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Burial

England · House / House of Plantagenet. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

19Records
1156–1394Date range
14Named people
11Places

Chronological records

1156

William of Poitiers1156

Reading Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried in Reading Abbey at the feet of his great-grandfather Henry I

1167

Matilda1167

Bec-Hellouin · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried in the Abbey Church of Bec-Hellouin

1189

Henry II6 July 1189

Chinon · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried in Fontevrault Abbey, France

1199

Joan of EnglandSeptember 1199

Fontevrault Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried at Fontevrault Abbey, 50 yrs later her son Raymond VII will be buried next to her

1269

Henry III13 October 1269

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Edwards remains are moved from his tomb behind the high alter to a new shrine. Confessors Day

1272

Richard of CornwallApril 1272

Hayles Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried at Hayles Abbey

Henry III20 November 1272

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Placed in Westminster Abbey where the Confessors bones had been removed

1290

Edward I28 November 1290

Harby · House / House of Plantagenet

Remembered by 12 crosses in her funeral procession from Harby to Westminster

Eleanor of Castille28 November 1290

Harby · House / House of Plantagenet

Remembered by 12 crosses in her funeral procession from Harby to Westminster

Edward I1290

Charing Cross · House / House of Plantagenet

Edward constructs a series of crosses from Harby to Eleanors resting place in London

Eleanor of Castille1290

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried at Westminster Abbey

1307

Edward I28 October 1307

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried in Westminster Abbey

Joan of Acre1307

Suffolk · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried at the Augustinian priory, miracles were said to occur at her grave, especially the healing of toothache, back pain & fever

1327

Edward II1327

Gloucester · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried in Gloucester Cathedral, not Westminster Abbey, because he had been deposed

Edward III1327

Gloucester · House / House of Plantagenet

Attends Edward IIs burial & builds an impressive baroque shrine where his father lies

Isabella1327

Gloucester · House / House of Plantagenet

Attends Edward IIs burial

1358

Isabella1358

Newgate · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried in the Franciscan church at Newgate

1370

Philippa of Hainault29 January 1370

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Given a state funeral and interred at Westminster Abbey. Her tomb was placed on the northeast side of the Chapel of Edward the Confessor and on the opposite side of her husband's grandparents Edward I and Eleanor of Castile and great grandfather Henry III

1394

Anne of BohemiaJune 1394

Westminster Abbey · House / House of Plantagenet

Buried in Westminster Abbey

Names involved

Anne of BohemiaEdward IEdward IIEdward IIIEleanor of CastilleHenry IIHenry IIIIsabellaJoan of AcreJoan of EnglandMatildaPhilippa of HainaultRichard of CornwallWilliam of Poitiers

Provenance

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