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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester canonical | 15 |
| Humphrey of Gloucester | 3 |
| Arthur of Gloucester | 1 |
Statements (67)
| 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
|
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Henry IV of England
this entity surface form:
Humphrey of Gloucester
subject surface form:
Dukedom of Gloucester (1414 creation)
this entity surface form:
Humphrey of Gloucester
this entity surface form:
Arthur of Gloucester
this entity surface form:
Humphrey of Gloucester