Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester

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Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester was a 15th-century English prince, statesman, and notable patron of humanist learning and literature.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English prince
House of Lancaster member
nobleman
patron of learning
statesman
ageAtDeath 56
associatedWith Bodleian Library
surface form: Bodlean Library’s Duke Humfrey’s Library

early English humanism
birthCountry Kingdom of England
birthDate 1390-10-03
birthPlace Bolingbroke Castle
Lincolnshire
burialPlace Abbey of St Albans
surface form: St Albans Abbey
causeOfDeath sudden illness under suspicious circumstances
country Kingdom of England
deathCountry Kingdom of England
deathDate 1447-02-23
deathPlace Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
donatedTo Bodleian Library
surface form: Duke Humfrey’s Library at the Bodleian Library

University of Oxford
dynasty Lancastrian
era Late Middle Ages
father King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry IV of England
fullName Humphrey of Lancaster
givenName Humphrey
historicalReputation Humphrey of Lancaster
surface form: “Good Duke Humphrey”
house House of Lancaster
knownFor large personal library
patronage of humanist learning
patronage of literature
political opposition to Cardinal Beaufort
political rivalry with William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk
support of Italian humanists
language Latin
Middle English
marriage married Eleanor Cobham circa 1428
married Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut in 1423
militaryInvolvement Hundred Years' War
surface form: Hundred Years’ War
mother Mary de Bohun
nobleTitle Duke of Gloucester
Earl of Pembroke
Lord Protector of England
parentOf Antigone of Gloucester
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arthur of Gloucester
patronOf Leonardo Bruni
Poggio Bracciolini
Tito Livio Frulovisi
periodOfActivity early 15th century
mid 15th century
positionHeld Constable of Dover Castle
Duke of Gloucester
Earl of Pembroke
Lord Protector
surface form: Lord Protector of England

Regent of England
Warden of the Cinque Ports
regencyFor King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England
religion Roman Catholic
royalLineage son of a king
sibling Henry V of England
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
surface form: John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford

Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence
surface form: Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence
spouse Eleanor Cobham
Countess of Hainaut
surface form: Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut
supported translation of classical texts into Latin and English
supportedClaim Jacqueline of Hainaut’s claims to Hainaut, Holland, and Zeeland
uncleOf King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England

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John Lydgate patron Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
King Henry IV of England child Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
subject surface form: Henry IV of England
Greenwich Palace builtFor Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester issue Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
this entity surface form: Humphrey of Gloucester
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford sibling Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Dukedom of Gloucester conferredOn Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
subject surface form: Dukedom of Gloucester (1414 creation)
Duke Humfrey’s Library namedAfter Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Siege of Harfleur campaignCommander Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
The Fall of Princes commissionedBy Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Hal relative Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
this entity surface form: Humphrey of Gloucester
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester parentOf Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arthur of Gloucester
Prince John of Lancaster sibling Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Mary de Bohun motherOf Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence sibling Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Blanche of England sibling Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Palace of Placentia builtFor Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Placentia builtBy Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
Joan of Gloucester sibling Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
this entity surface form: Humphrey of Gloucester
Henry VI, Part 2 featuresHistoricalFigure Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester