Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York

1341 - 1402  (61 years)

• Name	Edmund of Langley
  Birth	5 Jun 1341	Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 4, 5, 6]
  General Information	He was also the Earl of Cambridge.
  Land/House	6 Aug 1347 (6 years)  [4, 6]
  On 6 August 1347 he was granted all the lands beyond Trent late of his godfather, the Earl of Surrey.
  Military	1359/60 (18 years)  [4]
  In 1359/60 he fought in France.
  Knighted	Abt Apr 1361 (19 years)  [6]
  About April 1361, he was made a Knight of the Garter.
  Offices Held	From 12 Jun 1376 to 1 Feb 1381 (35 years)  [4, 6]
  From 12 June 1376 to 1 February 1381 he was the Warden of the Cinque Ports and the Constable of Dover Castle.
  Offices Held	30 Jun 1377 (36 years)  [4]
  On 30 June 1377 he was the Chief Commissioner for the defense of the Kentish coast against the French.
  Military	1378 (36 years)	Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France   [4]
  In 1378 he fought in the expedition against St. Malo.
  Offices Held	29 Mar 1381 (39 years)  [4]
  On 29 March 1381 he was Chief Commissioner to treat with the ambassador of Bohemia concerning the King's marriage.
  Military	1381/82 (40 years)  [4]
  He fought in the expedition in Portugal against the Spaniards, which he commanded without much success om 1381/82.
  Title(s)	6 Aug 1385 (44 years)  [4, 6]
  On 6 August 1385 he was created the 1st Duke of York.
  Offices Held	19 Nov 1386 (45 years)  [4]
  He was a member of the Council of Regency on 19 November 1386.
  Offices Held	4 May 1388 (46 years)  [4]
  On 4 May 1388 he held the office of Keeper of the Bailiwick of the Forests of Rutland and Leighfield.
  Offices Held	10 Mar 1393/94 (52 years)  [4]
  On 10 Mar 1393/94 he was Commissioner to treat for peace with France, along with Lancaster.
  Offices Held	5 Aug 1396 (55 years)  [4]
  On 5 August 1396 he served as Surveyor of the temporalities of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
  Offices Held	24 Feb 1396/97 (55 years)  [4]
  On 24 February 1396/97 he held the office of Keeper of Mortagne-sur-la-Gironde.
  Offices Held	12 May 1397 (55 years)  [4]
  He held the office of Keeper of Freemantle Park, Hampshire on 12 May 1397.
  Offices Held	1399 (57 years)  [4]
  In 1399 he was appointed Privy Counselor.
  Offices Held	Between 20 Mar 1399 and Aug 1399 (57 years)  [4]
  Between 20 Mar 1399 and Aug 1399 he held the office of Steward of England.
  Military	27 Jul 1399 (58 years)  [4]
  On 27 July 1399 at Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England, he made his peace with the new King Henry IV, instead of opposing his landing.
  Death	1 Aug 1402	Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Aft 1 Aug 1402	All Saints Church, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England   [1, 4]
  He was interred at King's Langley Priory; however, his tomb was relocated to the nearby All Saints' Church, Kings Langley in 1575 after the priory had been dissolved. When the tomb was moved again during church restoration work in 1877, three bodies, one male and two female, were found inside. [6]
  	The Tomb of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, It was brought to the church in 1575 after the nearby King's Langley Priory had been dissolved.
  Siblings	4 brothers
  + 1. Edward of Woodstock, KG, Prince of England,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England  (Age 45 years) ▻ Joan, LG, Princess of Wales,  m. 10 Oct 1361 > 2. Sir Lionel of Antwerp, KG, Duke of Clarence,   b. 29 Nov 1338, Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium d. 7 Oct 1368, Alba, Piedmont, Italy  (Age 29 years) ▻ Elizabeth de Burgh,  m. 1352 + 3. Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster,   b. Mar 1340, Saint Bavo's Abbey, Ghent, Flanders d. 3 Feb 1399, Leicester Castle, Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (Age 58 years) ▻ Blanch of Lancaster,  m. 19 May 1359 ;   Constance, Infanta de Castilla,  m. Jun 1371 ;   Katherine Roet,  m. 13 Jan 1396 > 4. Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York,   b. 5 Jun 1341, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England d. 1 Aug 1402, Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 61 years) ▻ Isabel of Castile,  m. Between 1 Mar 1372 to 30 Apr 1372 ;   Joan de Holand,  m. About 4 Nov 1393 + 5. Thomas of Woodstock, KG, Duke of Gloucester,   b. 7 Jan 1354/55, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Sep 1397, Calais, Hauts-de-France, Pas-De-Calais, France  (Age 42 years) ▻ Eleanor de Bohun,  m. Abt 1376
