Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell

English noblewoman, died 1380 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell (c. 1305 – c. 1380) was an English noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. Blanche was named after her grandmother, Blanche of Artois, who had ruled Navarre as regent.

Life

Sometime before 9 October 1316, she married Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell,[1][2] who had been under guardianship of her father. The marriage remained childless.

The Bishop of Ely burned down some of her houses after her husband's death in 1349 and she took legal action against him. Edward III rebuked the bishop for the arson, and ordered him to pay damages. The bishop subsequently had her servant William Holm murdered. Edward then confiscated his possessions and made him ask for forgiveness.[3]

After her brother Henry died, she was one of the executors of his will. In April 1372, custody of brothers John and Thomas was granted to her, as sister of their grandmother, Joan of Lancaster. She lived on to see the start of the reign of King Edward's grandson, Richard II. On her death she was buried at Greyfriars, Stamford.

Ancestry

More information Ancestors of Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell ...
Ancestors of Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell
16. John of England
8. Henry III of England
17. Isabella of Angoulême
4. Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster[4]
18. Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
9. Eleanor of Provence
19. Beatrice of Savoy
2. Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster[5]
20. Louis VIII of France
10. Robert I of Artois[6]
21. Blanche of Castile
5. Blanche of Artois[4]
22. Henry II, Duke of Brabant[6]
11. Matilda of Brabant[6]
23. Marie of Hohenstaufen
1. Blanche of Lancaster
12. Patrick de Chaworth
6. Sir Patrick de Chaworth of Kidwelly[7]
13. Hawise de London
3. Maud Chaworth[5]
28. William Beauchamp
14. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick[7]
29. Isabella Mauduit
7. Isabella de Beauchamp[7]
30. John FitzGeoffrey
15. Maud FitzJohn
31. Isabel Bigod
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