He was the second son of King John "Lackland" and Isabella of Angouleme, and thus, the younger brother of King Henry III; although all other mediaeval lords of Cornwall have been known as "Earl" (or, later, "Duke"), as he is most known to history through continental accounts his version of that title has come down to us in a French-derived rendering ("Count," as opposed to Earl).
He was buried at Hayles Abbey, which he had founded.
Marriages
He married three times:
On 30 March1231 to Isabel Marshal, widow of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of Gloucester and Hertford, and daughter of William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke. She died in childbed 17 January1240.
On 16 June1269 to Beatrice de Falconburg, daughter of Dirk II, Count of Falconburg.
Issue
He had four children by his first wife and two sons by second wife, but none of these had children; his only descendants are via his illegitimate son (Richard de Cornwall) by Joan de Vautort (or Valletort).
Cornwall is located in the far south west of main land Britain.
Cornwall's history dates back thousand of years with the traditional industries of fishing and mining being the main stay of employment.
Cornwall is a fantastic place to visit at any time of year offering stunning scenery, industrial heritage, quaint fishing villages and fantastic beaches.
earl of CornwallRichard 1209–72, second son of King John of England and brother of Henry III.
Richard refused (1252) Pope Innocent IV's offer of the Sicilian crown (which Henry later accepted for his son Edmund), but in 1257 he had himself elected king of the Romans (i.e., emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire).
Richard was crowned at Aachen and made three visits to Germany, but was never more than nominal ruler there.
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