Who was Lionel of Antwerp?
Q: Who was Lionel of Antwerp?
A: Lionel of Antwerp was the third son of Edward III and Duke of Clarence.
Q: When did he marry Elizabeth de Burgh?
A: Lionel married Elizabeth de Burgh on August 15, 1342 at the Tower of London. They became properly married in 1352 when he was aged 14.
Q: What position did his father give him?
A: His father made him Earl of Ulster in 1355 and Duke of Clarence in 1362. He also tried to have him made King of Scotland.
Q: What laws did he bring into Ireland?
A: Lionel brought in the Statute of Kilkenny which made it against the law for English people to marry Irish people, adopt Irish children, use Irish names, wear Irish clothes, play the game of hurling or play Irish music.
Q: Who did Lionel marry after Elizabeth's death?
A: After Elizabeth's death, Lionel married Violante Visconti, daughter of Galeazzo Visconti Lord of Pavia (d.1378), in Milan during June 1368.
Q: Where is Lionel buried?
A: Lionel is buried at Clare Priory in Suffolk England.
Q: How is he related to Edward IV? A:Lionel is an ancestor to Edward IV through his daughter Philippa Plantagenet who married Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl Of March (1351-1381) in 1368
