House of Lancaster

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The House of Lancaster was a cadet branch of the English royal Plantagenet dynasty that produced several medieval kings and played a central role in the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cadet branch
noble family
royal house
associatedDynasty Tudor dynasty
associatedEvent Act of Accord
Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Towton
cameToPower 1399
cameToPowerBy usurpation of Richard II
capital London, England
surface form: London
coatOfArms Gules three lions passant guardant in pale or armed and langued azure a label of three points argent
conflict Hundred Years' War
Wars of the Roses
country Kingdom of England
deposedBy House of York
dissolutionReason defeat in the Wars of the Roses
dynasticTitle Duke of Lancaster
King of England
Lord of Ireland
endTime 1471
finalDefeat Battle of Tewkesbury
finalDefeatDate 1471
firstMonarch King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry IV of England
founder Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster
language Anglo-Norman
Middle English
legacy Duchy of Lancaster as a royal estate
mergedInto Tudor dynasty
surface form: House of Tudor
namedAfter Lancaster
notableMember Blanche of Lancaster
King Henry IV of England
surface form: Henry IV of England

Henry V of England
King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England

John of Gaunt
surface form: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

Margaret of Anjou
opposedBy House of York
parentHouse House of Plantagenet
partOf House of Plantagenet
politicalIdeology feudal monarchy
primarySeat Lancaster Castle
religion Roman Catholicism
rival House of York
secondMonarch Henry V of England
startTime 1267
symbol red rose
territory County Palatine of Lancaster
Duchy of Lancaster
thirdMonarch King Henry VI of England
surface form: Henry VI of England
throughMarriage Henry VII of England
surface form: Henry VII of England and Elizabeth of York

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Lancashire hasHistoricAssociation House of Lancaster
Kingdom of England royalHouse House of Lancaster
Henry VII of England claimToThroneThrough House of Lancaster
this entity surface form: Lancastrian line
Henry VII of England unitedDynasticHouses House of Lancaster
House of Plantagenet subHouse House of Lancaster
Tudor dynasty dynasticUnion House of Lancaster
King Henry VI of England house House of Lancaster
subject surface form: Henry VI of England
King Henry VI of England dynasty House of Lancaster
subject surface form: Henry VI of England
this entity surface form: Lancastrian dynasty
Red Rose of Lancaster associatedWith House of Lancaster
Red Rose of Lancaster symbolizes House of Lancaster
Red Rose of Lancaster usedBy House of Lancaster
Wars of the Roses primaryBelligerent House of Lancaster
Wars of the Roses houseInvolved House of Lancaster
Richard III (1955 film) portrays House of Lancaster
John of Gaunt house House of Lancaster
House of York rival House of Lancaster
House of York opposedBy House of Lancaster
this entity surface form: Lancastrians
Henry V of England house House of Lancaster
Henry V of England dynasty House of Lancaster
this entity surface form: Lancastrian
Margaret Beaufort relatedTo House of Lancaster
Battle of Bosworth Field belligerent House of Lancaster
Battle of Bosworth Field associatedHouse House of Lancaster
King Henry IV of England nobleFamily House of Lancaster
subject surface form: Henry IV of England
King Henry IV of England dynasty House of Lancaster
subject surface form: Henry IV of England
John I of Portugal dynasticAlliance House of Lancaster
Catherine of Lancaster memberOf House of Lancaster
Beaufort family hasDynasticHouse House of Lancaster
Beaufort family hasDynasticConnection House of Lancaster
Beaufort family politicalAlignment House of Lancaster
this entity surface form: Lancastrian
Philippa of Lancaster house House of Lancaster
Philippa of Lancaster nobleFamily House of Lancaster
Lancaster Castle associatedWith House of Lancaster
County Palatine of Lancaster hasAssociation House of Lancaster
Margaret of Anjou house House of Lancaster
Margaret of Anjou ally House of Lancaster
Henry of Grosmont memberOf House of Lancaster
King of England associatedDynasty House of Lancaster
Pontefract Castle controlledBy House of Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania namedAfter House of Lancaster
Counts of Anjou relatedDynasty House of Lancaster
Battle of Barnet belligerent House of Lancaster
Battle of Barnet associatedWith House of Lancaster
Battle of Tewkesbury belligerent House of Lancaster
Battle of Tewkesbury associatedWith House of Lancaster
Battle of Towton belligerent House of Lancaster
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby allegiance House of Lancaster
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford house House of Lancaster
Anne Neville houseByMarriage House of Lancaster