Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York

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Duke of York English prince founder of the House of York medieval nobleman

Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, was a 14th-century English prince and nobleman who founded the House of York, a key dynasty in the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of York ⓘ
English prince ⓘ
founder of the House of York ⓘ
medieval nobleman ⓘ
associatedWith Wars of the Roses ⓘ
surface form: Wars of the Roses (as progenitor of the Yorkist line)
birthDate 1341-06-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Kings Langley ⓘ
surface form: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
burialPlace Kings Langley ⓘ
surface form: King's Langley Priory
child Constance of York ⓘ
Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York ⓘ
Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
createdDukeOfYorkBy King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form: Richard II of England
deathDate 1402-08-01 ⓘ
deathPlace Kings Langley ⓘ
surface form: Kings Langley, Hertfordshire
dynasticHouseFounded Yorkist line of the English royal family ⓘ
era 14th century ⓘ
early 15th century ⓘ
father Edward III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ
founded House of York ⓘ
givenName Edmund ⓘ
heldOffice Constable of Dover Castle ⓘ
Keeper of the Realm (during Richard II’s absence in Ireland) ⓘ
Warden of the Cinque Ports ⓘ
language Middle English ⓘ
memberOf House of Plantagenet ⓘ
militaryRole English military commander ⓘ
mother Philippa of Hainaut ⓘ
surface form: Philippa of Hainault
nobleRank prince of the blood ⓘ
nobleTitle Duke of York ⓘ
surface form: 1st Duke of York

Earl of Cambridge ⓘ
notableFor founding the Yorkist branch of the Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
participatedIn Castilian campaign of 1367 ⓘ
Hundred Years' War ⓘ
Portuguese expedition of 1381–1382 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfYorkEnd 1402 ⓘ
reignAsDukeOfYorkStart 1385 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sibling Edward the Black Prince ⓘ
surface form: Edward, the Black Prince

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

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence ⓘ
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
spouse Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York ⓘ
Joan Holland ⓘ
successorAsDukeOfYork Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York ⓘ
titleGranted Duke of York in 1385 ⓘ
Earl of Cambridge in 1362 ⓘ

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

Edward III of England → child → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Edward of Windsor → child → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Queen Philippa of Hainault → child → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
subject surface form: Philippa of Hainault
Duchess of York → firstHolderSpouse → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
House of York → foundedBy → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany → relative → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Isabella of England, Lady de Coucy → sibling → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
John of Gaunt → sibling → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence → sibling → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Margaret of England, Countess of Pembroke → sibling → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester → sibling → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
William of Hatfield → sibling → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ
William of Windsor → sibling → Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York ⓘ