Richard of Cornwall, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall

1209 - 1272  (63 years)

• Name	Richard of Cornwall
  Birth	5 Jan 1209	Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester Castle,  Winchester, Hampshire, England   [1, 2]
  Title(s)	1225 (15 years)  [1]
  He was created Earl of Poictiers.
  Married	23 Nov 1243 (34 years)	Westminster Abbey, London, England Westminster Abbey, London, England   [1]
  (2) Sanchia Berenger of Provence, Queen of the Ge, the daughter of Raymond V Berenger, Count of Provence and Beatrice de Savoie. She was born about 1225 in Aix-en-Provence, France. [Sanchia, married Richard of Cornwall King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, at age 34] She died 9 November 1257 in Berkhamsted Castle, Buckinghamshire, England. She was buried in Hayles Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. Issue: 1. Richard (1246-1246) 2. Edmund of Cornwall, Earl of Cornweall (1249-1300) 3. Richard (c1252-1296)
  Title(s)	1256 (46 years)  [1]
  He was crowned King of the Romans and of Almaine.
  Married	16 Jun 1269 (60 years)	Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany   [1]
  (3) Beatrix of Falkenbur, the daughter of Wiliam de Fauquemont of Montjoye, Count of Falkenburg and Joan van Loon. She was born about 1253 in Falkenburg Castle, Germany. [Beatrix, married Richard of Cornwall King of the Romans. Earl of Cornwall, at age 60] She died 17 October 1277. She was buried in Oxford, England.
  Death	2 Apr 1272	Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England   [1, 2]
  Burial	Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother and 3 sisters
  > 1. Eleanor, Princess of England,   b. 1215, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England d. 13 Apr 1275, Montargis Abbey, Montargis, Centre-Val de Loire, France  (Age 60 years) ▻ William Marshal, Earl of Pembroke,  m. 23 Apr 1224 ;   Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester,  m. 7 Jan 1237 + 2. Henry III, King of England,   b. 1 Oct 1207, Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 16 Nov 1272, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England  (Age 65 years) ▻ Eleanor of Provence,  m. 14 Jan 1237 > 3. Richard of Cornwall, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall,   b. 5 Jan 1209, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester Castle,  Winchester, Hampshire, England d. 2 Apr 1272, Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England  (Age 63 years) ▻ Lady Isabel Marshal,  m. 30 Mar 1231   4. Joan,   b. 1210   d. 1238  (Age 28 years)   5. Isabelle, Prince of England,   b. 1214   d. 1 Dec 1241  (Age 27 years)
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of John and Agatha de Ferrers)
  + 1. Joan, Princess of England,   b. Abt 1190   d. Feb 1236/37, Aberconwy, Arllechwedd Isaf, Caernarvonshire, Wales  (Age 47 years) ▻ Llewelyn ap Iorwerth, Prince of North Wales,  m. 1206
  Half siblings	1 half brother (family of John and daughter de Warenne)
  + 1. Richard FitzRoy   d. Abt 1246 ▻ Rohese
  Half siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of Hugh X de Lusignan and Isabella of Angoulême )
  + 1. Hugh XI de Lusignan, Count of Ponthieu, la Marche and Angoulême ,   b. 1220   d. 1260  (Age 40 years) ▻ Yolande de Dreux + 2. Alice de Lusignan   d. 9 Feb 1255, England ▻ Sir John de Warrenne, Earl of Surrey,  m. Aug 1247 + 3. Sir William de Valence, Lord of Valence,   b. 1225, Cistercian Abbey, Valence, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France d. Before 18 May 1296  (Age 71 years) ▻ Joan de Munchensy, Countess of Pembroke,  m. 13 Aug 1247
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (19 x Great Grandfather)  Hedwig du Donjon  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I21694
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	John, King of England ,   b. 24 Dec 1167, Beaumont Palace, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Oct 1216, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England,   b. 1188   d. 31 May 1246 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F2200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lady Isabel Marshal,   b. 9 Oct 1200, Pembroke Castle, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wale d. 17 Jan 1240, Berkhamsted Castle, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire., England (Age 39 years)  Other Partners: Sir Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Clare  m. 9 Oct 1217
  Marriage	30 Mar 1231	St Mary the Virgin's Church, Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England   [1, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 2 months - She : 30 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F2942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Richard of Cornwall, King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall(1209 – 1272) 2John, King of England (1167 – 1216) 4Henry II, King of England(5 Mar 1132/33 – 1189) 8Geoffrey V Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, Duke of Normandy(1113 – 1151) 16Fulk V, King of Jerusalem, Count of Anjou(1092 – 1143) 17Ermenbourg of Maine( – 1126) 9The Empress Maud(1102 – 1167) 18Henry I, King of England and Duke of Normandy(1070 – 1135) 19Matilda of Scotland(1078 – 1118) 5Eleanor of Aquitaine, Dutchess of Aquitaine(1123 – 1204) 10William X, Duke of Aquitaine(1099 – 1137) 20William VII, Count of Poitou(1071 – 1127) 21Philippa (Mathilde) of Toulouse, Regent of Toulouse(1073 – 1117) 11Éléonore de Châtellerault(1105 – 1130) 22Almeric I, Vicscount of Châtellerault(Abt 1076 – 1136) 23Dangerose(Abt 1080 – ) 3Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England(1188 – 1246) 6Aymer de Valence, Count of Angoulême(1160 – 1202) 12William IV, Count of Angoulême( – 1179) 24Wulgrim II, Count of Angoulême(1089 – 1140) 25Pancia de la Marche(1109 – ) 13Marguerite de Turenne(1120 – ) 26Raymond I, Vicomte de Turenne(Abt 1080 – Abt 1137) 27Matilda de Perche(1105 – 1143) 7Alice de Courtenay(1160 – 1205) 14Peter of France, Prince of France(1126 – 1183) 28Louis VI, King of France(1081 – 1137) 29Adelaide of Maurienne(1092 – 1154) 15Elizabeth de Courtenay(1127 – 1205) 30Renaud de Courtenay, Sire de Courtenay(1100 – 1189/90) 31Hedwig du Donjon

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Jan 1209 - Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England Marriage - 30 Mar 1231 - St Mary the Virgin's Church, Fawley, Buckinghamshire, England Married - 23 Nov 1243 - Westminster Abbey, London, England Married - 16 Jun 1269 - Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Death - 2 Apr 1272 - Newark Castle, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England Burial - - Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, Worcestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [S65] Sewell, Robert James. Sewell: A History of the Sewell Family from the Earliest Times, (unknown: manuscript, March 2008).