deaths
March 23, 1361
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, English politician, Lord High Steward of England (born 1310)
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster
Henry of Grosmont, Duke of Lancaster was an English statesman, diplomat, soldier, and Christian writer. The owner of Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire, Grosmont was a member of the House of Plantagenet, which was ruling over England at that time. He was the wealthiest and most powerful peer of the realm.
Lord High Steward
The Lord High Steward is the first of the Great Officers of State in England, nominally ranking above the Lord Chancellor.