Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster

E186855

Earl English nobleman medieval politician rebel leader

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster was a powerful English nobleman and cousin to King Edward II who led baronial opposition to the king and was eventually executed for his role in the rebellion.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster canonical	15
Thomas of Lancaster	3
2nd Earl of Lancaster	1
Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster	1
Thomas, Earl of Lancaster	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earl ⓘ English nobleman ⓘ medieval politician ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ
accusedOf	treason ⓘ
associatedWithLocation	Pontefract Castle ⓘ
birthYear	c. 1278 ⓘ
bornInCentury	13th century ⓘ
causeOfDeath	beheading ⓘ
convictedOf	treason ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
cousinOf	Edward II of England ⓘ surface form: King Edward II of England
deathDate	22 March 1322 ⓘ
diedInCentury	14th century ⓘ
executedBy	Edward II of England ⓘ surface form: King Edward II of England
father	Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster ⓘ
fullName	Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Thomas of Lancaster
governedRegion	Derbyshire ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ Leicestershire ⓘ Lincolnshire ⓘ
heldOffice	Earl of Derby ⓘ Earl of Lancaster ⓘ Earl of Leicester ⓘ Earl of Lincoln ⓘ Earl of Salisbury ⓘ
historicalPeriod	reign of Edward II ⓘ
language	Anglo-Norman ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Norman French Middle English ⓘ
leaderOf	baronial opposition to Edward II ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	execution ⓘ
memberOfDynasty	House of Plantagenet ⓘ
mother	Blanche of Artois ⓘ
nobleTitle	Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 2nd Earl of Lancaster Earl of Derby ⓘ Earl of Leicester ⓘ Earl of Lincoln ⓘ Earl of Salisbury ⓘ
notableFor	leading baronial opposition to King Edward II ⓘ role in the Despenser War ⓘ
opposed	Edward II of England ⓘ surface form: King Edward II of England
participatedIn	Despenser War ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Pontefract Priory ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Pontefract ⓘ surface form: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
rank	one of the wealthiest nobles in England of his time ⓘ
relative	Edward II of England ⓘ surface form: King Edward II of England
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
spouse	Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edward II of England → conflictWith → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster → child → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Despenser War → participant → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Despenser War → relatedTo → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Pontefract Castle → notablePrisoner → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas of Lancaster

Piers Gaveston → opposedBy → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Hugh Despenser the Younger → opponent → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster → fullName → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas of Lancaster

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster → nobleTitle → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2nd Earl of Lancaster

Edmund of Lancaster → child → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Mary of Lancaster → sibling → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

John, Abbot of Reading → siblingOf → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Earl of Lancaster, created 1267 → heldBy → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

subject surface form: Earl of Lancaster (1267 creation)

Earl of Lancaster, created 1267 → associatedWithPerson → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

subject surface form: Earl of Lancaster (1267 creation)

Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster → sibling → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Dunstanburgh Castle → builtFor → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas, Earl of Lancaster

Earl of Lancaster → heldBy → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Earl of Lancaster → notableHolder → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Earl of Leicester → hasTitleHolder → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas of Lancaster, 2nd Earl of Lancaster

Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford → ally → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence → fullName → Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster ⓘ

this entity surface form: Thomas of Lancaster