HOLLAND, Count John I

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• Name	HOLLAND, John
  Prefix	Count
  Suffix	I
  Birth	29 Mar 1352	Upholland, Lancashire, England
  Christening	1399
  Gender	Male
  _TAG	Reviewed on FS
  Death	16 Jan 1400	Pleshy, Essex, England
  Burial	20 Jan 1400	The College of the Church of Pleshey, Pleshey, Essex, England
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  Person ID	I43388	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	HOLLAND, Knight Thomas de ,   b. 5 May 1314, Upholland, Lancashire, England Upholland, Lancashire, Englandd. 26 Dec 1360, Normandy, France (Age 46 years)
  Mother	PLANTAGENET, Countess Joan ,   b. 29 Sep 1328, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Englandd. 8 Aug 1385, Wallingford, Berkshire, England (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	1346
  Family ID	F23169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	PLANTAGENET, Princess Elizabeth ,   b. 5 Aug 1282, Wales Walesd. 5 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1296
  Family ID	F18722	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family 2	PLANTAGENET, Princess Elizabeth ,   b. 26 Feb 1363, Leicester, Leicester, England Leicester, Leicester, Englandd. 24 Nov 1425, Burford, Shropshire, England (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	1384	Plymouth, Devonshire, England
  Family ID	F23168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter KG (c. 1352 – 16 January 1400), also 1st Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, primarily remembered for helping cause the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and then for conspiring against Henry IV. He was the third son of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent and Joan "The Fair Maid of Kent", daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, a son of King Edward I. His mother later married her cousin Edward, the Black Prince. So, Holland was a half-brother of King Richard II, to whom he remained loyal for the rest of his life. Early in Richard's reign, Holland was made a Knight of the Garter (1381). He was also part of the escort that accompanied the queen-to-be, Anne of Bohemia, on her trip to England. Holland had a violent temper, which got him in trouble several times. The most famous incident occurred during Richard II's 1385 expedition to the Kingdom of Scotland. An archer in the service of Ralph Stafford, eldest son of the Earl of Stafford, killed one of Holland's esquires. Stafford went to find Holland to apologize, but Holland killed him as soon as he identified himself. The king had Holland's lands seized. Their mother, Joan of Kent, died during this time; it was said she died of grief at the quarrel between two of her sons. Early the next year Holland reconciled with the Staffords, and had his property restored. Later in 1386 he married Elizabeth of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Blanche of Lancaster. He and Elizabeth then went on Gaunt's expedition to Spain, where Holland was constable of the English army. After his return to the Kingdom of England, Holland was created Earl of Huntingdon, on 2 June 1388 by an act of parliament. In 1389 he was appointed Lord Great Chamberlain for life, admiral of the fleet in the western seas, and constable of Tintagel Castle. During this time he also received large grants of land from the king. Over the next several years he held a number of additional offices: constable of Conway Castle (1394), governor of Carlisle (1395), and then in 1398 Warden and then constable-general of the west marches towards Scotland. His military services were interrupted by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1394. Holland had marched with the king to arrest Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel in 1397, and later seized and held Arundel castle at King Richard II's request. As a reward, he was created Duke of Exeter on 29 September 1397 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holland,_1st_Duke_of_Exeter AFN: Merged with a record that used the AFN 8J5J-Z3 ID: Merged with a record that used the ID 336548>2+2>3