Edmund Crouchback

Politician

Birthday January 16, 1245

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace England

DEATH DATE Jun 5, 1296 (51)

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About

Son of Henry III and first Earl of Leicester and Lancaster. He participated in the Ninth Crusade, the last major medieval Crusade to the Holy Land, which took place from 1271 to 1272.

Before Fame

He was made ruler of Sicily by Pope Innocent IV.

Trivia

As a small child, he had claim to the Kingdom of Sicily.

Family Life

His parents were King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence.

Associated With

He is an ancestor of Henry VIII.