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1. de Holand, Thomas
   1. of Kent, Joan
      1. de Holand, Thomas
      2. Holland, John
         1. of Lancaster, Elizabeth of Exeter
            1. Holland, Margaret
            2. de Holand, Elizabeth
            3. Holland, Constance
            4. Holland, Richard of Huntingdon
            5. Fitzwalter, Alice
            6. Holland, John of Exeter
            7. Holland, Edward
      3. de Holand, Margaret

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Source References

1. http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I4643
2. David Meier: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I9805&style=TABLE Royals, Rebels, Presidents, Paupers, Thinkers, and Thieves
3. David Meier: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I4647 Royals, Rebels, Presidents, Paupers, Thinkers, and Thieves
   1. • Source text:

        ID: I4647
        Name: John de Holand
        Given Name: John
        Surname: de Holand
        Suffix: 1st Duke of Exeter
        Sex: M
        _UID: 47032AFA5118D811BE490080C8C142CCDE9A
        Change Date: 10 Feb 2004
        Note:
        John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter (1352? - January 16, 1400), also Earl of Huntingdon, was an English nobleman, primarily remembered for helping cause the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock 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 Edward I. His mother later married Edward, the Black Prince. Holland was thus half-brother to Richard II, to whom he remained loyal 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 occured during Richard II's 1385 expedition to Scotland. 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 died during this time, it is said of grief at these events.

        Early the next year Holland reconciled with the Staffords, and had his property restored. Later in 1386 he married Elizabeth, daughter of John of Gaunt. He and Elizabeth then went on Gaunt's expedition to Spain, where Holland was constable of the English army. After his return to England he was created Earl of Huntingdon, on June 2, 1387. In 1389 he was appointed chamberlain of England 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 governor and then constable-general of the west marches towards Scotland. His military servies were interrupted by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1394 (which may be connected with his earlier troubles with the Staffords).

        Holland helped the king take down Thomas of Woodstock and Richard Fitzalen, Earl of Arundel in 1397. He was rewarded by being created Duke of Exeter on September 29.

        He then went with Richard on the king's 1399 Ireland expedition. When they returned the king sent him to try to negotiate with Holland's brother-in-law Henry Bolingbroke. After Henry deposed Richard and took the throne (as Henry IV), he called to account those who had been involved in the downfall of Thomas of Woodstock, and in the end took away all rewards Richard had give them after Thomas' arrest. Thus Holland became again merely Earl of Huntingdon.

        Early the next year Holland entered into a conspiracy with his nephew Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, Thomas le Despenser, and others. Their aim was to assassinate king Henry and return Richard (who was in prison) to the throne. Their plot failed, Holland fled, but was caught and executed. Among those who witnessed the execution was Thomas Fitzalen, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, son of the Earl of Arundel who Holland had arrested some years before.

        Holland's lands and titles were forfeited, but eventually they were restored for his second son John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.

         

        Birth: ABT 1350
        Death: 10 JAN 1400 in executed Pleshey Castle, Boroughbridge, England

        Father: Thomas De Holand b: 1314 in Broughton, Buckingham, England
        Mother: Joan (Fair Maid of Kent) Plantagenet b: 29 SEP 1328 in Woodstock, Kent, England

        Marriage 1 Elizabeth Beaufort Of Gaunt b: 1364 in Burford, Shropshire
        Married: AFT 1383
        Children
        John de Holand b: 29 MAR 1395 in Dartington, Devon
        Constance Holand b: 1387
        Elizabeth de Holand b: ABT 1389

         

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5. Duke John Holland - Luminarium
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        JOHN HOLLAND, Duke of Exeter and Earl of Huntingdon (1352?-1400), born about 1352, was third son of Thomas Holland (d. 1360), first Earl of Kent, by Joan, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent. His mother afterwards became the wife of Edward the Black Prince; Holland was consequently half-brother to Richard II.

        Dugdale wrongly places his first military service in 1354-5, and supports his statement by a reference to a contemporary document which, however, contains no mention of him. In 1381 he was made a Knight of the Garter; on 6 May in the same year justice of Chester. On the rising of the commons in 1381 [see Peasants' Revolt] he was with the king [Richard II] in the Tower, but like his brother, Thomas Holland, he did not go out to Mile End. In the following December he was appointed one of those sent by the king to receive his bride (Anne of Luxemburg) at Calais, and escort her to England. In 1384 he is charged—on the authority of Walsingham, unsupported by any contemporary record—with a cold-blooded murder. A Carmelite friar had informed the king of an alleged plot on the part of the Duke of Lancaster to dethrone him. The duke soon convinced the king of his innocence, and advised the friar's detention in Holland's custody. The night before the date fixed for the inquiry into the matter, Holland and Sir Henry Green caused the friar to be butchered in prison.1

