15210590. Duke Lionel of Antwerp &
15210591. Duchess Elizabeth de Burgh
1/24/1327,
Edward III, age 14, succeeded Edward II as King of England. [1/20/1327, Edward
II abdicated.]
7/6/1332,
Elizabeth born at Carrickfergus castle, Ireland, heir & d/o 30421182. Earl William de Burgh &
30421183. Maud of Lancaster.
6/6/1333,
Elizabeth’s father died.
8/15/1333, Commitment
during pleasure to Maud, late the wife of Willliam de Burgo, earl of Ulster,
tenant in chief, of the keeping of the manor and lands late of the earl in the
counties of Essex and Surrey, by reason of the minority of Elizabeth his
daughter and heir. (S) CFRs.
12/1/1333,
Admission of John Gernoun as guardian of Elizabeth daughter of William de
Burgo, late earl of Ulster, a minor dwelling in England, to sue and defend all
pleas for or against her in Ireland, for 1 year. (S) CPRs.
11/29/1338,
Lionel born in Abbey of St. Michael, Antwerp, Belgium, 3rd s/o 1477424. King Edward III & 1477425.
Philippa of Hainault. (S) CPRs, 8/10/1339.
5/4/1341,
Grant that Elizabeth daughter and heir of William de Burgo, earl of Ulster,
shall marry the king’s son Lionel when he is old enough. (S) CPRs.
[––Lionel
& Elizabeth––]
8/15/1342 at
the Tower in London, Lionel, age 4, married to Elizabeth, age 10.
7/1/1345,
Appointment of the king’s son, Lionel, as Keeper of the realm and the king’s
lieutenant there, while the king is without the realm. Commission to J.
archbishop of Canterbury, … Henry, earl of Lancastre, John de Warenna, earl of
Surry, … to assist the said Lionel with counsel and aid. (S) CPRs.
5/10/1346,
Grant to queen Philippa of the custody of all lands in Ireland late of William,
earl of Ulster, … reason of the nonage of Elizabeth, daughter and heir, …
Lionel, still of tender age, … (S) CPRs.
1347,
Lionel, created 4th Earl of Ulster.
10/16/1347,
Maud de Lancaster became an Augustinian canoness at Campsey, Suffolk where by
grant of the king she founded a chantry for the souls of William de Burgo,
formerly earl of Ulster, and Ralph de Ufford, and for Elizabeth de Burgo and
Matilda de Ufford, daughters of the countess, … (S) Notes & Queries, V11,
1885, P330.
[––Lionel
& Elizabeth––]
1352, Lionel,
age 14, married Elizabeth, age 20.
5/18/1354,
Grant of a market and fair at Brimpsfield, Gloucestershire, to Lionel, the
king’s son. (S) Gaz. of Markets and Fairs.
7/1355,
Lionel knighted with 26 others, including John of Gaunt, by the king and the
Duke of Lancaster.
11/1355, Lionel
with the King on an invasion of France. Landing in Calais the previous month,
the army proceeded to raid Pas de Calais, Artois, and Picardy. King Edward
returned the army to England by the 15th of November.
8/1356,
Elizabeth visited her grandmother Elizabeth de Burgh in London. (S) Medieval
London Widows, Barron, 1994, P42.
4/4/1357,
Countess Elizabeth purchased shoes, black and red breeches, and a jacket for
“Galfridas Chaucer” [Geoffrey Chaucer – the poet, at this time about 17 years
old] in London. [The earliest known document in which Chaucer is named.]
12/1357, During
the Christmas gathering at Hatfield, Countess Elizabeth gave Geoffrey Chaucer
£52 for “necessities”. Lionel’s younger brother John of Gaunt (738712) also
attended the festivities. [Chaucer the famous poet.]
1358,
Elizabeth took her daughter Philippe to visit her mother [Matilda of Lancaser]
at Campessee. (S) Notes & Queries, V32, P249.
7/1358,
Lionel visited his wife’s grandmother Elizabeth de Burgh in London. (S)
Medieval London Widows, Barron, 1994, P42.
1359, The
separate accounting of the households and Lionel and Elizabeth were merged.
8/1359–4/1360,
Lionel, earl of Ulster, the king’s son, in the great invasion of France; with 1
banneret, 6 knights, paid 2s a day, 32 esquires, paid 1 s a day, and 40 mounted
archers, paid 6d a day. (S) History of the Family of Wrottesley, V1, 1903,
P130. [Chaucer was a member of this retinue, was captured on a foraging mission
and was later ransomed.]
