Hiberno-Norman presence in Ireland was perceived to be under threat, mostly due to the dissolution of English laws and customs among English settlers.
The marriage was short-lived. Lionel died in Alba on 17 October that year, just five months after the wedding. His death may have been due to food poisoning. [10] The Duchess of Clarence had no issue by the Duke. [2] On 2 August 1377, Violante's father negotiated a second marriage, to Secondotto, Marquess of Montferrat.
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