1st Earl of Cornwall Richard Plantagenet

1st Earl of Cornwall Richard Plantagenet

Male 1209 - 1272  (63 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  1st Earl of Cornwall Richard Plantagenet was born on 5 Jan 1209 in Winchester, Hampshire, England (son of King of England John Plantagenet and Queen Consort of England Isabella of Angoulême); died on 2 Apr 1272 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: Sixth Crusade, where he achieved success as a negotiator for the release of prisoners, and assisted with the building of the citadel in Ascalon

    Richard married Countess of Cornwall Isabel Marshall on 30 Mar 1231 in Buckinghamshire, England. Isabel (daughter of 1st Earl of Pembroke William Marshall, the Elder and 4th Countess of Pembroke Isabella de Clare) was born on 9 Oct 1200 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales; died on 17 Jan 1240 in Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Hampshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  King of England John PlantagenetKing of England John Plantagenet was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England (son of Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, and Lord of Ireland, and King of England Henry Plantagenet, II and Eleanor of Aquitaine); died on 19 Oct 1216 in Nottinghamshire, England; was buried in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Lackland
    • Religion: His lack of religious conviction has been noted by contemporary chroniclers and later historians, with some suspecting that John was at best impious, or even atheistic, a very serious issue at the time
    • _MILT: During John's reign, England lost the duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, which resulted in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributed to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century.
    • Occupation: 1215; Signed the Magna Carta

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (Worcester Cathedral)

    Died:
    In King's Lynn, John contracted dysentery, which would ultimately prove fatal./Newark Castle

    John married Queen Consort of England Isabella of Angoulême in 1200. Isabella (daughter of Count of Angoulême of the House of Taillefer Aymer Taillefer and Countess of Angoulême Alice 'Alix' de Courtenay) was born on 19 Feb 1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 4 Jun 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Queen Consort of England Isabella of Angoulême was born on 19 Feb 1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France (daughter of Count of Angoulême of the House of Taillefer Aymer Taillefer and Countess of Angoulême Alice 'Alix' de Courtenay); died on 4 Jun 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _ORDI: 99th great granddaughter of Adam and Eve
    • _MILT: 1244; Isabella formed a conspiracy against King Louis IX of France in 1241, after being publicly snubbed by his mother, Blanche of Castile for whom she had a deep-seated hatred. After the plot had failed, Isabella was accused of attempting to poison the king

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Fontevraud Abbey

    Died:
    Fontevraud Abbey

    Children:
    1. Lady of Wales and Snowdon Lady Joan Plantagenet was born in 1191; died on 2 Feb 1237; was buried in Anglesey, Wales.
    2. Henry Plantagenet, III was born on 1 Oct 1207 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 16 Nov 1272 in Westminster, London, England; was buried in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France.
    3. 1. 1st Earl of Cornwall Richard Plantagenet was born on 5 Jan 1209 in Winchester, Hampshire, England; died on 2 Apr 1272 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, and Lord of Ireland, and King of England Henry Plantagenet, II was born on 5 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France (son of Count of Anjou, Touraine, Maine and Duke of Normandy Geoffrey Plantagenet, V and Holy Roman Empress Matilda of England); died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France; was buried in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Kinfolk of Note: Direct ancestor of Retha Zulma Gott
    • Name: Curtmantle
    • Religion: Henry's desire to reform England's relationship with the Church led to conflict with his former friend Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury. This controversy lasted for much of the 1160s and resulted in Becket's death in 1170
    • _MILT: Sons Philip and Richard feared that Henry would make John king, and a final rebellion broke out in 1189. Decisively defeated by Philip and Richard and suffering from a bleeding ulcer, Henry retreated to Chinon in Anjou, where he died.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Fontevraud Abbey

    Henry married Eleanor of Aquitaine on 11 May 1152 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France. Eleanor was born on 22 Nov 1121 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France; died on 31 Mar 1204 in Tarn-et-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France; was buried in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eleanor of Aquitaine was born on 22 Nov 1121 in Bordeaux, Gironde, Aquitaine, France; died on 31 Mar 1204 in Tarn-et-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France; was buried in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: As Queen Consort of France, she participated in the unsuccessful Second Crusade

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Fontevraud Abbey

    Died:
    Mirabell Castle

    Children:
    1. 2. King of England John Plantagenet was born on 24 Dec 1166 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; died on 19 Oct 1216 in Nottinghamshire, England; was buried in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

  3. 6.  Count of Angoulême of the House of Taillefer Aymer Taillefer was born in 1160; died on 16 Jun 1202 in Limoges, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France.