        During 1385 Holland was undoubtedly guilty of a crime which illustrates the violence of his temper. In that year he accompanied Richard on his way to Scotland. While the army was near York an archer of Ralph, eldest son of Hugh, Earl Stafford, quarrelled with and slew one of Holland's esquires. According to Froissart on the evening after the occurrence, Ralph rode to visit Holland in order to appease him for the outrage; at the same time Holland was riding out to demand an explanation of Stafford. They passed each other in the dark, and Holland asked who went by; on receiving the answer 'Stafford,' he gave his own name, plunged his sword into Ralph's body, and rode off. Earl Stafford demanded vengeance, and on 14 Sept. 1385 the king ordered Holland's lands to be seized; he had taken sanctuary in the church of St. John of Beverley. Most of the chroniclers of the time state that his mother implored the king's pardon, and died from grief at its refusal. The exact date of the murder is unknown, but Joan died in August 1385, a month before the king issued the extant writ to seize Hollands lands. It is possible that the extant writ is not the earliest issued. In February 1386, it was arranged that Holland should find three chaplains to celebrate divine service for ever for the repose of Ralph Stafford's soul; two of these chaplains were to be stationed at the place where the youth had been slain, and the third at the place of his interment. The king afterwards directed that the three chaplains should be established at Langley, the place of Ralph's burial.

        Holland soon obtained the restitution of his property, and married Elizabeth, second daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, sister of the future Henry IV, receiving at the time a considerable grant of lands from the king. In 1386 he went—accompanied by his wife—into Spain as constable to his father-in-law; before starting he gave evidence at Plymouth in the Scrope and Grosvenor controversy. Throughout the campaign in Spain—where he held the post of Constable of the English army—he performed numerous acts of valour in battle and deeds of skill in tilting, which won the highest praise from Froissart.

        On his return from Spain he was, on 2 June 1387, created Earl of Huntingdon by the request of the commons of the 'Admirable Parliament;' an immense grant of lands was also made to him. In 1389 he was made Chamberlain of England for life; and soon after Admiral of the Fleet in the Western Seas, and Constable of Tintagel Castle and Brest. On 13 Sept. in the same year he is spoken of as a privy councillor. In 1390 he crossed to Calais in order to engage in further tournaments, and on returning distinguished himself in one at Smithfield.

        In 1392 he accompanied an expedition into the northern parts of the kingdom, and later on in the same year went with the Duke of Lancaster to negotiate a truce with France. In 1394 he was made Constable of Conway Castle, and in the same year undertook a pilgrimage to the Holy Land; in passing through Paris he learned that war had been proclaimed between Hungary and Turkey; he therefore, according to Froissart, determined to return from his pilgrimage by a road which would bring him to the scene of action. He probably abandoned this intention, as we find him with Richard II at Eltham in 1395, during the visit of Peter the Hermit. The same year he was made Governor of the castle and town of Carlisle, of the West Marches towards Scotland, and Commissary-General of the same marches 16 Feb. 1396.

        In 1397 he took an active part with the king against Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, and Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel. Richard seems to have heaped honours upon him in quick succession. On 29 Sept. in that year he was created Duke of Exeter. He obtained a grant of the furniture of the castle of Arundel, which the Earl of Arundel had forfeited; and the office of Chamberlain of England, of which he had previously received a grant for life, was in 1398 given to him and his heirs in tail. At this time, his London residence was at Pultney House, where he gave sumptuous entertainments.

        In 1399 he accompanied Richard on his unfortunate expedition into Ireland, and on his return to Pembroke counselled the king to go to Conway. He was one of those sent by Richard to Henry IV with orders to seek a modus invendi; at the meeting Holland seems to have been the chief spokesman. Henry after hearing his messages detained him about his person.

        After Richard's deposition in October 1399, Holland was called on in parliament to justify his action against the Duke of Gloucester. He and the other appellants of 1397 answered that they acted under compulsion of the late king, but that they were not cognisant of, nor did they aid in, Gloucester's death. They were condemned to forfeit their dignities and lands granted to them subsequently to Gloucester's arrest, so that Holland again became Earl of Huntingdon. Soon after this, in January 1400, Holland entered, with Thomas le Despenser, his nephew, Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent (1374-1400), and others, into a conspiracy against Henry IV for the restoration of Richard II. According to one account2 he was present in the fight at Cirencester, and was captured there. Walsingham, more probably, states that he remained near London to watch the progress of events.

        When he saw his cause was lost, he fled through Essex, but was captured at Pleshey by the Countess of Hereford, who had him beheaded in the presence of Thomas Fitzalan, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, son of the Earl of Arundel whose death he had helped to bring about. The execution took place on 16 Jan. 1400.3 His head was afterwards exposed, probably at Pleshey, till the king, at the supplication of Holland's widow, directed its delivery to the 'master or keeper of the college of the church of Plessy,' in order that it might be buried there with his body. His estates were declared by parliament to be forfeited on 2 March following.

        By his wife Elizabeth, daughter of John of Gaunt, he left issue three sons; his second son, John (1395-1447), was afterwards restored in blood, and to the family honours.

