Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster

Henry
Henry
Earl of Lancaster and Leicester
	Later arms of Henry of Lancaster: The royal arms of King Henry III a label France of three points
Earl of Lancaster and Leicester
Predecessor	Thomas, 2nd Earl
Successor	Henry of Grosmont
Born	c. 1281
Died	22 September 1345; Leicester Castle
Noble family	Lancaster
Spouse(s)	Maud Chaworth
Issue; Detail	Henry, Duke of Lancaster; Blanche, Baroness Wake; Maud, Countess of Ulster; Joan, Baroness Mowbray; Isabel, Prioress of Amesbury; Eleanor, Countess of Arundel; Mary, Baroness Percy;
Father	Edmund Crouchback
Mother	Blanche of Artois

Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (c. 1281 – 22 September 1345) was a grandson of King Henry III of England (1216–1272) and was one of the principals behind the deposition of King Edward II (1307–1327), his first cousin.

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