NameHenry Grosment of Derby Plantagenet Duke Lancaster I , 4C21R
Birthca 1306, Grosmont Castle, Monmouthshire
Death24 Mar 1361, Leicester Castle
BurialNewark Abbey, Leicester
OccupationAcceded: 6 MAR 1351
Spouses
Death1361, Leicester, England
BurialNewark Abbey, Leicester
Notes for Henry Grosment of Derby Plantagenet Duke Lancaster I
Earl of Derby. He was the King's lieutenant for the northern parts of England, and general of his army against the Scots. He founght in France and was chief in command at the siege of Calais. He was made the King's lieutenant in Flanders and France and made Earl of Lincoln. Died of the Black Death. Lord of Beaufort and Nogent. Some say died 1394. The Complete Peerage vol.VII,pp.401-410 & vol.IV,p.204.