Henry , 3rd Earl of Lancaster, Mp PLANTAGENET

Sources:

The Magna Charta Sureties 1215, Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by WalterLee Sheppard Jr, 5th Edition, 1999, 4-6, 18-7, 121-6, 134-7
Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles MosleyEditor-in-Chief, 1999, 2026, 2119
GEDCOM File : ~AT8123.ged

Notes:

                   Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster of the 1267 creation (2nd son of EdmundCrouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, 2nd son of Henry III).  [Burke'sPeerage]

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Following is a brief summary of Henry's entry from the "Dictionary ofNational Biography" :

He served with EDWARD I in Flanders in 1297 and 1298. He fought inScotland several times between 1298 and 1305. In 1315 he, in common withthe other lords of the Welsh marches, joined the Earl of Hereford inputting down the rebellion of Llewelyn Bren, and in 1318 he was orderedto bring his Welsh retainers to Newcastle to serve against the Scots. Hewas opposed to the Despensers, for the greediness of the youngerthreatened the lords marchers generally; but he does not seem to have hadany violent feelings against the king, and was not involved in hisbrother's [Thomas, Earl of Lancaster] treason. In 1324 he was createdEarl of Lancaster, Earl of Leicester, and Steward of England, dignitieswhich had been held by his brother. It is evident that he was indignantat his brother's fate, and was resolved to avenge it, and was notappeased by these honors. In 1324 the King unsuccessfully had him triedfor treason. He was, at this time, regarded as the foremost man in thekingdom. Henry supported Queen Isabel upon her return to England and hewas instrumental in the downfall of the Despensers and had custody ofKing Edward II for a time during his imprisonment. He is said to havetreated the King very humanely. Henry was the guardian of King Edward IIIduring his minority and was the chief member of the council ofgovernment. In 1326 he took the lead in opposition to the rule of QueenIsabel and her paramour, ROGER MORTIMER, EARL OF MARCH (RIN 684). Earlyin the year 1330, following a slow degeneration of his vision, Henrybecame totally blind. Still, he persuaded the king of the necessity ofgetting rid of MORTIMER and was the mastermind of the plot which led toMORTIMER'S capture, trial, and execution late in the year.  The Earl'sblindness, which he bore with patience, forced him to retire from activelife; he gave himself wholly to devotion. He was courteous andkindhearted, of sound judgement, religious, and apparently of high