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unusual facts about Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster


1st Duke of Lancaster

Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, (c. 1310 – 1361), also Earl of Derby, member of the English nobility


1st Duke of Lancaster

John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, (1340 – 1399), member of the House of Plantagenet

Battle of Bergerac

An Anglo-Gascon Army commanded by Henry of Grosmont, Earl of Derby, defeated a French force under Henri de Montigny, Seneschal of Périgord, outside the walls of Bergerac, leading to the loss of the town.

John of Gaunt Stakes

The event's registered title is named after John of Gaunt, the 1st Duke of Lancaster, who lived in the 14th century.

Walter Manny, 1st Baron Manny

Manny also took part in the campaigns of the Earl of Derby in Guyenne, being present at the battles of Bergerac and Auberoche.


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