List of members of the House of Plantagenet

This is a list of members of the House of Plantagenet
House of Plantagenet
The House of Plantagenet , a branch of the Angevins, was a royal house founded by Geoffrey V of Anjou, father of Henry II of England. Plantagenet kings first ruled the Kingdom of England in the 12th century. Their paternal ancestors originated in the French province of Gâtinais and gained the...

. It includes only those who were members of the male-line descent from King Henry II

Henry II of England

Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...

, and consequently bore his "surname", Plantagenet.

Henry II of England

Henry II of England

, 1133 - 1189, had 5 sons;

1. William IX, Count of Poitiers, 1153 - 1156, died in infancy

2. Henry the Young King

Henry the Young King

Henry, known as the Young King was the second of five sons of King Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine but the first to survive infancy. He was officially King of England; Duke of Normandy, Count of Anjou and Maine.-Early life:Little is known of the young prince Henry before the events...

, 1155 - 1183, died without issue

3. Richard I of England

Richard I of England

Richard I was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Count of Nantes, and Overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period...

, 1157 - 1199, died without legitimate issue

4. Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany, 1158 - 1186, had 1 son;

A. Arthur I, Duke of Brittany

Arthur I, Duke of Brittany

Arthur I was Duke of Brittany between 1194 and 1202. He was the posthumous son of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Constance, Duchess of Brittany...

, 1187 - 1203, died without issue

5. John of England

John of England

John , also known as John Lackland , was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death...

, 1167 - 1216, had 2 sons;

A. Henry III of England

Henry III of England

Henry III was the son and successor of John as King of England, reigning for 56 years from 1216 until his death. His contemporaries knew him as Henry of Winchester. He was the first child king in England since the reign of Æthelred the Unready...

, 1207 - 1272, had 6 sons;

I. Edward I of England

Edward I of England

Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...

, 1239 - 1307, had 6 sons.

a. John of England, 1266 - 1271, died young

b. Henry of England, 1267 - 1274, died young

c. Alphonso, Earl of Chester

Alphonso, Earl of Chester

Alphonso was the ninth child of Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. During his lifetime, he was first in line to his father's throne of England and to his mother's county of Ponthieu in France....

, 1273 - 1284, died young

d. Edward II of England

Edward II of England

Edward II , called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed by his wife Isabella in January 1327. He was the sixth Plantagenet king, in a line that began with the reign of Henry II...

, 1284 - 1327, had 2 sons;

i. Edward III of England

Edward III of England

Edward III was King of England from 1327 until his death and is noted for his military success. Restoring royal authority after the disastrous reign of his father, Edward II, Edward III went on to transform the Kingdom of England into one of the most formidable military powers in Europe...

, 1312 - 1377, had 8 sons;

1. Edward, the Black Prince

Edward, the Black Prince

Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, KG was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainault as well as father to King Richard II of England....

, 1330 - 1376, had 2 sons;

A. Edward, 1365 - 1372, died young

B. Richard II of England

Richard II of England

Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...

, 1367 - 1400, died without issue

2. William of Hatfield, 1337 - 1337, died in infancy

3. Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Ulster and 5th Baron of Connaught, KG was the third son, but the second son to survive infancy, of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...

, 1338 - 1368, died without male issue

4. John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster , KG was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...

, 1340 - 1399, had 4 sons;

A. John of Lancaster, 1362 - 1365, died in infancy

B. Edward Plantagenet, 1365 - 1368, died in infancy

C. John Plantagenet, 1366 - 1367, died in infancy

D. Henry IV of England

Henry IV of England

Henry IV was King of England and Lord of Ireland . He was the ninth King of England of the House of Plantagenet and also asserted his grandfather's claim to the title King of France. He was born at Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, hence his other name, Henry Bolingbroke...

, 1366 - 1413, had 5 sons;

I. Edward Plantagenet, 1382 - 1382, died in infancy

II. Henry V of England

Henry V of England

Henry V was King of England from 1413 until his death at the age of 35 in 1422. He was the second monarch belonging to the House of Lancaster....

, 1387 - 1422, had 1 son;

a. Henry VI of England

Henry VI of England

Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and disputed King of France from 1422 to 1453. Until 1437, his realm was governed by regents. Contemporaneous accounts described him as peaceful and pious, not suited for the violent dynastic civil wars, known as the Wars...

, 1421 - 1471, had 1 son;

i. Edward of Westminster

Edward of Westminster

Edward of Westminster , also known as Edward of Lancaster, was the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou...

