Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster

Philippa of Clarence
Countess of Ulster Countess of March
Arms of Philippa of Clarence, 5th Countess of Ulster
Born	(1355-08-16)16 August 1355 Eltham Palace, Kent
Died	5 January 1382(1382-01-05) (aged 26) Cork, Ireland
Burial	Wigmore, Herefordshire
Spouse	Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March
Issue	Elizabeth Mortimer, Lady Camoys Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March Philippa Mortimer, Countess of Pembroke and Arundel Sir Edmund Mortimer Sir John de Mortimer
House	Plantagenet
Father	Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
Mother	Elizabeth de Burgh, Countess of Ulster

Philippa of Clarence (16 August 1355 – 5 January 1382) was the suo jure Countess of Ulster.

Biography

She was born at Eltham Palace in Kent on 16 August 1355, the only child of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster.^[1] Her father was the third son, but second son to survive infancy, of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.^[2]

Philippa married Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March, in 1368 at the age of thirteen in the Queen's Chapel at Reading Abbey,^[1] an alliance that would have far-reaching consequences in English history. Her cousin, King Richard II remained childless, making Philippa and her descendants next in line to the throne until his deposition. In the Wars of the Roses the Yorkist claim to the crown based its descent from Edward III through his granddaughter Philippa of Clarence.^[3] Philippa was Anne Mortimer's grandmother.

Philippa died in 1378,^[4] and was buried at Wigmore Abbey, Herefordshire.

Marriage and issue

Her children with Edmund Mortimer were as follows:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Lady Elizabeth Mortimer	12 February 1371	20 April 1417	She first married Sir Henry 'Hotspur' Percy, with whom she had two children, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and Lady Elizabeth Percy. Her second husband was Thomas de Camoys, Baron Camoys, with whom she had a son, Lord Roger de Camoys. Elizabeth Mortimer was an ancestor of the third Queen Consort of Henry VIII, Jane Seymour.
Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March	11 April 1374	20 July 1398	He married Lady Alianore Holland, by whom he had four children, Anne, Edmund, 5th Earl of March, Eleanor, and Roger. The House of York's claim to the throne was through his eldest daughter, Anne Mortimer.
Lady Philippa Mortimer	21 November 1375	26 September 1400	She first married John Hastings, 3rd Earl of Pembroke. Her second husband was Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, with whom she had a son, John, who died young. Her third husband was Sir Thomas Poynings of Basing, 5th Baron St. John.
Sir Edmund Mortimer	9 November 1376	13 May 1411	Married Catrin (Catherine) Glyndŵr, the daughter of Owain Glyndŵr. They had issue, possibly a son named Lionel, said to have died young,^[5] and three daughters who died in the Tower of London alongside their mother.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster

16. Edward I of England^[6]

8. Edward II of England^[7]

17. Eleanor of Castile^[6]

4. Edward III of England^[8]

18. Philip IV of France^[9]

9. Isabella of France^[7]

19. Joan I of Navarre^[9]

2. Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence^[8]

20. John II, Count of Holland

10. William I, Count of Hainaut^[10]

21. Philippa of Luxembourg

5. Philippa of Hainault^[8]

22. Charles of Valois (brother of 18)^[10]

11. Joan of Valois^[10]

23. Marguerite of Anjou and Maine

1. Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster

24. Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster^[11]

12. John de Burgh^[11]

25. Margaret de Burgh

6. William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster^[8]^[11]

26. Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford^[11]

13. Elizabeth de Clare^[11]

27. Joan of Acre (sister of 8)^[11]

3. Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th Countess of Ulster^[8]

28. Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster (brother of 16)

14. Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster

29. Blanche of Artois

7. Maud of Lancaster^[8]

30. Sir Patrick de Chaworth

15. Maud Chaworth

31. Isabella de Beauchamp

Notes

1 2 Leese 2007, p. 91.
↑ Ormrod 2008.
↑ Weir 1995.
↑ Holmes 2004.
↑ Weir 2008, p. 99.
1 2 Weir 2008, pp. 82, 90.
1 2 Weir 2008, pp. 92–6.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Weir 2008, p. 96.
1 2 Weir 2008, p. 91.
1 2 3 Weir 2008, p. 93.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Ward 2004.

