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Isabel de Beaumont, Duchess of Lancaster, of the
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( – 1361) was an English-French noblewoman. She was the youngest daughter and child of Henry de Beaumont, Earl of Buchan and Alice Comyn, Countess of Buchan.


Family

Isabel was born in about 1318. She had nine siblings, including John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont. Isabel's paternal grandparents were Louis of Brienne, Viscount de Beaumont, and Agnes, Viscountess de Beaumont. Her maternal grandparents were Alexander Comyn, Sheriff of Aberdeen and Joan le Latimer. Louis of Brienne was a younger son of
John of Brienne John of Brienne ( 1170 – 19–23 March 1237), also known as John I, was the king of Jerusalem from 1210 to 1225 and Latin emperor of Constantinople from 1229 to 1237. He was the youngest son of Erard II of Brienne, a wealthy nobleman in Cham ...
by his third wife,
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while Alexander Comyn was a younger brother of
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.


Marriage and children

She married
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster (– 23 March 1361) was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagenet, which was ruling ...
in 1330, but lived apart from her husband for a few years before consummation of the marriage due to her age. As her husband's mother had died before the marriage, she became the senior lady of the Lancaster household. Isabel accompanied her husband on some of his diplomatic travels to the continent, such as to the
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in 1341 and
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in 1345. In 1351, he was awarded the title Duke of Lancaster and Isabel became Duchess of Lancaster, the first woman in England to hold the title. Isabel and Henry had daughters who would eventually inherit their father's estates: *
Maud, Countess of Leicester Maud of Lancaster (4 April 1340 – 10 April 1362), also known as Matilda, Countess of Hainault, was a 14th-century English noblewoman who married into the Bavarian ducal family. The eldest daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ...
(4 April 1339 – 10 April 1362), married firstly to Ralph Stafford, son of
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, whilst still a child, and married secondly to
William V, Count of Hainaut William I, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing (Frankfurt am Main, 12 May 1330 – 15 April 1389, Le Quesnoy), was the second son of Emperor Louis IV and Margaret II of Hainaut. He was also known as William V, Count of Holland, as William III, Coun ...
. Died without surviving issue. * Blanche, Countess of Lancaster (25 March 1345 – 12 September 1368), married
John of Gaunt John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399), was an English royal prince, military leader and statesman. He was the fourth son (third surviving) of King Edward III of England, and the father of King Henry IV. Because ...
, the third surviving son of King
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and
Philippa of Hainault Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: ''Philippe de Hainaut''; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was List of English consorts, Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted a ...
, by whom she had seven children, with three surviving to adulthood. Blanche inherited all her father's estates after the death of her sister. Isabel may have been a godmother of Isabella, Countess of Bedford, Edward and Philippa's second child.


Death and legacy

Isabel died of the plague in 1361 at
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. She was buried in Newark Abbey, Leicester. Her husband also died of the plague in March 1361. With her husband, Isabel founded the College of the Annunciation of St Mary in the Newark,
Leicester Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...
. Through Blanche, Isabel was an ancestress of Englands's Royal
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, with
Henry IV of England Henry IV ( – 20 March 1413), also known as Henry Bolingbroke, was King of England from 1399 to 1413. Henry was the son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (a son of King Edward III), and Blanche of Lancaster. Henry was involved in the 1388 ...
being her grandson. Philippa of Lancaster, Queen of Portugal and the Algarve and
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter Elizabeth of Lancaster (bf. 21 February 1363 – 24 November 1426) was the third child of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his first wife Blanche of Lancaster. Elizabeth was made a Lady of the Garter in 1378. Life Some sources list he ...
were also her grandchildren.


References

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