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Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent

Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent

Male 1314 - 1360  (46 years)

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  1. 1.  Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of KentSir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent was born about 1314 in England; died on 28 Dec 1360 in Normandy, France; was buried in Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military: 1337; He served under Robert d'Artois in an expedition to Bordeaux of 1337. During this time he took part in an embassy sent to the Count of Hainault.
    • Military: 1340; He was in the expedition to Flanders in 1340 and took part in the Battle of Sluyes, and the siege of Tournai. The next year he was sent with John d'Artevelt to Bayonne to guard the frontier. The next year, he accompanied Robert d'Artois to Brittany in support of the Countess de Montfort.
    • Military: 1343; He was one of the commanders at the 1343 siege of Nantes, and also took part in the assault on Vannes.
    • Military: 1346, Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France; At the 1346 siege of Caen, he made the Earl of Ewe, Constable of France, a prisoner. He delivered him to King Edward for 4,000 Florens.
    • Land/House: 28 Jun 1346; On 28 June 1346 his mother had license to enfeoff him of the manors of Halse, Brackley, and King's Sutton.
    • Military: 26 Aug 1346, Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France; On 26 August 1346 he commanded the van of the Prince of Wales' division, at the Battle of Crécy.
    • Offices Held: 18 Mar 1352/53; He was made lieutenant and captain-general of the Dukedom of Britanny on 18 March 1352/53.
    • Offices Held: 15 May 1353; He was summoned to Parliament on 15 May 1353. He was summoned again in 1358.
    • Offices Held: 6 Jun 1356; On 6 June 1356 he was made the governor of the islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
    • Offices Held: 30 Sep 1359; On 30 September 1359 he was appointed the Lieutenant and Captian of Normandy.
    • Title(s): 20 Nov 1360; He assumed the title of the Earl of Kent by right of his wife, 20 November 1360.
    • Last Full Review: 12 Feb 2021

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    Thomas married Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales in 1339/40. Joan (daughter of Edumnd of Woodstock, Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake) was born on 29 Sep 1328 in Woodstock, Kent, England; died on 7 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England; was buried in Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Sir Thomas de Holand of Woodstock, KG, Earl of Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1354 in Up Holland, Lancashire, England; died on 25 Apr 1397 in England; was buried in Bourne Abbey, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.
    2. 3. Edmund de Holand  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1352.
    3. 4. John de Holand, Duke of Exeter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1352; died about 9 Jan 1400.
    4. 5. Joan de Holand  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1356; died in 1384.
    5. 6. Matilda de Holand  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1359; died before 13 Apr 1392.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sir Thomas de Holand of Woodstock, KG, Earl of Kent Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1354 in Up Holland, Lancashire, England; died on 25 Apr 1397 in England; was buried in Bourne Abbey, Bourne, Lincolnshire, England.

    Thomas married Alice FitzAlan on 10 Apr 1364 in Arundel, Sussex, England. Alice (daughter of Sir Richard "Copped Hat" FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel and Eleanor de Lancaster) was born about 1350 in England; died on 17 Mar 1415 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Lady Elisabeth de Holand  Descendancy chart to this point died on 4 Jan 1422/23.
    2. 8. Thomas de Holand, Duke of Surrey  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 9. Eleanor de Holand  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1373; died in 1424.
    4. 10. Eleanor Holland, Countess of Salisbury  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1386 in Up Holland, Lancashire, England; died after 1413 in Bisham Abbey Manor House, Bisham, Berkshire, England; was buried in Bisham Priory, Bisham, Berkshire, England.
    5. 11. Joan de Holand  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1380; died on 12 Apr 1434.
    6. 12. Margaret de Holand  Descendancy chart to this point died on 30 Dec 1429.
    7. 13. Edmund de Holand, Earl of Kent  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jan 1382/83; died on 15 Sep 1408.

  2. 3.  Edmund de Holand Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born before 1352.

  3. 4.  John de Holand, Duke of Exeter Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1352; died about 9 Jan 1400.

  4. 5.  Joan de Holand Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1356; died in 1384.

  5. 6.  Matilda de Holand Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born about 1359; died before 13 Apr 1392.


Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Lady Elisabeth de Holand Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) died on 4 Jan 1422/23.

  2. 8.  Thomas de Holand, Duke of Surrey Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1)

  3. 9.  Eleanor de Holand Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1373; died in 1424.

  4. 10.  Eleanor Holland, Countess of SalisburyEleanor Holland, Countess of Salisbury Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1386 in Up Holland, Lancashire, England; died after 1413 in Bisham Abbey Manor House, Bisham, Berkshire, England; was buried in Bisham Priory, Bisham, Berkshire, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • General Information: Her name is also spelt Alianore. She shared her first name with her older sister.
    • Last Full Review: 28 May 2021

    Eleanor married Sir Thomas de Montagu, KG, Earl of Salisbury on 13 May 1399. Thomas (son of Sir John Montagu, Earl of Salisbury and Maude Francis) was born on 13 Jun 1388 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 3 Nov 1428 in Meung-sur-Loire, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France; was buried in Bisham Priory, Bisham, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1406 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died before Feb 1462/63; was buried in Bisham Priory, Bisham, Berkshire, England.

  5. 11.  Joan de Holand Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1380; died on 12 Apr 1434.

    Joan married Sir Edmund of Langley, KG, Duke of York about 4 Nov 1393. Edmund (son of Edward III, King of England and Philippa of Hainault) was born on 5 Jun 1341 in Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England; died on 1 Aug 1402 in Kings Langley Palace, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in All Saints Church, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: William Willoughby of Eresby. William (son of Robert Willoughby and Alice Skipwith) was born on 1370 to 1375 in Eresby, Lincolnshire, England; died on 6 Dec 1409 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 12.  Margaret de Holand Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) died on 30 Dec 1429.

    Margaret married Sir John Beaufort, KG, Duke of Clarence before 28 Sep 1397. John (son of Sir John of Gaunt, KG, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roet) was born about 1370; died on 16 Mar 1409/10. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Thomas Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 13.  Edmund de Holand, Earl of Kent Descendancy chart to this point (2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 6 Jan 1382/83; died on 15 Sep 1408.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury Descendancy chart to this point (10.Eleanor3, 2.Thomas2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1406 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died before Feb 1462/63; was buried in Bisham Priory, Bisham, Berkshire, England.

    Alice married Sir Richard de Neville, KG, Earl of Salisbury in 1425. Richard (son of Sir Ralph de Neville, KG, Earl of Westmoreland and Joan de Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland) died on 31 Dec 1460 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England; was buried on 15 Jan 1461. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Richard "the King Maker" de Neville, Earl of Warwick and Earl of Salisbury  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 16. Alice de Neville  Descendancy chart to this point


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