         

         

        1. Walsingham, Historia Anglicana (Rolls Series), ii. 113-14.
        2. Chronique de la Traison et Mort du Roy Richart (Engl. Hist. Soc.), p. 86.
        3. Inquisitio ad quod damnum, 1 Henry IV, No. 29 a.

        Excerpted from:

        Hardy, W. J. "John Holland, Duke of Exeter and Earl of Huntingdon."
        Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. IX. Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee, Eds.
        New York: The Macmillan Company, 1908. 1041-2.

      • Citation:

        Luminarium Encyclopedia Project

        http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/holland1exeter.htm

6. Inquisitions Post Mortem (IPMs) for Robert Holand, knight
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        263. ROBERT HOLAND, knight.
        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III [1373].
        BUCKINGHAM. Inq. taken at Wenge, 14 April, 47 Edward III.
        He held no lands &c. in the county.
        He died on 16 March last [1373]. Maud, aged 17 years and more, wife of John Lovel, knight, and daughter of Robert son of the deceased, is his next heir.

        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III.
        BERKS. Inq. taken at Nywbury, 14 April, 47 Edward III.
        He held no lands &c. in the county.

        WILTS. Inq. taken at Swyndon, 21 April, 47 Edward III.
        He held no lands &c. in the county.

        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III.
        NORTHAMPTON. Inq. (indented) taken at Norhampton, Thursday in Easter week, 47 Edward III.
        Brackele and Hals. The manors, held of the king in chief by service of a sore sparrow-hawk yearly. Adam de Preston and William de Wyrkesworth were seised thereof, and granted them to Robert de Holand and Maud his wife for their lives by a fine levied in the king’s court with the king’s licence, with remainder to Robert their son, now deceased, and the heirs of his body; and he died seised of such estate therein.
        Kyngessutton. The manor, held in fee tail of Roger de (sic) Straunge, knight, in socage by fealty only.
        Thorp Watervill and Achirch. The manors, held of the abbot of Peterborough by knight’s service and a rent of 1d. yearly.
        Aldewyncle. The manor, held of the same abbot at a rent of 60s. yearly at fee-farm.
        Chelveston. The manor, held of the duke of Lancaster, service not known.
        These last four manors were granted by the above-mentioned Adam and William, by a fine levied in the king’s court, to Robert de Holand for life, with remainder to Robert de Holand, his son, now deceased, and the heirs male of his body; and the last-named Robert died seised of such estate therein.
        Aldewyncle. 5a. wood and the advowson of the church, held of Thomas Latymer, knight, service not known.
        (The remainder of the inquisition is mostly illegible.)

        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III.
        LINCOLN. Inq. (indented) taken at Croxton, Wednesday before Easter, 47 Edward III.
        Croxton. He was patron of the church of St. John the Evangelist, to which 20a. land pertain as glebe, all held of the king in chief by knight’s service, as of the fee of Wynchestre. The church is filled by William de Dalton, parson there.
        He died at Hals, co. Northampton, on Wednesday after St. Gregory in this year. Heir as above.

        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III.
        STAFFORD. Inq. taken at Lychfeld, 4 April, 47 Edward III.
        Yoxhale. The manor (extent given), held in fee tail of the duke of Lancaster, as of the honor of Tuttebury, by knight’s service. The extent includes a park with deer and a fishery in the river Trente.
        Date of death and heir as above (Buckingham inquisition).

        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III.
        DERBY. Inq. taken at Derby, Friday after the Invention of the Holy Cross, 47 Edward III.
        Dalbery. The manor, held of the duke of Lancaster in chief by knight’s service; whereof he was seised in 38 Edward III and enfeoffed John his son in tail male.
        Wirkesworth wapentake. Certain lands &c., held of the same duke; whereof he was seised in 28 Edward III and enfeoffed Thomas de Longhirst for life.
        Foxlow and Hertyndon. Certain lands &c., held of the same duke; whereof he was seised in 36 Edward III and enfeoffed William Souche for life.
        Date of death not known. John de Holand, aged 26 years, is his next heir.

        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III.
        WARWICK. Inq. made at Warrewyk, Monday the feast of St. Ambrose, 47 Edward III.
        He held no lands &c. in the county.
        Date of death and heir not known, because neither he nor his heir ever sojourned in the county.

        LEICESTER. Inq. made at Leycestre, Saturday before St. Ambrose, 47 Edward III.
        Baggeworth. The manor, extending into the towns of Baggeworth and Thornton (extents given). The extents include (1) in Baggeworth a capital messuage called the castle, ponds round the manor which have not been restocked since the dams were broken, a several pasture called ‘Lyndrych’ and a park with deer, and (2) in Thornton a close of underwood called ‘Thorniclos.’ The premises in Baggeworth he held of the earl of Leicester by knight’s service, amount not known, except the pasture called ‘Lyndrych’ which he held of the earl of Pembroke by service of 40s. yearly; and the premises in Thornton he held of the earl of Warwick by knight’s service, amount not known.
        Shepeshed. A third part of two small groves, held of the king in chief by knight’s service, amount not known.
        Leycestre. 6s. 8d. yearly rent from a messuage.
        He died on Wednesday after St. Gregory. Heir as first above, aged 17 years on the feast of St. Thomas the Apostle last.

