Thomas of Woodstock Duke of Gloucester 
Thomas of Woodstock was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. Thomas of Woodstock's father was Edward III Plantagenet King of England and his mother was Phillipa de Hainault. His paternal grandparents were Edward II of Caernarvon King of England and Isabella de France; his maternal grandparents were Guillaume III le Bon Ct de Hainault & Holland and Jeanne de Valois. He had seven brothers and five sisters, named Edward the Black Prince, Lionel, John of Gaunt, Edmund, Thomas, William, William, Isabella, Mary, Margaret, Joan (Joanna) and Blanche. He had two half-brothers and two half-sisters, named Sir John, Nicholas de Lytleton, Jane and Joan. He died about September 15th, 1397 in Calais, France.Death Notes
Murdered.
General Notes
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, (b. Jan. 7, 1355, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng.--d. probably September 1397), powerful opponent of King Richard II of England (ruled 1377-99).
The seventh son of King Edward III (ruled 1327-77), he was created Duke of Gloucester in 1385 and soon became the leader of a party opposed to Richard II, his young nephew. In 1386 Gloucester and his associates--later known as the appellants--took virtual control of the king's government. Gloucester defeated one of Richard's favourites, Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland, at Radcot Bridge, London, in December 1387 and then had a number of the king's friends executed. In 1389 Richard gained the upper hand and worked out a compromise with his enemies. Gloucester was made lieutenant of Ireland in 1392, but in 1397 Richard arrested him and two other leading appellants. Committed to the charge of Thomas Mowbray, Earl of Nottingham (later Duke of Norfolk), at the English port of Calais, France, Gloucester was murdered, possibly on orders from Richard. According to one of Mowbray's servants, who was later executed for his part in the crime, the duke was suffocated with a feather bed. [EncyclopEdia Britannica CD '97]
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- b.24 Dec 1166 in Beaumont Palace, Oxford, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Lincolnshire
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Palace, London, England
- b.1188 in AngoulIme, Charente, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault L'Abbe, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-on-the-Sands, near Carlisle, Cumberland, England
- b.1198 in Of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France d.19 Aug 1245 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France
- b.1222 in Aix-en-Provence, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.BET. 1198 - 1201 in of Ghamberg, Savoie, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Carnarvon Castle, Carnarvon, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.15 Aug 1171 in Zamora, LeUn, Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villanueva de Soria, Castile
- b.1199 in Castile, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.Aug 1181 in Segovia, Castile, Spain d.08 Nov 1246 in Las Huelgas, Burgos, Castile, Spain
- b.1240 in of Burgos, Castile, Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby (near Grantham), Lincolnshire, England
- b.1180 in of Dammartin, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville, France
- b.1216 in Abbeville, France d.15 MAR 1278/79 in Abbeville, France
- b.17 Apr 1199 in of Aum, le, Seine-Maritime, France d.Sep 1251 in Abbeville, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, Surrey
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Chateau of Poissy, Yvelines, France d.25 Aug 1270 in near Tunis, Tunisia, Africa
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orienta, France
- b.1221 in St.-Maime, Forcalquier, France d.20 Dec 1295 in St. Marcel, Paris, Seine, France
- b.1268 in Fontainbleau, Seine-et-Marne, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainbleau, Seine-et-Marne, France
- b.1 FEB 1207/08 in Montpelier, Herault, France d.27 Jul 1276 in Monasterio Ciste, Valencia, AragUn, Spain
- b.BET. 1243 - 1247 in AragUn, Spain or Montpellier, Herault, France d.28 JAN 1270/71 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- b.BET. 1213 - 1219 in Hungary d.12 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.1292 in France d.22 Aug 1358 in Hertford Castle, Hertford, England
- b.03 May 1201 in Navarre, Spain d.08 Jul 1253 in Pamplona, Galicia, Spain
- b.1244 in Troyes, Aube, France d.21 Jul 1274 in Pamplona, Navarre, France
- b.1211 d.13 Apr 1258
- b.JAN 1271/72 in Bar-Sur-Seine, Aube, France d.02 Apr 1305 in Ch, teau de Vincennes Paris, Val-de-Marne, France
- b.Sep 1216 in France d.8 JAN 1249/50 in Al-Mansura, on the Nile, Egypt
- b.~ 1248 in Arras, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.BET. 1218 - 1224 in Brabant, France d.29 Sep 1288
- b.7 JAN 1354/55 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d.~15 Sep 1397 in Calais, France
- b.1182 d.1244
- b.1218 in Etroeungt, Nord, France d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.02 Jun 1202 d.10 FEB 1279/80
- b.BET. 1247 - 1251 in Brabant, Holland d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.24 Jun 1210 in The Netherlands d.19 Jul 1234 in France
- b.1225 in Netherlands d.1284 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1200 in of St. Hertogenbosch, Noord Brabant, Netherlands d.21 Dec 1267
- b.1280 in Hainault, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
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- b.1252 in Luxemburg, Belgium d.06 Apr 1311 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
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- b.1220 d.23 Nov 1275
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- b.24 Jun 1311 in Valenciennes, Hainault, Belgium d.14 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Chateau of Poissy, Yvelines, France d.25 Aug 1270 in near Tunis, Tunisia, Africa
- b.01 May 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orienta, France
- b.1221 in St.-Maime, Forcalquier, France d.20 Dec 1295 in St. Marcel, Paris, Seine, France
- b.12 MAR 1269/70 in Fontainebleau, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-le-Roy
- b.1 FEB 1207/08 in Montpelier, Herault, France d.27 Jul 1276 in Monasterio Ciste, Valencia, AragUn, Spain
- b.BET. 1243 - 1247 in AragUn, Spain or Montpellier, Herault, France d.28 JAN 1270/71 in Cosenza, Calabria, Italy
- b.BET. 1213 - 1219 in Hungary d.12 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.BET. 1294 - 1295 in Valois, France d.7 MAR 1341/42 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.21 MAR 1225/26 in Anjou, France d.7 JAN 1284/85 in Foggia Castle, Foggia, Italy
- b.1254 in of Naples, Italy d.05 May 1309 in Casanuova, Italy
- b.1234 in of Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-Du-Rhone, France d.23 Sep 1267 in Nocera, Calabria, Italy
- b.BET. 1273 - 1274 in Naples, Sicily d.31 Dec 1299
- b.Dec 1239 d.01 Aug 1272
- b.BET. 1257 - 1258 in Budapest, Hungary d.25 Mar 1323
- b.~ 1240 d.1292
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