Joan 'Fair Maid of Kent' of Kent
Joan 'Fair Maid of Kent' of was born on September 29th, 1328. Joan 'Fair Maid of Kent' of's father was Edmond (1st Earl of Kent) of Woodstock and her mother was Margaret (Baroness of Wake) Wake. Her paternal grandparents were + Edward I 'Longshanks' King of England and + Eleanor De Castilla. She had two brothers and a sister, named Edmund (2nd Earl of Kent), John (3rd Earl of Kent) and Margaret. She was the second youngest of the four children. She died at the age of 56 on August 8th, 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England.General Notes
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent was born on 29 September 1328. She was the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake of Liddell.
She married, firstly, Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent, son of Robert de Holand, Lord Holand and Maude la Zouche, between 1339 and 1340.
She married, secondly, William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, son of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandison, between 1340 and 1341.
She married, thirdly, Edward of England, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe de Hainaut, on 10 October 1361.
She died on 8 August 1385 at age 56 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England. She was buried in Grey Friars Church, Stanford, Lincolnshire, England.
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent was also known as Joan 'the Fair Maid of Kent'. She was also known as Jeanette. From circa 1339, her married name became de Holand. From before October 1348, her married name became de Montagu. Her marriage to William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury was annulled on 13 November 1349 . The marriage was annuled by the Pope becuase her marriage to William de Montacute was bigamous, and she was ordered to return to her first husband, Thomas de Holand. She succeeded to the title of Countess of Kent on 26 December 1352. She succeeded to the title of Baroness Wake of Liddell on 26 December 1352. She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1378.
Children of Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent and Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent
Lady Maud Holand+ d. b 13 Apr 1392
Edmund de Holand b. b 1352
John de Holand, 1st Duke of Exeter+ b. c 1352, d. c 9 Jan 1400
Thomas de Holand, 2nd Earl of Kent+ b. 1354, d. 25 Apr 1397
Joan de Holand b. c 1356, d. 1384
Matilda de Holand b. c 1359, d. 1391
Children of Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent and Edward of England, Prince of Wales
Edward of Angoulême b. 27 Jan 1365, d. Jan 1372
Richard II, King of England+ b. 6 Jan 1367, d. 6 Jan 1400
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.05 Mar 1132 in Le Mans, Sarthe, Pays de la Loire, France d.06 Jul 1189 in Chinon, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France
- b.24 Dec 1167 in de Beaumont, Oxfordshire, , England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark, Nottinghamshire, , England
- b.1121 in Chateau de Belin, Guienne. France d.01 Mar 1204 in Fontevraud Abbey, Berri, France
- b.10 Oct 1206 in Winchester, Hampshire, , England d.16 Jun 1272 in Westminster, London, Eng, England
- b.23 Aug 1160 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.16 Jun 1202 in Limoges, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
- b.1188 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevrault, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
- b.1160 in de Courtenay, Loiret, Centre, France d.14 Sep 1211 in Angoulême, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh On Sands, Cumberland, Eng, England
- b.1198 in France d.19 Aug 1245 in Aix, France
- b.1217 in Aix En Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, , England
- b.20 Mar 1177 in Carbonierres, Savoy, France d.20 Jan 1233 in Aoste, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France
- b.1200 in Chambéry, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Dec 1266 in Chambery, Savoy, France
- b.1180 in Geneva,Geneva,,Switzerland d.08 Apr 1257 in Pierre Chatel,Isere,,France
- b.05 Aug 1301 in Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England d.19 Mar 1330 in Winchester Castle, Hampshire, England: beheaded
- b.15 Aug 1166 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.29 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva de Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.05 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Sevilla, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
- b.11 Nov 1155 in Castile, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain d.06 Oct 1214 in Castile, Leon, Castilla-Leon, Spain
- b.~ 1180 in Burgos, Castilla, Spain d.08 Nov 1246 in Palais Du, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- b.13 Oct 1162 in Falaise, Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France d.31 Oct 1214 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
- b.1244 in Burgos,Burgos,,Spain d.29 Nov 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, , England
- b.~ 1172 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.~ 1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, France d.15 Mar 1279 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale- Seine-Maritime, France d.Sep 1250 in Abbeyville, Somme, France
- b.29 Sep 1328 d.08 Aug 1385 in Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.~ 1300 d.29 Sep 1349 in England of bubonic plague
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They had a son named Richard Ii King of.
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Children
Richard Ii King of England
Richard Ii King of was born on January 6th, 1367. He died at the age of 33 on January 6th, 1400 in Pontefract Castle, Yokrshire, West Riding, England.
They had three sons and three daughters, named Edmond, John (1st Duke of Exeter), Thomas (2nd Earl of Kent), Joan, Matilda (Maud) and Maud (Lady).
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Children
John (1st Duke of Exeter) De Holland
John (1st Duke of Exeter) was born about 1352 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.1 He died on January 9th, 1400 in Pleshey, Essex, England (Beheaded for treason).1
Thomas (2nd Earl of Kent) De Holand
Thomas (2nd Earl of Kent) was born in 1354. He died at the age of 43 on April 25th, 1397.
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