        LEICESTER. Inq. (indented) taken ex officio before the same jury and on the same date.
        Shepeshed. A third part of the manor, held of the king in chief. Long before his death he demised certain lands &c. and 9l. yearly rent of the said third part to William la Zouche without the king’s licence, for which cause the escheator has seized the tenements so given into the king’s hand.

        Writ to the escheator to specify the lands &c. mentioned in the last inquisition. 2 June, 47 Edward III.
        LEICESTER. Inq. taken at Shepeshed before the same jury, Monday after the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, 47 Edward III.
        Shepeshed. A messuage, 80a. untilled land, 5a. meadow and 9l. rent were demised to the said William la Souche for life.

        Writ, 20 March, 47 Edward III.
        LANCASTER. Inq. taken at Wygan, Monday before Palm Sunday, 47 Edward III.
        Holand. The manor, held to him and the heirs of his body of the duke of Lancaster by homage and fealty, service of 12s., and suit every three weeks to the earl’s court of Derby and every six weeks to the county court of Lancaster.
        Hale. The manor, similarly held of the duke of Lancaster by homage and fealty only.
        Orell. The manor, similarly held of Ralph de Langeton in socage by service of 10s. 6d. and suit every three weeks to his court of Neuton.
        Samlesbury. The manor, similarly held of the duke of Lancaster by homage and fealty and service of 6s.
        Dalton. A fourth part of the manor, similarly held of the baron of Manchastre by homage and fealty and service of 6 1/4d.
        Lancaster. 7s. yearly rent, held in demesne as of fee of the duke of Lancaster by homage and fealty only.
        Chorlegh. A wood called ‘Helegh,’ held in demesne as of fee and in service of the duke of Lancaster by homage and fealty and service of 4 marks only.
        Heir as above (Buckingham inquisition).
        Haydok. A moiety of the manor, held to him and the heirs male of his body of Ralph de Langeton by homage and fealty and service of 6s. 8d. only.
        Goldeburn. A moiety of the manor, similarly held of Gilbert de Ines by homage and fealty and service of 1d. only.
        Bryghtmede. A moiety of the manor, similarly held of the duke of Lancaster by homage and fealty and service of 2s. only.
        Harwod. A sixth part of the manor, similarly held of the baron of Manchastre by homage and fealty and service of 6d.
        Overderwend. A fourth part of the manor, similarly held of Ralph de Langeton by homage and fealty only.
        Neuton in Makerfeld. 5 messuages and 8a. land, similarly held of Ralph de Langeton by homage and fealty only.
        La[ngton]. (fn. 6) 16a. land, similarly held of Ralph de Langeton by homage and fealty only.
        John de Holand, his son, aged 24 years and more, is his next heir male. Date of death as above (Lincoln inquisition).
        C. Edw. III. File 233. (17.)
        E. Enrolments &c. of Inq. No. 163. (8.) (Berks.)
        Do. Do. 166. (Leicester.)

      • Citation:

        A. E. Stamp, J. B. W. Chapman, M. C. B. Dawes and D. B. Wardle, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward III, File 233', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 13, Edward III (London, 1954), pp. 226-240. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol13/pp226-240 [accessed 15 January 2020].

        https://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol13/pp226-240

7. John Holland, "Find A Grave Index"
   1. • Source text:

        Name John Holland
        Alias 1st Duke of Exeter
        Birth Date 1352
        Death Date 16 Jan 1400
        Event Type Burial
        Event Place Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England
        Cemetery St. Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard
        Photograph Included Y
        Note Contains Biography

        ---

        First Duke of Exeter, Knight of the Garter, of Ardington, Berkshire, of Cockington, Fremington, South Moulton, Torrington, Devon, of Norwich, Cheshire, and of Hope and Hopedale, Flintshire. Justice of Chester, Lieutenant of Ireland, Constable of Arundel, Conway, Horston, Rockingham and Tintagel castles. Admiral of the Fleet west of Thames, Captain of Brest and Calais, King's Chamberlain, Chamberlain of England, Keeper of the Western Marches near Scotland, Gonfalonier of the Holy Roman Church.

        Younger son of Sir Thomas de Holand, Knight of the Garter and Joan of Kent, descendant of King Edward I.

