Thomas Plantagenet , KG, Duke of Gloucester 
Thomas was born in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. Thomas' father was Edward III Plantagenet King of England and his mother was Philippa d' Avesnes , of Hainault. His paternal grandparents were Edward II Plantagenet King of England and Isabella Princess of France; his maternal grandparents were William III d' Avesnes , Count of Hainault and Jeanne de Valois. He had four brothers named Edward "The Black" Prince of, Lionel, Edmund and John Plantagenet of. He died in Prince's Inn, Calais, France (imprisoned and murdered by King RIchard II). He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, Middlesex, England.General Notes
Thomas Plantagenet, KG, of Woodstock, born 7 Jan 1354/5, died Calais, 8 or 9 Sep 1397, Duke of Gloucester, son of King Edward III of England and Phillipa of Hainault. [Magna Charta Sureties]
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Along with 4 other ruthless Barons, John of Gaunt (regent during King Richard II's minority), Richard FitzAlan Earl of Arundel, Thomas de Beauchamp Earl of Warwick, and Thomas Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, became known as the "Apellants". They had real power during much of King Richard II's reign and had many of his friends executed to keep him powerless.
In 1397 Richard had gathered a party of supporters and finally struck back. Arundel was executed, Warwick was banished, and Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester was imprisoned and murdered. In 1398 Henry Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt (dead) was deprived of all of his Lancastrian estates and banished as well. However in 1399 Henry invaded England while Richard was in Ireland and became Henry IV.
[information taken from Encylcopedia Britannica]
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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. [EncyclopÊdia Britannica CD '97]
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- b.24 Dec 1166 in Kings Manor House, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England d.19 Oct 1216 in Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.01 Oct 1207 in Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England
- b.1188 in Angouleme, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France d.31 May 1246 in Fontevault Abbey, Fonervrault, Maine-et-Loire, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster Palace, London, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-on-The-Sand near Carlisle, Cumberland, England
- b.1198 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.1217 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.25 Jun 1291 in Amesbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.~ 1201 in Chambery, Savoie, Rhone-Alpes, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Caernarvon Castle, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England (murdered)
- b.15 Aug 1166 in Zamora, Leon, Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villaneuva de Sarria, Lugo, Spain
- b.19 Aug 1201 in Leon, Spain d.30 May 1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.~Jun 1180 in Burgos, Castile, Spaine d.08 Nov 1244 in Burgos, Castile, Spaine
- b.1244 in Burgos, Castile, Spain d.28 Nov 1290 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
- b.~ 1172 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville, Somme, Picardy, France
- b.1216 in Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France d.15 MAR 1278/79 in Abbeville, France
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale, Seine-Inferieure, Normandy, France d.Sep 1250 in Normandy, France
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Shene Palace, Richmond, Surrey, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Poissy, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Near Tunis, Tunisia
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- b.~ 1221 in St Maime B, France d.21 Dec 1285 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France
- b.1268 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France d.29 Nov 1314 in Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Ile-de-France, France
- b.2 FEB 1207/08 in Montpellier, Herault, Languedoc, France d.27 Jul 1276 in Valencia, Spain
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 JAN 1270/71 in As a result of miscarriage
- b.~ 1216 in Hungary d.12 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.1292 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France d.22 Aug 1358 in Castle Rising, Norfolk, England
- b.30 May 1201 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France d.07 Jul 1253 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- b.~ 1210 in Troyes, Aube, Champagne, France d.22 Jul 1274 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain
- b.~ 1216 in Foix, Ariege, France d.12 Apr 1256 in Provins, Brie, France
- b.JAN 1271/72 in Pamplona, Navarre, Spain d.02 Apr 1305 in Chateau-de-Vincennes, France
- b.Sep 1216 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France d.ABT 8 FEB 1249/50 in Egypt
- b.1248 in Arras, Paris, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France
- b.~ 1224 in Brabant, Lorraine, France d.29 Sep 1288
- b.7 JAN 1354/55 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d.BET 8 AND 9 SEP 1397 in Prince's Inn, Calais, France (imprisoned and murdered by King RIchard II)
- b.~ 1182 in Oizy, Namur, Belgium d.~ 1244 in Clairefontaine, Autelbas, Luxembourg, Belgium
- b.01 May 1218 in Oizy, Namur, Belgium d.1256 in Holland
- b.02 Jun 1202 in Constantinople, Turkey d.10 FEB 1279/80 in Valenciennes, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais France
- b.1247 in Hainault, Flanders, Beglium d.22 Aug 1304
- b.1210 in Holland d.1234
- b.~ 1228 in Holland d.~ 1284
- b.1210 in Brabant, Lorraine, France d.1267
- b.~ 1286 in Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, France
- b.~ 1176 in Limburg, Belgium d.02 Jul 1226
- b.1217 in Luxemburg d.24 Nov 1281
- b.Jul 1186 in Namur, Luxemburg d.17 FEB 1246/47
- b.~ 1255 in Luxemburg d.1311
- b.~ 1190 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Argonne/Lorraine, France d.13 Nov 1239 in Gaza, Palestine
- b.~ 1222 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Argonne/Lorraine, France d.23 Nov 1275
- b.~ 1192 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loire, Beauce/Centre, France d.17 MAR 1241/42 in Bar-le-Duc, Meuse, Argonne/Lorraine, France
- b.24 Jun 1311 in Mons, Hainault, Belgium d.15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Poissy, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Near Tunis, Tunisia
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy, Yvelines, Ile-de-France, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
- b.~ 1221 in St Maime B, France d.21 Dec 1285 in Paris, Seine, Ile-de-France, France
- b.12 MAR 1269/70 in Vincennes, Val-de-Marne, France d.16 Dec 1325 in Nogent-le-Roi, Eure-et-Loir, France
- b.2 FEB 1207/08 in Montpellier, Herault, Languedoc, France d.27 Jul 1276 in Valencia, Spain
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 JAN 1270/71 in As a result of miscarriage
- b.~ 1216 in Hungary d.12 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.~ 1291 in Valois now Oise, Picardy, France d.1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, Bourgogne, France
- b.1220 in Anjou, France d.1285 in Naples, Italy
- b.~ 1248 in Naples, Italy d.06 May 1309 in Cassanova near Naples, Italy
- b.~ 1227 in Provence, France
- b.~ 1273 in Naples, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
- b.~ 1240 in Hungary d.01 Aug 1272 in Hungary
- b.~ 1257 in Budapest, Hungary d.25 Mar 1323 in Naples, Italy
- b.1240 in Kuthen, Hungary
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