Eleanor of Lancaster

Eleanor of Lancaster (sometimes called Eleanor Plantagenet) (about 1315 - 11 January 1372) was born in Arundel, West Sussex, England, the fifth daughter of Henry, Earl of Lancaster (c. 1281-1345) and his wife Maud Chaworth (1282-1322).

First marriage and offspring

Sometime between September 1 and November 6, 1330, she married John Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan (c. 1288 - 1340) and his wife Alice Comyn (c. 1291-1349). They had two children:

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September 1 - November 6 - 1330 - John Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont - Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan

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• Henry Beaumont, 3rd Lord Beaumont, born late 1339
• Matilda Beaumont (died July 1467), married Hugh de Courtenay

Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on 14 April 1342.

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Philippa - 14 April - 1342

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