        Husband of Elizabeth Lancaster, married at or near Plymouth, Devon on 24 June 1386. Elizabeth was the daughter of John of Gaunt by his first wife, Blanche of Lancaster, and the widow of Sir John de Hastings. They had three sons and three daughters:
        * Richard Holand
        * Sir John Holand, Duke of Exeter m Anne Stafford
        * Sir Edward, Count of Mortain
        * Constance m Sir John Grey
        * Alice m Richard de Vere, Earl of Oxford
        * Elizabeth m Sir Roger Fiennes

        He was appointed Constable of the army his father-in-law, John of Gaunt raised in attempt to obtain the Crown of Castile, but by John of Holand's advice, abandoned the attempt. He was created Earl of Huntingdon on 02 Jun 1388, and Duke of Exeter 29 Sep 1397, granted the castle of Berkhampstead as a residence in 1388. He was one of the eight persons who appealed of treason the Lords Appelant in 1397, joined in the plot to seize King Henry IV, but took no active part. John's position was seized 03 Nov 1399, and he was beheaded at Pleshy Castle Jan 9th or 10th, 1400, and buried at the Collegiate Church (Holy Trinity Church) at Pleshy.

        His widow would marry Sir John Cornwall, and produce two children: John and Constance, who would marry Sir John Arundel before she died and was buried at Burford Church, Shropshire.

         

         

      • Citation:

        "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-FXMR : 20 October 2022), 1st Duke of Exeter, ; Burial, Wapping, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, St. Katharine’s by the Tower Churchyard; citing record ID 102000511, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

        https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87016261/john-de-holand

8. D. EARLS of KENT [1352]-1408 (HOLAND)
   1. • Source text:

        4. JOHN de Holand (after 1358-executed 9/10 Jan 1400, bur Pleshy, Collegiate Church). Appointed Lieutenant of Ireland in Aug 1382. In [May] 1384, he murdered a Carmelite friar who had charged John of Gaunt with high treason. In Jul 1385, he killed the Earl of Stafford's eldest son, in revenge for the death of his squire who had been killed in a quarrel by one of the Earl of Stafford's archers, but he was pardoned 2 Feb 1386. Appointed Constable of the army which John of Gaunt took to Spain to enforce his claim to the throne of Castile, it was on John de Holand's advice that John abandoned this unsuccessful enterprise. He was created Earl of Huntingdon 2 Jun 1388, and Duke of Exeter 29 Sep 1397. He was accused of complicity in the murder of Thomas Duke of Gloucester 29 Oct 1399. He joined in the plot to seize King Henry IV, but was captured at Prittlewell, Essex and taken to Pleshy Castle where he was executed. He was declared a traitor by Parliament in Jan 1401, and his possessions confiscated and titles forfeited[858]. m (Plymouth 24 Jun 1386) as her second husband, ELIZABETH of Lancaster, divorced wife of JOHN Hastings Earl of Pembroke, daughter of JOHN "of Gaunt" Duke of Lancaster & his first wife Blanche of Lancaster (Burford, Shropshire before 21 Feb 1363-24 Nov 1425, bur Burford Church, Shropshire). She deserted her first husband, was seduced by her second husband, whom she hurriedly married as she was pregnant. A late 15th century/early 16th century manuscript names “Henricum regum IIII, Elezabetham comitissam Huntyndonie, Phelippam reginam Portingalie, Edwardum et Johannem qui moriuntur” as the children of “Johannes Gaunt Dux Lancastrie et quartus filius Edward III” and his first wife “Blanchiam filiam Henrici ducis Lancastrie”[859]. A late 15th century/early 16th century manuscript names “Henricum regum IIII, Elezabetham comitissam Huntyndonie, Phelippam reginam Portingalie, Edwardum et Johannem qui moriuntur” as the children of “Johannes Gaunt Dux Lancastrie et quartus filius Edward III” and his first wife “Blanchiam filiam Henrici ducis Lancastrie”[860]. The will of "John son of the King of England, Duke of Lancaster", dated 3 Feb 1397, chose burial “in the cathedral church of St Paul, of London...beside my...late wife Blanch”, bequeathed property to “Dame Katherine del Staple...my...wife Katherine...my...brother the Duke of York...my...son Henry Duke of Hereford, Earl of Derby...my...daughter Philippa Queen of Portugal...my...daughter Katherine Queen of Castile and Leon...my...daughter Elizabeth Duchess of Exeter...my...son John Beaufort Marquis of Dorset...my...son the Bishop of Lincoln...my...son Thomas Beaufort...my...daughter their sister Countess of Westmoreland and Lady of Nevil...my...son John brother to...Henry...Mons. Thomas Swyneford...Mons Walter Blount...”[861]. She married thirdly (before 12 Dec 1400) as his second wife, John Cornwall. Duke John & his wife had [five] children:

        a) CONSTANCE de Holand (1387-12 or 14 Nov 1437, bur London, St Katherine’s by the Tower). The will of "John Holland Duke of Exeter", dated 16 Jul 1447, chose burial “in the church of St Katherine beside the Tower of London in a tomb there ordained for me and Anne my first wife, as also for my sister Constance and Anne my wife now living”[862]. m firstly (1404) THOMAS Mowbray Duke of Norfolk, son of THOMAS Mowbray Duke of Norfolk & his second wife Elizabeth FitzAlan of Arundel (1385-executed 1405). m secondly (before 24 Feb 1413) JOHN Grey of Ruthin, son of REYNOLD Grey Lord Grey of Ruthin & his first wife Margaret de Roos of Helmsley, Yorkshire (-27 Aug 1439).

