Richard of Cornwall

Family: England · Role: son of King John · First appears: King John 4

Around 1213, Richard of Cornwall was born as the second son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, “named Richard after his vncles name.” His siblings were Henry III, Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress, Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester, and Joan of England; Eleanor (daughter of King John) is also recorded among King John’s children.

At Portsmouth, on Candlemas day, Richard sailed with King John and Eleanor of Brittany.

Relationship record

1213 · Richard was born as King John's second son.(King John 14)
- “In the vigil of the Epiphanie also, the kings second sonne was borne, and named Richard after his vncles name.”
c. 1213 · King John sailed from Portsmouth with Eleanor of Brittany and Richard of Cornwall.(King John 22 · 📍 Portsmouth)
- With: King John Eleanor of Brittany
- “tooke sea at Portsmouth on Candlemas day, with his wife, his sonne Richard, & Elianor the sister of Arthur duke of Britaine.”

parent: King John “After that, he married Isabell the daughter of Amerie earle of Angolesme, by whome he had two sonnes, Henrie and Richard, and thrée daughters, Isabell, Elianor, and Jane.”
siblings with Henry III “After that, he married Isabell the daughter of Amerie earle of Angolesme, by whome he had two sonnes, Henrie and Richard, and thrée daughters, Isabell, Elianor, and Jane.”
siblings with Isabella of England, Holy Roman Empress “After that, he married Isabell the daughter of Amerie earle of Angolesme, by whome he had two sonnes, Henrie and Richard, and thrée daughters, Isabell, Elianor, and Jane.”
siblings with Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester “After that, he married Isabell the daughter of Amerie earle of Angolesme, by whome he had two sonnes, Henrie and Richard, and thrée daughters, Isabell, Elianor, and Jane.”
siblings with Joan of England “After that, he married Isabell the daughter of Amerie earle of Angolesme, by whome he had two sonnes, Henrie and Richard, and thrée daughters, Isabell, Elianor, and Jane.”
parent: Isabella of Angoulême “by whome he had two sonnes, Henrie and Richard, and thrée daughters, Isabell, Elianor, and Jane”

parent: King John (Richard is identified as the king's second son.) “In the vigil of the Epiphanie also, the kings second sonne was borne, and named Richard after his vncles name.”

parent: King John “king John hauing prepared a mightie nauie, and a strong armie of valiant soldiers, tooke sea at Portsmouth on Candlemas day, with his wife, his sonne Richard, & Elianor the sister of Arthur duke of Britaine.”

parent: King John “For he had issue by his wife quéene Isabell two sonnes, Henrie who succéeded him in the kingdome, and Richard;”
parent: Isabella of Angoulême “For he had issue by his wife quéene Isabell two sonnes, Henrie who succéeded him in the kingdome, and Richard;”
siblings with Henry III “For he had issue by his wife quéene Isabell two sonnes, Henrie who succéeded him in the kingdome, and Richard;”
siblings with Eleanor (daughter of King John) “He had also another daughter (as some haue left in writing) called Elianor.”

Extracted from the original text of Holinshed's Chronicles — the reigns Shakespeare dramatized. Made with Rho MD.