Henry of Almain | |
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Born | 2 November 1235 Hailes Abbey,[1] Gloucestershire |
Died | 13 March 1271 Chiesa di San Silvestro, Viterbo, Italy | (aged 35)
Burial | Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire |
Spouse | Constance of Béarn |
House | Plantagenet |
Father | Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall |
Mother | Isabel Marshal |
Henry of Almain (Anglo-Norman: Henri d'Almayne; 2 November 1235 – 13 March 1271), also called Henry of Cornwall, was the eldest son of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, afterwards King of the Romans, by his first wife Isabel Marshal.[2][3] His surname is derived from a vowel shift in pronunciation of d'Allemagne ("of Germany"); he was so called by the elites of England because of his father's status as the elected German King of Almayne.[4][5]