  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)  (23 x Great Grandfather)  Elizabeth of Bosnia   d. After 1290  (3 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I21726
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward III, King of England,   b. 13 Nov 1312, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d. 21 Jun 1377, Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Philippa of Hainault,   b. 24 Jun 1311, Hainault, Belgium d. 15 Aug 1369, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F2916	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Isabel of Castile,   b. 1355, Morales del Vino, Castile and León, Spain d. 23 Dec 1392 (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	Between 1 Mar 1372 to 30 Apr 1372	Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Most of the internal buildings of the structure have been demolished. The main  surviving section is the Tudor gatehouse   [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 9 months - She : ~ 17 years and 3 months.
  Children	From 1373 to 1375  [2, 3, 5, 6]
  1. Edward of York, 2ed Duke of York (1373-1415) 2. Constance of York (1374-1416) 3. Richard of York, 1st Earl of Cambridge (1375-1415)
  Family ID	F8422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Joan de Holand,   b. Abt 1380   d. 12 Apr 1434 (Age 54 years)  Other Partners: William Willoughby of Eresby
  Marriage	About 4 Nov 1393  [4, 6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 52 years and 5 months - She : ~ 13 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F8423	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York(1341 – 1402) 2Edward III, King of England(1312 – 1377) 4Edward II, King of England(1284 – 1327) 8Edward I, King of England (1239 – 1307) 16Henry III, King of England(1207 – 1272) 17Eleanor of Provence(Abt 1223 – 1291) 9Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England(1240/41 – 1290) 18Saint Ferdinand III, King of Castile and Léon(1201 – 1253) 19Jeanne de Dammartin, Countess of Ponthieu(1220 – 1279) 5Isabella "the Fair" of France(1292 – 1358) 10Philip IV, King of France and Navarre(1268 – 1314) 20Philip III, King of France(1245 – 1285) 21Isabella of Aragon(1247 – 1271) 11Jeanne of Navarre, Queen of France and Navarre(1272 – 1305) 22Henry I, King of Navarre(1244 – 1274) 23Blanche of Artois(1248 – 1302) 3Philippa of Hainault(1311 – 1369) 6William III d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland(Abt 1286 – 1337) 12Jean II d'Avêsnes, Count of Hainault and Holland(1247 – 1304) 24Jean I d'Avêsnes, Seigneur d'Avesnes(1218 – 1257) 25Adelaide of Holland(1225 – 1284) 13Philippa of Luxemburg 26Henry III, Count of Luxemburg and Arlon(1217 – 1281) 27Mathilde de Bar-le-Duc( – 1275) 7Jeanne de Valois(Abt 1294 – 1342) 14Charles of Valois, Prince of France and Count of Valois(1270 – 1325) 28Philip III, King of France(1245 – 1285) 29Isabella of Aragon(1247 – 1271) 15Marguerite, Princess of Naples and Sicily(1273 – 1299) 30Charles II, King of Naples, Sicily and Jerusalem(1254 – 1309) 31Princess Maria of Hungary(1257 – 1323)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Jun 1341 - Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England Marriage - Between 1 Mar 1372 to 30 Apr 1372 - Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire, England Military - 1378 - Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France Death - 1 Aug 1402 - Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Arms of Edmund of Langley As a son of the sovereign, Edmund bore the arms of the sovereign, differensed by a label argent, on each point three torteaux

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S1864] anonymous. "The Shield of Arms on the Tomb of Edmund of Langley", (Westminster, England: The Ancestor: A Quarterly Review of Country and Family History, Heraldry and Antiquites, Number II, July 1902). [S1598] Barlow, Frederic. The Complete English Peerage Volume 1, (London: Frederic Barlow, 1772). [S1461] Burke, John and John Bernard Burke. The Royal Families of England, Scotland and Wales with their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects , (London: E. Churton, 1848). [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S304] Wikipedia, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York.