Complete Peerage Addition: Henry, Duke of Lancaster's burial and illegitimate daughter
Douglas Richardson
Complete Peerage 7 (1929): 409 (sub Lancaster) states the following
regarding Henry of Lancaster, Duke of Lancaster, who died in 1361:
"He died ... 24 March 1360/1, of the plague, at Leicester, and was
buried there in the church of Newark (the collegiate church of Our
Lady), on the south side of the high altar."
The actual date of Duke Henry's burial is found in the Register of
Edward the Black Prince, 3 (1932): 412 which states:
".... inasmuch as the prince's kinsman, the duke of Lancaster, is to
be buried at Leycestre on Wednesday, 14 April [1361] ..."
Interestingly, the Duke's burial followed his death some twenty days,
no doubt for the purposes of arranging a lavish state funeral for him
similar to the one which accompanied his father's burial in 1345.
Elsewhere, Complete Peerage 7 (1929): 410 lists Duke Henry's two
daughters and co-heiresses, including Blanche, wife of Sir John of
Gaunt, Earl of Richmond, later Duke of Lancaster. In addition to his
two legitimate daughters, Duke Henry also had an illegitimate
daughter, Juliane, who married William Dannett, of Westhope. For
Juliane's existence and a record of her descendants, see John Nichols,
History and Antiquities of the County of Leicester, 3 Pt. 1 (1800):
235 and H.S.P. 28 (1889): 160 (1623 Vis. Shropshire) (Dannatt
pedigree).
DNB, 9 (1886/7): 552-557 says of Duke Henry: "a perfect knight, brave,
courteous, charitable, just, and at once manificent and personally
temperant in his habits ... He had a thorough knowledge of public
affairs, was a wise counsellor, ... like his father, he was
religious."
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah
E-mail: royala...@msn.com
leo van de pas
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From: "Douglas Richardson" <royala...@msn.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 3:07 PM
Subject: Complete Peerage Addition: Henry, Duke of Lancaster's burial and
illegitimate daughter
> "He died ... 24 March 1360/1, of the plague, at Leicester, and was
> buried there in the church of Newark (the collegiate church of Our
> Lady), on the south side of the high altar."
>
> The actual date of Duke Henry's burial is found in the Register of
> Edward the Black Prince, 3 (1932): 412 which states:
>
> ".... inasmuch as the prince's kinsman, the duke of Lancaster, is to
> be buried at Leycestre on Wednesday, 14 April [1361] ..."
>
In my opinion, the most important words in the last sentence are "is to be"
but was he?
Best wishes
Leo van de Pas