Thomas Plantagenet England (Thomas of Woodstock) 
Thomas was born on January 7th, 1355. Thomas' father was Edward Plantagenet of England III and his mother was Countess Phillipa of Hainault. His paternal grandparents were Edward Plantagenet of England II and Isabella Capet of France; his maternal grandparents were Count of Hainault William D'Avesnes III and Joan Jeanne de Valois. He had four brothers and a sister, named Edward, Lionel, John (of Gaunt), Edmund and Mary. He was the youngest of the six children. He died at the age of 42 on September 9th, 1397.Death Notes
B: 7 Jan 1355
P: Palace Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
D: 9 Sep 1397
P: Calai, Pas-De-Calai, France
Burial: St Edmund's,Westminster,Eng
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]
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]
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. [Encyclopædia Britannica CD '97]
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Father: *Edward III England b: 13 NOV 1312 in Windsor Castle,Eng
Mother: *Philippa d' Avesnes b: 24 JUN 1311 in Valenciennes
Marriage 1 *Alianore de Bohun b: 1366 in Peterborough Castle, Northamptonshire, England
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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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, England d.16 Nov 1272 in Westminster, London, England
- b.1188 in Angouleme, France d.31 May 1245 in Fontevrault Abbey, Fontevrault, Maine-Et-Loire, France
- b.17 Jun 1239 in Westminster, London, Middlesex, England d.07 Jul 1307 in Burgh-On-The-San, Cumberland, England
- b.1198 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.19 Aug 1245 in France
- b.1222 in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone, France d.24 Jun 1291 in Ambresbury, Wiltshire, England
- b.1201 in Chambery, Savoie, France d.Dec 1266 in France
- b.25 Apr 1284 in Carnavon Castle, Carnavon, Caernarvonshire, Wales d.21 Sep 1327 in Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
- b.15 Aug 1171 in Valladolid, Spain d.24 Sep 1230 in Villaveuva da Sarria
- b.1199 d.1252 in Seville, Spain
- b.1180 d.08 Nov 1246 in Las Huelgas
- b.1244 d.28 Nov 1290 in Harby, Nottinghamshire, England
- b.1180 in Dammartin, Seine-Et-Marne, France d.21 Sep 1239 in Abbeville, France
- d.16 Mar 1279
- b.17 Apr 1199 in Aumale, Normandie d.Sep 1250 in Normandie
- b.13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, London, England d.21 Jun 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Poissy, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Tunis, Africa
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales
- b.1221 in St. Maime B, Forcalquier, Bourgogne, France d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, Isle de France, France
- b.1270 in Royal Palace of Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, France d.29 Oct 1314
- b.1208 d.1276
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 Jan 1271 in Consenza, Italy
- b.1219 in Esztergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.1292 d.1358
- b.1201 d.1253
- b.1244 d.Jun 1274
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- b.Jan 1272 d.02 Apr 1305
- b.25 Sep 1216 in Paris, France d.08 Feb 1248 in Monsoure, Egypt
- b.1248 in Paris, Seine, France d.02 May 1302 in Paris, Seine, France
- b.1224 in Brabant, France d.Sep 1288 in Artois, France
- b.07 Jan 1355 d.09 Sep 1397
- b.1180 d.1244 in Entraeungt, Nord, France
- b.01 May 1218 in Etraeunt, Nord, France d.24 Dec 1257 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.02 Jun 1202 in Valenciennes, Nord, France d.10 Feb 1279
- b.1246 in Brabant, France d.22 Aug 1304 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.24 Jun 1210 in Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands d.19 Jul 1234 in France
- b.1225 in Netherlands d.1284 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- b.1200 in Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands d.21 Dec 1267
- b.1286 in Avesnes, Pas-de-Calais, France d.07 Jun 1337 in Valenciennes, Nord, France
- d.02 Jul 1226
- b.1218 in Luxembourg d.24 Nov 1281
- b.Jul 1186 d.12 Feb 1247
- b.1252 in Luxembourg d.06 Apr 1311 in Valencienes, France
- b.1190 in Bar Le Duc, Meusse, France
- d.23 Nov 1275
- b.1193 in France d.17 Mar 1239
- b.24 Jun 1310 in Valenciennes, France d.15 Aug 1369 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England
- b.25 Apr 1214 in Poissy, France d.25 Aug 1270 in Tunis, Africa
- b.03 Apr 1245 in Poissy, France d.05 Oct 1285 in Perpignan, Pyrenees-Orientales
- b.1221 in St. Maime B, Forcalquier, Bourgogne, France d.21 Dec 1295 in Paris, Isle de France, France
- b.12 Mar 1270 in Fountainbleu, France d.15 Dec 1325
- b.1208 d.1276
- b.1247 in Barcelona, Spain d.28 Jan 1271 in Consenza, Italy
- b.1219 in Esztergom, Hungary d.09 Oct 1251 in Huesca, Spain
- b.1294 in Longpont, Aisen, France d.07 Mar 1342 in Fontenelle, Yonne, France
- b.21 Mar 1226 in Paris, Ilse de France, France d.07 Jan 1285
- b.1254 in Naples, Italy d.05 May 1309
- b.1234 in Aix-en-Provence, Provence, Italy
- b.1273 in Naples, Italy d.31 Dec 1299
- b.1240 d.01 Aug 1272
- b.1258 d.25 Mar 1323
- b.1240 d.1290
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Details of Thomas' family with Alianore De Bohun
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