, 1453 - 1471, died without issue

III. Thomas, Duke of Clarence, 1388 - 1421, died without issue

IV. John, Duke of Bedford, 1389 - 1435, died without issue

V. Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Pembroke, KG , also known as Humphrey Plantagenet, was "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of king Henry IV of England by his first wife, Mary de Bohun, brother to king Henry V of England, and uncle to the...

, 1390 - 1447, died without male issue

5. Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge, KG was a younger son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, the fourth of the five sons who lived to adulthood, of this Royal couple. Like so many medieval princes, Edmund gained his identifying nickname from his...

, 1341 - 1402, had 2 sons;

A. Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York

Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York

Sir Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York, 2nd Earl of Cambridge, Earl of Rutland, Earl of Cork, Duke of Aumale KG was a member of the English royal family who died at the Battle of Agincourt....

, 1373 - 1415, died without issue

B. Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge

Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge was the younger son of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile....

, 1375 - 1415, had 1 son;

I. Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York

Richard Plantagenêt, 3rd Duke of York, 6th Earl of March, 4th Earl of Cambridge, and 7th Earl of Ulster, conventionally called Richard of York was a leading English magnate, great-grandson of King Edward III...

, 1411 - 1460, had 8 sons;

a. Henry of York, 1441 - 1441, died in infancy

b. Edward IV of England

Edward IV of England

Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England...

, 1442 - 1483, had 3 sons;

i. Edward V of England

Edward V of England

Edward V was King of England from 9 April 1483 until his deposition two months later. His reign was dominated by the influence of his uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who succeeded him as Richard III...

, 1470 - ?, died without issue

ii. Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York

Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York

Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, 1st Duke of Norfolk, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Earl Marshal was the sixth child and second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. He was born in Shrewsbury....

, 1473 - ?, died without issue

iii. George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford

George Plantagenet, Duke of Bedford

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Bedford was the eighth child and third son of Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville....

, 1477 - 1479, died young

c. Edmund, Earl of Rutland

Edmund, Earl of Rutland

Edmund, Earl of Rutland was the fifth child and second surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville...

, 1443 - 1460, died without issue

d. William of York, 1447 - 1447, died in infancy

e. John of York, 1448 - 1448, died in infancy

f. George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence

George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, 1st Earl of Salisbury, 1st Earl of Warwick, KG was the third son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville, and the brother of kings Edward IV and Richard III. He played an important role in the dynastic struggle known as the Wars of the...

, 1449 - 1478, had 2 sons;

i. Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick

Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick was the son of George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence and a potential claimant to the English throne during the reigns of both Richard III and his successor, Henry VII...

, 1475 - 1499, died without issue

ii. Richard of York, 1476 - 1477, died in infancy

g. Thomas of York, 1451 - 1451, died in infancy

h. Richard III of England

Richard III of England

Richard III was King of England for two years, from 1483 until his death in 1485 during the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty...

, 1452 - 1485, had 1 son;

i. Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales

Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales

Edward of Middleham, 1st Earl of Salisbury , was the only son of King Richard III of England and his wife Anne Neville. He was Richard's only legitimate child and died aged 11....

, 1473 - 1484, died young

6. Thomas of England, 1347 - 1348, died in infancy

7. William of Windsor, 1348 - 1348, died in infancy

8. Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester

Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Essex, Duke of Aumale, KG was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...

, 1355 - 1397, had 1 son;

A. Humphrey Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Buckingham, 1381 - 1399, died without issue

ii. John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall

John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall

John of Eltham, 1st Earl of Cornwall was the second son of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. He was heir to the English throne from the date of the abdication of his father to the birth of his nephew Edward of Woodstock .-Life:John was born in 1316 at Eltham Palace, Kent...

, 1316 - 1336, died without issue

e. Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk

Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk

Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, Lord Marshal of England was the son of Edward I of England and Margaret of France.-Early life:...

, 1300 - 1338, had 2 sons;

i. Edward of Norfolk, 1320 - 1334, died young

ii. John Plantagenet, 1328 - 1362, died without issue

f. Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent was a member of the English Royal Family.-Early life:He was born at Woodstock in Oxfordshire, the son of Edward I Longshanks, King of England and his second wife, Margaret of France. He was 62 years younger than his father, who died when Edmund of Woodstock...

, 1301 - 1330, had 2 sons;

i. Edmund Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Kent, 1326 - 1331, died young

ii. John Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Kent, 1330 - 1352, died without issue

II. Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster

Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster

Edmund of Crouchback, 1st Earl of Leicester and Lancaster , was the second surviving son of King Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence. In his childhood he had a claim on the Kingdom of Sicily. His nickname refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusade.-Childhood:Edmund was born in London...