References

Davies, R.R. (2004). "Mortimer, Roger (VII), fourth earl of March and sixth earl of Ulster (1374–1398)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19356. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Holmes, George (2004). "Mortimer, Edmund (III), third earl of March and earl of Ulster (1352-1381)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19342. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Leese, Thelma Anna (2007). Blood Royal: Issue of the Kings and Queens of Medieval England, 1066–1399. Heritage Books.
Ormrod, W. M. (January 2008) [2004]. "Lionel, duke of Clarence (1338–1368)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/16750. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Richardson, Douglas (2011). Everingham, Kimball G., ed. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families. III (2nd ed.). Salt Lake City. ISBN 144996639X.
Ward, Jennifer (2004). "Clare, Elizabeth de (1294/5–1360)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5435. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Weir, Alison (2008). Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy. London: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-09-953973-5.
Weir, Alison (1995). The Wars of the Roses. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-034-54043-36.

Peerage of Ireland
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster House of Plantagenet Born: 16 August 1355 Died: 5 January 1382
Preceded by Elizabeth de Burgh and Lionel of Antwerp	Countess of Ulster 1368–1382 with Edmund Mortimer	Succeeded by Roger Mortimer

House of Plantagenet

Henry II of England
Wife: Eleanor of Aquitaine William IX, Count of Poitiers Henry the Young King Richard I of England Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Joan of England, Queen of Sicily John, King of England Illegitimate: William de Longespée, Earl of Salisbury Geoffrey (archbishop of York)

Henry the Young King
Wife: Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary William Plantagenet (died in infancy)

Richard I of England
Wife: Berengaria of Navarre Illegitimate: Philip of Cognac

John, King of England
Wife: Isabella of Angoulême Henry III of England Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall Joan of England, Queen of Scotland Isabella of England Eleanor of Leicester Illegitimate: Joan, Lady of Wales Richard FitzRoy Oliver FitzRoy Geoffrey FitzRoy John FitzRoy Henry FitzRoy Osbert Gifford Eudes FitzRoy Bartholomew FitzRoy Maud FitzRoy Isabel FitzRoy Philip FitzRoy William de Forz

Henry III of England
Wife: Eleanor of Provence Edward I of England Margaret of England Beatrice of England Edmund Crouchback Katherine of England

Edward I of England
Wives: Eleanor of Castile Margaret of France, Queen of England Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar Joan, Countess of Hertford and Gloucester Alphonso, Earl of Chester Margaret of England, Duchess of Brabant Mary of Woodstock Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Edward II of England Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

Edward II of England
Wife: Isabella of France Edward III of England John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall Eleanor of Woodstock Joan of the Tower

Edward III of England
Wife: Philippa of Hainault Edward, the Black Prince Isabella de Coucy Joan of England (1335–1348) Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York Mary of Waltham Margaret, Countess of Pembroke Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester

Richard II of England
Wives: Anne of Bohemia Isabella of Valois

Henry IV of England
Wives: Mary de Bohun Joan of Navarre, Queen of England Henry V of England Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester Blanche of England Philippa of England

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Wife: Margaret of Anjou Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales

Edward IV of England
Wife: Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth of York Mary of York Cecily of York Edward V of England Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York Anne of York, Lady Howard Catherine of York Bridget of York Illegitimate: Elizabeth Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle Grace Mary John Tuchet, 6th Baron Audley unnamed

Edward V of England
no consort or issue

Richard III of England
Wife: Anne Neville Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales Illegitimate: John of Gloucester Katherine, Countess of Pembroke Richard of Eastwell

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