Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster

Thomas
Thomas (left) with St. George (right)
Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, Derby, Lincoln and Salisbury
PredecessorEdmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster
SuccessorHenry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
Bornc. 1278
Died(1322-03-22)22 March 1322 (aged ~43–44)
Pontefract, Yorkshire
Cause of deathExecution by beheading
Noble familyLancaster
Spouse(s)Alice de Lacy, 4th Countess of Lincoln (m. 1294; div. c. 1318)
FatherEdmund Crouchback
MotherBlanche of Artois

Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster (c. 1278 – 22 March 1322) was an English nobleman of the first House of Lancaster of the royal Plantagenet Dynasty. He was Earl of Lancaster, Leicester, and Derby from 1296 to 1322, and Earl of Lincoln and Salisbury jure uxoris from 1311 to 1322. As one of the most powerful barons of England, Thomas was one of the leaders of the baronial opposition to his first cousin, King Edward II.