Leicester Castle (gbr)

Leicester Castle

Leicester Castle ranks 25,013th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Likasi, Newtonmore, and Xinyang. Memorable people born in Leicester Castle include Philippa of Lancaster. Memorable people who died in Leicester Castle include John of Gaunt, Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster, and Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. Leicester Castle has been the birth place of many companions and the death place of many politicians, and noblemen. Leicester Castle is located in United Kingdom.

Leicester Castle is in the city of the same name in the English county of Leicestershire. The complex is situated in the west of Leicester City Centre, between Saint Nicholas Circle to the north and De Montfort University to the south. A large motte, the Great Hall, the Church of St Mary de Castro, and the ruined Turret Gateway are the substantial remains of what was once a large set of defensive and residential structures. It was historically the seat of the Earls of Leicester, from 1107-1175 under the House of Beaumont, from 1239 to 1265 under the House of Montfort, and after 1267 with the House of Lancaster when the Earldoms of Leicester and Lancaster were combined. The Castle's Great Hall served for centuries as the home of Leicester County Assizes and is encased in a Queen Anne style frontage. The Castle is a scheduled monument. Read more on Wikipedia