Henry Grosmont of Derby Plantagenet 1
- Born: Abt 1306, Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire
- Marriage: Isabel de Beaumont circa 1335
- Died: 24 Mar 1361, Leicester Castle, England aged about 55
Cause of his death was the black death.
General Notes:
Earl of Derby. He was the King's lieutenant for the northern parts of England,
and general of his army against the Scots. He fought in France and was chief
in command at the siege of Calais. He was made the King's lieutenant in
Flanders and France and was made Earl of Lincoln.
Lord of Beaufort and Nogent. Some say he died in 1394.
Noted events in his life were:
• Became: Duke of Lancaster, 6 Mar 1351.
Henry married Isabel de Beaumont, daughter of Henry de Beaumont and Alice Comyn, circa 1335. (Isabel de Beaumont died in 1361 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England.) The cause of her death was the black death.
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