        b) RICHARD de Holand (-3 Sep 1400).

        c) EDWARD de Holand (-young).

        d) [ALICE (-before 1406). The Commons petitioned King Henry IV, dated 1400, to restore to the office of Chamberlain of England Richard de Vere Earl of Oxford "q’ ad espose la file de v’re soere n’re tres redoute Seign’r", Nicolas stating that “it is most likely that she was the daughter of Elizabeth Plantagenet, sister of Henry IV, by her first husband John Duke of Exeter”[863]. m (before 1400) as his first wife, RICHARD de Vere, son of AUBREY de Vere Earl of Oxford & his wife Alice FitzWalter ([1385]-15 Feb 1417, bur Earl's Colne). He succeeded his father in 1400 as Earl of Oxford.]

        e) JOHN de Holand (Dartington, Devon 29 Mar 1395-5 Aug 1447 bur London, Church of St Katharine by the Tower). He was taken prisoner at the battle of Baugé 22 Mar 1421 and remained in captivity for five years[864]. He was created Duke of Exeter 6 Jan 1444. The will of "John Holland Duke of Exeter", dated 16 Jul 1447, chose burial “in the church of St Katherine beside the Tower of London in a tomb there ordained for me and Anne my first wife, as also for my sister Constance and Anne my wife now living”, bequeathed property to “Anne my daughter...my son Henry”[865]. m firstly (before 15 Jul 1427) as her second husband, ANNE Stafford, widow of EDMUND [IV] Mortimer Earl of March and Ulster, daughter of EDMUND Stafford Earl of Stafford & his wife Anne Ctss of Buckingham (-20 or 24 Sep 1432, bur London, Church of St Katharine by the Tower). The will of "John Holland Duke of Exeter", dated 16 Jul 1447, chose burial “in the church of St Katherine beside the Tower of London in a tomb there ordained for me and Anne my first wife, as also for my sister Constance and Anne my wife now living”[866]. m secondly (licence 20 Jan 1433) as her second husband, dona BRITES de Portugal, widow of THOMAS Earl of Arundel and Surrey, illegitimate daughter of JOÃO I King of Portugal & his mistress dona Ines Peres Esteves ([1386]-Bordeaux 23 Oct 1439, bur Arundel). m thirdly as her third husband, ANNE Montagu, widow firstly of RICHARD Hankeford and secondly of LEWIS Johan, daughter of JOHN Montagu Earl of Salisbury & his wife Matilda Fraunceys (-28 Nov 1457 bur London, Church of St Katharine by the Tower). The will of "John Holland Duke of Exeter", dated 16 Jul 1447, chose burial “in the church of St Katherine beside the Tower of London in a tomb there ordained for me and Anne my first wife, as also for my sister Constance and Anne my wife now living”[867]. The will of "Ann Holland Dutchess of Exeter", dated 20 Apr 1457, proved 15 May 1458, chose burial “in...the church of St Katherine beside the Tower of London where the corpse of my...husband is buried”[868]. Duke John & his first wife had two children:

        i) HENRY de Holand (Tower of London 27 Jun 1430-drowned Sep 1475). The will of "John Holland Duke of Exeter", dated 16 Jul 1447, bequeathed property to “Anne my daughter...my son Henry”[869]. He succeeded his father in 1447 as Duke of Exeter. He took part in Lord Egremont's rebellion in the north May 1454, was captured and sent to Pontefract Castle, and from there to Wallingford Castle. A Lancastrian supporter, he fled to Scotland after the defeat at Towton and was attainted by Parliament 4 Nov 1461 and all his honours forfeited. He escaped to Flanders, where he seems to have been reduced to extreme poverty[870]. He returned to England during the brief restoration of King Henry VI in 1471, but was severely wounded at the battle of Barnet 14 Apr 1471 and captured. He was released 20 May 1475 and joined the king's expedition to France, but was drowned on the return journey between Calais and Dover[871]. m (before 30 Jul 1447, divorced 12 Nov 1472) as her first husband, ANNE of York, daughter of RICHARD Duke of York & his wife Cicely de Neville (Fotheringay Castle 10 Aug 1439-12 or 14 Jan 1476, bur St George’s Chapel, Windsor). A manuscript pedigree dated to [1500] names "Cecily Duchess of York" as mother of "Anne Duchess of Exeter, also wedded to Thomas Saint Leger", and her children "Anthony Saint Leger, Anne"[872]. Duke Henry & his wife had one child:

        (a) ANNE de Holand (-[26 Aug 1467/6 Jun 1474]). A manuscript pedigree dated to [1500] names "Cecily Duchess of York" as mother of "Anne Duchess of Exeter, also wedded to Thomas Saint Leger", and her children "Anthony Saint Leger, Anne"[873]. The Annales of William Wyrcester record the marriage in Oct 1466 “apud Grenewiche” of “Thomam Gray militem filium reginæ” and “dominam hæredem ducis Exoniæ neptem regis” to the great secret displeasure of “comitis Warrwici” who had previously arranged the marriage of “dictam dominam Annam” to “filium comitis Northumbriæ fratris dicti comitis Warrwici”[874]. m (Greenwich Oct 1466) as his first wife, THOMAS Grey Lord Ferrers, son of JOHN Grey Lord Ferrers (of Groby) & his wife Elizabeth Wydeville (-20 Sep 1501, bur Astley, Warwickshire). He was created Earl of Huntingdon in 1471, and Marquess of Dorset in 1475.

