Earl of Leicester. In 1253 Edmund was invested by the Pope in the Kingdom of Sicily and Apulia, at about this time he was also made Earl of Chester. These were of little value as the real King of Sicily was still living and the Earldom of Chester was transferred to his older brother Edward. He soon obtained, however, both possessions and dignities, for upon the forfeiture of Siomn de Montfort by the King of the Earldom of Leicester and also the honor of the Stewardship of England and the lands of Nicolas de Segrave.
Edmund was born at
London, London, England, on 16 January 1245. He was the son of
Henry III (?) King of England and
Eleanor of Provence Berenger. Edmund Crouchback Leicester Plantagenet married
Aveline de Forz on 9 April 1269 at
Westminster Abbey, London, England. He married
Blanche of Artois (?) at
Paris, France, before February 1276. Edmund died on 5 June 1296 at
Bayonne, France, at age 51. His body was interred in June 1296 at
London, England, at Westminister Abbey.