Edmund Crouchback
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About
Son of Henry III and first Earl of Leicester and Lancaster. He participated in the Ninth Crusade, the last major medieval Crusade to the Holy Land, which took place from 1271 to 1272.
Before Fame
He was made ruler of Sicily by Pope Innocent IV.
Trivia
As a small child, he had claim to the Kingdom of Sicily.
Family Life
His parents were King Henry III and Eleanor of Provence.
Associated With
He is an ancestor of Henry VIII.
