Henry, 3rd earl of Lancaster

Henry, 3rd earl of Lancaster (born c. 1281—died Sept. 22, 1345) was the second son of Edmund (“Crouchback”), 1st Earl of Lancaster, and the brother of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster. After his brother’s execution in 1322, Henry was so little suspected of opposing King Edward II that he was allowed possession of another of the family titles, the earldom of Leicester (1324). He held lands adjacent to the increasing possessions in South Wales of...