        Duke Henry had one illegitimate child by an unknown mistress:

        (b) ROBERT de Holand . m MARGARET, daughter of ---. Robert & his wife had two children:

        (1) JOAN de Holand . m firstly JOHN Kendall, son of ---. m secondly JOHN Trelawny, son of ---.

        (2) ELIZABETH de Holand . m as his second wife, JOHN Reskimir, son of ---. No children.

        ii) ANNE de Holand (-26 Dec 1486). The will of "John Holland Duke of Exeter", dated 16 Jul 1447, bequeathed property to “Anne my daughter...my son Henry”[875]. The will of "John Neville Knight sonne and heire to Rauf Erle of Westmerland", dated 1 Dec 1449, proved 30 Mar 1451, chose burial “in the church of Hautenprice”, bequeathed property to “my wife Ann”[876]. m firstly (1441) JOHN Neville, son of RALPH Neville Earl of Westmoreland & his first wife Elizabeth Percy (-7 Mar 1450). Lord Neville. m secondly (1452) her first husband's uncle, JOHN Neville Lord Neville, son of JOHN Neville Lord Neville & his wife Elizabeth de Holand (-killed in battle Towton 1461). m thirdly as his second wife, JAMES Douglas Earl of Douglas, son of JAMES Douglas Earl of Douglas & his second wife Beatrice Sinclair (1425-Lindores Abbey [after 22 May] 1491, bur Lindores Abbey).

        Duke John had two illegitimate children by an unknown mistress:

        iii) WILLIAM de Holand .

        iv) THOMAS de Holand .

      • Citation:

        http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#AnneHolandExeterdied1486

9. MYXV-JB9 FamilySearch.org
   1. • Source text:

        John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (c. 1352-16 January 1400), KG, of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377-1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being suspected of assisting in the downfall of King Richard's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355-1397) (youngest son of King Edward III) and then for conspiring against King Richard's first cousin and eventual deposer, Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV (1399-1413).

        «b»Origins«/b»
        He was the third son of Thomas Holland by his wife Joan of Kent, "The Fair Maid of Kent". Joan was daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, a son of King Edward I (1272-1307), and Thomas would be made Earl of Kent, in what is considered a new creation, as husband of Joan, in whom the former Earldom was vested as eventual heiress of Edmund of Woodstock. Joan later married Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son and heir apparent of her first cousin King Edward III, by whom she had a son King Richard II, who was thus a half-brother of John Holland.

        «b»Political career«/b»
        Early in King 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 Scotland. An archer in the service of Ralph Stafford, eldest son of Hugh Stafford, 2nd 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. King Richard thereupon ordered the forfeiture of Holland's lands. The mother of both Holland and Richard II, Joan of Kent, died shortly afterwards, it was said of grief at the quarrel between her sons.

        Early in 1386 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 (younger brother of the Black Prince), by his wife Blanche of Lancaster. He and Elizabeth then went on Gaunt's expedition to Spain, where Holland was appointed constable of the English army. After his return to England, on 2 June 1388 Holland was created Earl of Huntingdon, by 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 in Cornwall. During this time he also received large grants of land from King Richard.

        Over the next few years he held a number of additional offices: Constable of Conway Castle (1394); Governor of Carlisle Castle (1395); Warden (1398) later Constable-General, of the West Marches towards Scotland. His military service was interrupted by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1394.

        In 1397 Holland had marched with King Richard to arrest the latter's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, and Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, and later seized and held Arundel Castle at the king's request. As a reward, on 29 September 1397 he was created Duke of Exeter.

        In 1399 he accompanied King Richard on his expedition to Ireland. Following their return the king sent him to try to negotiate with his own first cousin and Holland's brother-in-law Henry Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt. After Bolingbroke deposed Richard in 1399 and took the throne as King Henry IV (1399-1413), he called to account those who had been involved in the arrest and downfall of his uncle Thomas of Woodstock, and confiscated all rewards and titles received by them from King Richard. Thus Holland was stripped of his dukedom, becoming again merely Earl of Huntingdon.

        Early in 1400 Holland entered into a conspiracy, known as the Epiphany Rising, with his nephew Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, and with Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and others. Their aim was to assassinate King Henry and his sons, and to return Richard, then in prison, to the throne. The plot failed and Holland fled, but was caught, near Pleshey Castle in Essex, and executed on 16 January 1400. Among those who witnessed the execution was Arundel's son, Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel.