, 1245 - 1296, had 3 sons;

a. Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster

Thomas Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Lancaster

Thomas, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster was one of the leaders of the baronial opposition to Edward II of England.- Lineage :...

, 1278 - 1322, died without issue

b. Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster

Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster

Henry , 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster was an English nobleman, one of the principals behind the deposition of Edward II of England.-Family and lineage:...

, 1281 - 1345, had 1 son;

i. Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster

Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster

Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lancaster, KG , also Earl of Derby, was a member of the English nobility in the 14th century, and a prominent English diplomat, politician, and soldier...

, 1310 - 1361, died without male issue

c. John of Beaufort, Lord of Beaufort, 1286 - 1327, died without issue

III. Richard of England, 1247 - 1256, died young

IV. John of England, 1250 - 1256, died young

V. William of England, 1251 - 1256, died young

VI. Henry of England, 1256 - 1257, died young

B. Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall

Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall

Richard of Cornwall was Count of Poitou , 1st Earl of Cornwall and German King...

, 1209 - 1272, had 5 sons;

I. John of Cornwall, 1232 - 1233, died in infancy

II. Henry of Almain

Henry of Almain

Henry of Almain , so called because of his father's German connections as King of the Romans , was the son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and Isabel Marshal.As a nephew of both Henry III and Simon de Montfort, he wavered between the two at the beginning of the Barons' War, but...

, 1235 - 1271, died without issue

III. Nicholas of Cornwall, 1240 - 1240, died in infancy

IV. Richard of Cornwall, 1246 - 1246, died in infancy

V. Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall

Edmund, 2nd Earl of Cornwall

Edmund of Cornwall of Almain was the 2nd Earl of Cornwall of the 7th creation.-Early life:Edmund was born at Berkhamsted Castle on 26 December 1249, the second and only surviving son of Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall and his wife Sanchia of Provence, daughter of Ramon Berenguer, Count of Provence,...

, 1249 - 1300, died without issue

Upon the death of Edward, Earl of Warwick, the House of Plantagenet became extinct in the male line, an astonishing fate for a dynasty whose members produced many sons, especially Edward III, who had five sons who survived to adulthood. The Plantagenets seem to have been cursed by early deaths and a tendency not to have children. Internal warfare in the family, such as those between the sons of Henry II and the descendants of Edward III, spelled the end of the Plantagenet line.

The Dukes of Beaufort and the Barons Raglan

Baron Raglan

Baron Raglan, of Raglan in the County of Monmouth, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1852 for the military commander Lord FitzRoy Somerset, chiefly remembered as commander of the British troops during the Crimean War. Somerset was the youngest son of Henry Somerset,...

are descendants in the male line of the House of Plantagenet, albeit through illegitimate descent from John of Gaunt.

Ancestral descent

Geoffrey, Count of Gâtinais, had 2 sons;

1. Geoffrey III, Count of Anjou

2. Fulk IV, Count of Anjou, 1043 - 1109, had 2 sons;

A. Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou, d. 1106, died without issue

B. Fulk of Jerusalem

Fulk of Jerusalem

Fulk , also known as Fulk the Younger, was Count of Anjou from 1109 to 1129, and King of Jerusalem from 1131 to his death...

, 1089 - 1143, had 4 sons;

I. Helias, Comte De Maine ? - 1151, died without male issue

II. Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, 1113 - 1151, had 3 sons;

a. Henry II of England
Henry II of England
Henry II ruled as King of England , Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western France. Henry, the great-grandson of William the Conqueror, was the...

, 1133 - 1189 - see above

b. Geoffrey, Count of Nantes, 1134 - 1158, died without issue

c. William FitzEmpress, 1136 - 1164, died without issue

III. Baldwin III of Jerusalem

Baldwin III of Jerusalem

Baldwin III was king of Jerusalem from 1143 to 1163. He was the eldest son of Melisende and Fulk of Jerusalem, and the grandson of Baldwin II of Jerusalem.-Succession:...

, 1130 - 1162, died without issue

IV. Amalric I of Jerusalem

Amalric I of Jerusalem

Amalric I of Jerusalem was King of Jerusalem 1163–1174, and Count of Jaffa and Ascalon before his accession. Amalric was the second son of Melisende of Jerusalem and Fulk of Jerusalem...

, 1136 - 1174, had 1 son;

a. Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem

Baldwin IV of Jerusalem , called the Leper or the Leprous, the son of Amalric I of Jerusalem and his first wife, Agnes of Courtenay, was king of Jerusalem from 1174 to 1185. His full sister was Queen Sibylla of Jerusalem and his nephew through this sister was the child-king Baldwin V...

, 1161 - 1185, died without issue

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