Elizabeth of Lancaster (1364–1425)

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Elizabeth of Lancaster (1364–1425)

Duchess of Exeter. Name variations: Elizabeth Hastings; Elizabeth Holland; Elizabeth Cornwall. Born in 1364; died in 1425 (some sources cite 1426); daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st duke of Lancaster, and Blanche of Lancaster (1341–1369); sister of Philippa of Lancaster (c. 1359–1415, who married John I, king of Portugal); sister of Henry IV (r. 1399–1413), king of England (r. 1399–1413); married John Hastings (1372–1389), 3rd earl of Pembroke, on June 24, 1380 (divorced); married John Holland, duke of Exeter, in 1386 (died 1400); married John Cornwall, 1st baron Fanhope; children: (second marriage) five, including John Holland (1395–1447), duke of Exeter; Constance Holland .

In 1386, 22-year-old Elizabeth of Lancaster married John Holland, duke of Exeter. Fourteen years later, on February 9, 1400, John was beheaded at Pleshey at the command of Henry IV, king of England. Elizabeth then married Sir John Cornwall, who was created Baron Fanhope.

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