Edmund of Almain | |
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Earl of Cornwall | |
Predecessor | Richard, 1st Earl |
Born | 26 December 1249 Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England |
Died | bef. 25 September 1300 (aged 50) |
Burial | |
Spouse | Margaret de Clare |
House | Plantagenet |
Father | Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall |
Mother | Sanchia of Provence |
Edmund of Almain (26 December 1249[1] – 1300) was the second Earl of Cornwall of the fourth creation from 1272. He joined the Ninth Crusade in 1271, but never made it to the Holy Land. He was the regent of the Kingdom of England from 1286 to 1289 and the High Sheriff of Cornwall from 1289 to 1300.