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Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster

1310 - 1361

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Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster (c. 1310 – 23 March 1361) was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagenet, which was ruling over England at that time. He was the wealthiest and most powerful peer of the realm. The son and heir of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, and Maud Chaworth, Grosmont became one of King Edward III's most trusted captains in the early phases of the Hundred Years' War and distinguished himself with victory in the Battle of Auberoche. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster is the 801st most popular writer (up from 2,731st in 2019), the 761st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,026th in 2019) and the 80th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ranks 801 out of 7,302. Before him are Dionysius Thrax, Marilyn vos Savant, Ryszard Kapuściński, Bar Hebraeus, Jean Anouilh, and Felix Salten. After him are Fatema Mernissi, Theodoret, Tove Ditlevsen, Dashiell Hammett, Max Jacob, and L. Frank Baum.

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Among people born in 1310, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ranks 3. Before him are Pope Urban V, and Casimir III the Great. After him are Jeanne d'Évreux, Laura de Noves, Viracocha Inca, Frederick II, Margrave of Meissen, Andronikos III of Trebizond, John Spata, Winrich von Kniprode, Eleanor de Guzmán, and Berdi Beg. Among people deceased in 1361, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ranks 2. Before him is Jean Buridan. After him are Philippe de Vitry, Johannes Tauler, Philip I, Duke of Burgundy, Louis V, Duke of Bavaria, Ingeborg of Norway, María de Padilla, Blanche of Bourbon, An-Nasir Hasan, and Giovanni Dolfin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ranks 761 out of 8,785. Before him are Annie S. D. Maunder (1868), Rowland Hill (1795), Bryan Ferry (1945), William Jones (1746), Gregory Bateson (1904), and Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631). After him are Willibrord (658), Timothy Laurence (1955), Eadred (923), Æthelfrith (600), Gordon Brown (1951), and Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster ranks 80. Before him are Edgar Wallace (1875), Aubrey Beardsley (1872), William Beckford (1760), Henry Fielding (1707), Ben Jonson (1572), and Jerome K. Jerome (1859). After him are John Bunyan (1628), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), Julian Barnes (1946), Douglas Adams (1952), James May (1963), and Ian McEwan (1948).

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