    Aymer married Countess of Angoulême Alice 'Alix' de Courtenay about 1186. Alice (daughter of Peter de Courtenay, I and Elizabeth de Courtenay) was born in 1160 in Bourgogne, France; died on 12 Feb 1218 in Poitou-Charentes, France; was buried in La Couronne, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Countess of Angoulême Alice 'Alix' de Courtenay was born in 1160 in Bourgogne, France (daughter of Peter de Courtenay, I and Elizabeth de Courtenay); died on 12 Feb 1218 in Poitou-Charentes, France; was buried in La Couronne, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _ORDI: 98th great granddaughter of Adam and Eve

    Children:
    1. 3. Queen Consort of England Isabella of Angoulême was born on 19 Feb 1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France; died on 4 Jun 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France; was buried in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Count of Anjou, Touraine, Maine and Duke of Normandy Geoffrey Plantagenet, V was born on 24 Aug 1113 in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France (son of Count of Anjou and King of Jerusalem Fulk de Anjou, V and Ermengarde du Maine); died on 7 Sep 1151 in Eurre, Drôme, Rhône-Alpes, France; was buried in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: the Handsome

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (St Julien's Cathedral)

    Geoffrey married Holy Roman Empress Matilda of England on 11 Jun 1128. Matilda (daughter of Duke of Normandy and King of England Henry Plantagenet, I and Queen Consort of England Matilda of Scotland) was born on 7 Feb 1102 in London, England; died on 10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Holy Roman Empress Matilda of England was born on 7 Feb 1102 in London, England (daughter of Duke of Normandy and King of England Henry Plantagenet, I and Queen Consort of England Matilda of Scotland); died on 10 Sep 1167 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France; was buried in France.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Notable Quote: Great by Birth, Greater by Marriage, Greatest in her Offspring: Here lies Matilda, the daughter, wife, and mother of Henry
    • Name: Maud
    • Occupation: Matilda was the first female ruler of the Kingdom of England, though the length of her effective rule was brief: a few months in 1141. She was never crowned and failed to consolidate her rule (legally and politically)

    Notes:

    Birth:
    (Winchester Castle)

    Buried:
    Abbey of Bec-Hellouin

    Died:
    Notre Dame

    Children:
    1. 4. Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, and Lord of Ireland, and King of England Henry Plantagenet, II was born on 5 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France; died on 6 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France; was buried in Anjou, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France.
    2. Count William Poitou Plantagenet was born on 22 Jul 1136 in Argentan, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France; died on 30 Jan 1164 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

  3. 14.  Peter de Courtenay, I was born in Sep 1126 in France (son of King of the Franks Louis Capet, VI and Queen Consort Adélaïde de Savoie); died on 10 Apr 1183 in Israel; was buried in Exeter, Devon, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: Crusader
    • _ORDI: 97th great grandson of Adam and Eve

    Notes:

    Buried:
    (Church of Saint Peter)

    Died:
    Died in the Holy Lands

    Peter married Elizabeth de Courtenay in 1155. Elizabeth was born in 1127; died in Sep 1205 in England; was buried in Exeter, Devon, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth de Courtenay was born in 1127; died in Sep 1205 in England; was buried in Exeter, Devon, England.
    Children:
    1. 7. Countess of Angoulême Alice 'Alix' de Courtenay was born in 1160 in Bourgogne, France; died on 12 Feb 1218 in Poitou-Charentes, France; was buried in La Couronne, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France.