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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.

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Edmund of Almain
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Earl of Cornwall
PredecessorRichard, 1st Earl
Born26 December 1249
Berkhamsted Castle, Hertfordshire, England
Diedbef. 25 September 1300 (aged 50)
Burial
Heart & Flesh: Ashridge, Hertfordshire
Bones: 23 March 1301
Hailes Abbey, Gloucestershire
SpouseMargaret de Clare
HousePlantagenet
FatherRichard, 1st Earl of Cornwall
MotherSanchia of Provence
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