10/28/1359,
King Edward, sailing from Sandwich to Calais with 1,100 ships, again invaded
France, eventually taking Saint-Florentin and Tonnerre. Edward reached Paris,
setting the suburbs on fire, before turning back to Brittany [Edward decided a
siege of Paris was not feasible.]
4/1360,
Lionel invested as a Knight of the Garter.
Aft. 5/1360,
Lionel took the first “gun”, a small cannon, to Ireland. (S) The English
Historical Review, V26, P674. [Chaucer apparently left Lionel’s service at this
time for service to the king.]
10/1360,
Lionel, in Calais, France, sent a letter to England in the care of Geoffrey
Chaucer. [Chaucer had been captured during the siege of Rheims, but was
ransomed.]
11/4/1360,
Elizabeth’s paternal grandmother died.
11/6/1360, IPM of Elizabeth de Burgo (2498691). Lincoln: Cathorp.
The manor … She died on 4 November, 34 Edward III. … Dorset: [8 manors] … Elizabeth
(15210591), daughter of William de Burgo (30421182), her kinswoman
[granddaughter], married to Lionel [s/o King Edward III], earl of Ulster, aged
20-22 years and more, is her heir. … The king, wishing to shew special grace to
his son Lionel, earl of Ulster, and Elizabeth his wife, kinswoman and heir of
Elizabeth de Burgo, orders … (S) CIsPM.
2/5/1361,
Notification … that the king surrendered to his son Lionel and Elizabeth wife
of the latter, daughter and heir of William de Burgo, late earl of Ulster, and
kinswoman and heir of Elizabeth de Burgo [Elizabeth’s paternal grandmother] …
all lands which the said Elizabeth held of the inheritance of Elizabeth wife of
Lionel, … to be delivered to them. (S) CPRs.
7/1/1361,
Lionel appointed the King’s Lt. in Ireland.
7/16/1361,
Grant to the king’s son Lionel, earl of Ulster, of the keeping of the houses of
Algate, London, late of Roger de Mortuo Mari, late earl of March, … during the
nonage of the heir [his future son-in-law.] (S) CPRs.
8/1361,
Lionel traveled from Liverpool to Dublin with a force of 900 and “a little gun”
with 16 pounds of gunpowder.
6/1362,
Elizabeth moved to Dublin with the King giving her a dress allowance of £400.
6/1362,
English lords holding lands in Ireland that had not made a contribution to the
defense of their lands were assessed 2 years of receipts on those lands.
11/13/1362,
Lionel created Duke of Clarence on his father’s 50th birthday.
12/10/1363,
Elizabeth died at Dublin, Ireland. [Her inheritance passed to Lionel, including
the market at Buntingford; but which was later shown to be transferred to the
“lords and tenants” of Buntingford prior to her death.]
[––Lionel––]
4/1364,
Lionel returned to England.
12/1364
Linoel returned to Ireland and appointed many Englishmen to administrative
positions previously held by Irishmen.
11/1366,
Lionel made a trip to England.
1367, Lionel
held an Irish parliament at Kilkenny where the Statutes of Kilkenny were
presented which addressed the acceptance by the Irish of English customs and
language.
1367, Lionel
returned to England.
7/6/1367,
Lionel granted a market and fair at Standon, Hertsfordshire. (S) Gaz. of
Markets and Fairs.
1368, Lionel
left for Milan, Italy, with a retinue of 457 men and 1280 horses for a new
marriage. [One member of the retinue was Jean Froissart.]
6/15/1368 in
Miland, Italy, Lionel married 2nd Violante Visconte, d/o Galeazzo
Visconti. [No children.] Lionel was attended by Sir John Hawkwood (1477526).
10/17/1368,
Lionel died at Alba in Piedmont, Italy, under mysterious circumstances; his
body moved to England and buried at the convent of Austin Friars at Clare,
Suffolk, beside Elizabeth.
(S) Magna
Carta Ancestry, P154. (S) The Life and Times of Chaucer, Gardner, 1977. (S)
Edward III, Ormrod, 2013.
Child
of Lionel and Elizabeth:
i. Philippe of Clarence (7605295), born 8/16/1355
in England. [Heir]
