Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales

1328 - 1385  (56 years)

• Name	Joan
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	29 Sep 1328	Woodstock, Kent, England   [4, 5, 6, 8, 10]
  General Information	Her other titles were the Countess of Kent. Although the French chronicler Jean Froissart called her "the most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving", the appellation "Fair Maid of Kent" does not appear to be contemporary  [1, 2, 3, 10]
  Title(s)	26 Dec 1352 (Age 24)  [4, 6, 10]
  On 26 December 1352 she became the Countess of Kent.
  Title(s)	26 Dec 1352 (Age 24)  [6]
  She succeeded as the 5th Baroness Wake on 26 December 1352.
  Knighted	1378 (Age 50)  [3, 6, 10]
  In 1378 she was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.).
  Will	7 Aug 1385 (Age 57)	Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England   [3]
  On 7 August 1385 she made her will in Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England.
  Death	7 Aug 1385	Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10]
  Probate/Proved	9 Dec 1385	Lambeth, London, England   [3]
  Her will was proved on 9 December 1385.
  Burial	—	Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England   [3, 4, 6]
  	Joan was buried beside her first husband, as requested in her will. [10]
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  1. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Kent,   b. Abt 1326   d. 5 Jan 1331  (Age 5 years)   2. Margaret Plantagenet,   b. 1327   d. Before 1352  (Age 24 years) + 3. Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales,   b. 29 Sep 1328, Woodstock, Kent, England d. 7 Aug 1385, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England  (Age 56 years) ▻ Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent,  m. 1339/40 ;   Sir William de Montagu, KG, Earl of Salisbury,  m. 1340/41 ;   Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England,  m. 10 Oct 1361   4. John Plantagenet, Earl of Kent,   b. 7 Apr 1330, Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England d. 26 Dec 1352  (Age 22 years)
  Person ID	I3535	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Edumnd of Woodstock, Earl of Kent,   b. 5 Aug 1301, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Mar 1329/30, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake,   b. Abt 1298   d. 29 Sep 1349 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	25 Dec 1325
  Age at Marriage	He : 24 years and 4 months - She : ~ 28 years.
  Family ID	F2917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent,   b. About 1314, England d. 28 Dec 1360, Normandy, France (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1339/40  [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 11 years and 3 months - He : ~ 26 years.
  Children	+ 1. Sir Thomas de Holand of Woodstock, KG, Earl of Kent,   b. 1354, Up Holland, Lancashire, England d. 25 Apr 1397, England (Age 43 years)   2. Edmund de Holand,   b. Bef 1352   3. John de Holand, Duke of Exeter,   b. Abt 1352   d. Abt 9 Jan 1400 (Age 48 years)   4. Joan de Holand,   b. Abt 1356   d. 1384 (Age 28 years)   5. Matilda de Holand,   b. Abt 1359   d. Bef 13 Apr 1392 (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F2920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Sir William de Montagu, KG, Earl of Salisbury,   b. 20 Jun 1329, Donyatt, Somerset, England d. 3 Jun 1397 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1340/41  [3, 6, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 12 years and 3 months - He : ~ 11 years and 6 months.
  Annulled	13 Nov 1349  [6, 8, 9]
  Information	14 Nov 1349  [6]
  	The marriage was annulled by the Pope because her marriage to William de Montacute was bigamous, and she was ordered to return to her first husband, Thomas de Holand.
  Family ID	F8066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

  Family 3	Edward of Woodstock "the Black Prince", KG, Prince of England,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1361	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : 33 years and 1 month - He : 31 years and 4 months.
  Notes	Marriage Place: There is confusion about where they were married. Weir (1989) states they were probably at St Stephen’s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, or – less probably – at Canterbury Cathedral or at Windsor Castle. [8]
  Children	1. Edward of Angoulême,   b. 27 Jan 1365, Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. Jan 1372, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Age 6 years)   2. Richard II, King of England
  Family ID	F2921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Sep 1328 - Woodstock, Kent, England Child - Sir Thomas de Holand of Woodstock, KG, Earl of Kent - 1354 - Up Holland, Lancashire, England Marriage - 10 Oct 1361 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Child - Edward of Angoulême - 27 Jan 1365 - Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Will - 7 Aug 1385 - Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England Death - 7 Aug 1385 - Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England Probate/Proved - 9 Dec 1385 - Lambeth, London, England Burial - — - Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Joan of Kent This is the only known likeness

  
  

• Sources

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