Baron Lancaster is a barony title in the peerage of England created twice in 1299:
*The first time for the (later) 3rd
Earl of Lancaster
The title of Earl of Lancaster was created in the Peerage of England in 1267. It was succeeded by the title Duke of Lancaster in 1351, which expired in 1361. (The most recent creation of the ducal title merged with the Crown in 1413.)
King Henry ...
. It is a title that might have been created, as the name given in the writ of summons might mean this. No matter if this barony was indeed created or not, the 4th baron became
king
King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king.
*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
as
Henry IV in 1399 and the title merged with the crown.
*The second time for John de Lancastre (d. 1334), on whose death the title became extinct.
Barons Lancaster (1299)
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Henry, 1st Baron Lancaster (c.1281-1345) (grandson of
Henry III)
- ''the following did not actually carry the title, but would have had the right to do so if the title had truly been created and not by fault'' -
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Henry, 2nd Baron Lancaster (son) (c.1310-1361) (abeyant in 1361)
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Blanche, 3rd Baroness Lancaster (daughter) (1345-1368) (sole heiress in 1362)
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John of Gaunt
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster (6 March 1340 – 3 February 1399) was an English royal prince, military leader, and statesman. He was the fourth son (third to survive infancy as William of Hatfield died shortly after birth) of King Edward ...
, her husband, Duke of Lancaster, third of the five adult sons of
Edward III
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring r ...
(1340-1399)
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Henry, 4th Baron Lancaster (son) (1367-1413) (merged in crown in 1399)
Baron Lancaster/Lancastre (1299)
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John de Lancastre, 1st Baron Lancastre
John de Lancaster (or de Loncastre etc.) of Grisedale and Stanstead (b. about 1265, died 1334), was an English knight, and a parliamentary baron in the Peerage of England. He was the first and last in his line to be called to parliament, as he had ...
(d. 1334)
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1299 establishments in England
Baronies in the Peerage of England
Extinct baronies in the Peerage of England
Noble titles created in 1299