Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter

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Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter, was a 14th-century English noblewoman, daughter of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster, whose politically significant marriages tied her closely to the turbulent dynastic struggles of the late medieval English crown.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duchess of Exeter
English noblewoman
medieval noble
associatedWithEvent dynastic struggles surrounding the deposition of Richard II
rise of the House of Lancaster to the English throne
birthDate circa 1363
birthPlace England
burialPlace likely in England (exact site uncertain)
child Alice Holland
Constance Holland
Edward Holland
Joan Holland
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
Richard Holland
Sir John Cornwall the younger
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathDate circa 1426
describedBySource medieval English chronicles
dynasticConnection House of Cornwall
House of Holland
House of Plantagenet
era Late Middle Ages
father John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
linked to: John of Gaunt
fullName Elizabeth of Lancaster
grandfather King Edward III of England
languageOfWorkOrName Middle English
marriage Married John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, in 1380
Married John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, after annulment of first marriage
Married Sir John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope, after death of John Holland
mother Blanche of Lancaster
nobleFamily House of Lancaster
notableFor politically significant marriages during the late 14th and early 15th centuries
positionHeld Countess of Pembroke
Duchess of Exeter
relative Henry V of England
Henry VI of England
Richard II of England
sexOrGender female
sibling Henry IV of England
John of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster
Thomas of Lancaster
socialRank high nobility
spouse John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter
Sir John Cornwall, 1st Baron Fanhope
title Countess of Pembroke
Duchess of Exeter
uncle John of Gaunt's brothers (the Black Prince, Lionel of Antwerp, Edmund of Langley, Thomas of Woodstock)

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Blanche of Lancaster child Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
Elizabeth of Lancaster title Duchess of Exeter
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Margaret Neville nobleTitle Duchess of Exeter
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Anne of York, Duchess of Exeter title Duchess of Exeter
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Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter positionHeld Duchess of Exeter
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Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter title Duchess of Exeter
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