        Holland's lands and titles were forfeited, but eventually they were restored to his second son John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.

        «b»Marriage and issue«/b»
        In 1386 he married Elizabeth of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (younger brother of the Black Prince) by his wife Blanche of Lancaster, by whom he had children including:

        «b»Sons«/b»
        1.) Richard Holland (died 3 September 1400), eldest son and heir, who survived his father only 7 months

        2.) John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (1395-1447), second son, to whom in 1416 (after the death of his elder brother) was restored his father's dukedom.

        3.) Sir Edward Holland (c. 1399-after 1413)

        «b»Daughters«/b»
        1.) Constance Holland (1387-1437), married first Thomas Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, married second Sir John Grey, KG

        2.) Elizabeth Holland (c. 1389-1449)

        3.) Alice Holland (c. 1392-1406), married Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford

        «b»Death«/b»
        He was executed on 16 January 1400, following the failure of the Epiphany Rising conspiracy against King Henry IV.

        His body was buried at the collegiate church in Pleshey. His tomb remained until the late 16th century, when, along with many other tombs in the church, it was broken up for use as building material. Only a fragment remained within the church by the start of the 17th century.

      • Citation:

        https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MYXV-JB9

   2. • Source text:

        John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (c. 1352-16 January 1400), KG, of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377-1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being suspected of assisting in the downfall of King Richard's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355-1397) (youngest son of King Edward III) and then for conspiring against King Richard's first cousin and eventual deposer, Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV (1399-1413).

        «b»Origins«/b»
        He was the third son of Thomas Holland by his wife Joan of Kent, "The Fair Maid of Kent". Joan was daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, a son of King Edward I (1272-1307), and Thomas would be made Earl of Kent, in what is considered a new creation, as husband of Joan, in whom the former Earldom was vested as eventual heiress of Edmund of Woodstock. Joan later married Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son and heir apparent of her first cousin King Edward III, by whom she had a son King Richard II, who was thus a half-brother of John Holland.

        «b»Political career«/b»
        Early in King 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 Scotland. An archer in the service of Ralph Stafford, eldest son of Hugh Stafford, 2nd 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. King Richard thereupon ordered the forfeiture of Holland's lands. The mother of both Holland and Richard II, Joan of Kent, died shortly afterwards, it was said of grief at the quarrel between her sons.

        Early in 1386 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 (younger brother of the Black Prince), by his wife Blanche of Lancaster. He and Elizabeth then went on Gaunt's expedition to Spain, where Holland was appointed constable of the English army. After his return to England, on 2 June 1388 Holland was created Earl of Huntingdon, by 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 in Cornwall. During this time he also received large grants of land from King Richard.

        Over the next few years he held a number of additional offices: Constable of Conway Castle (1394); Governor of Carlisle Castle (1395); Warden (1398) later Constable-General, of the West Marches towards Scotland. His military service was interrupted by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1394.

        In 1397 Holland had marched with King Richard to arrest the latter's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, and Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, and later seized and held Arundel Castle at the king's request. As a reward, on 29 September 1397 he was created Duke of Exeter.

        In 1399 he accompanied King Richard on his expedition to Ireland. Following their return the king sent him to try to negotiate with his own first cousin and Holland's brother-in-law Henry Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt. After Bolingbroke deposed Richard in 1399 and took the throne as King Henry IV (1399-1413), he called to account those who had been involved in the arrest and downfall of his uncle Thomas of Woodstock, and confiscated all rewards and titles received by them from King Richard. Thus Holland was stripped of his dukedom, becoming again merely Earl of Huntingdon.

        Early in 1400 Holland entered into a conspiracy, known as the Epiphany Rising, with his nephew Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, and with Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and others. Their aim was to assassinate King Henry and his sons, and to return Richard, then in prison, to the throne. The plot failed and Holland fled, but was caught, near Pleshey Castle in Essex, and executed on 16 January 1400. Among those who witnessed the execution was Arundel's son, Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel.

        Holland's lands and titles were forfeited, but eventually they were restored to his second son John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.

        «b»Marriage and issue«/b»
        In 1386 he married Elizabeth of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (younger brother of the Black Prince) by his wife Blanche of Lancaster, by whom he had children including:

        «b»Sons«/b»
        1.) Richard Holland (died 3 September 1400), eldest son and heir, who survived his father only 7 months

        2.) John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (1395-1447), second son, to whom in 1416 (after the death of his elder brother) was restored his father's dukedom.

        3.) Sir Edward Holland (c. 1399-after 1413)

        «b»Daughters«/b»
        1.) Constance Holland (1387-1437), married first Thomas Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, married second Sir John Grey, KG

        2.) Elizabeth Holland (c. 1389-1449)

        3.) Alice Holland (c. 1392-1406), married Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford

        «b»Death«/b»
        He was executed on 16 January 1400, following the failure of the Epiphany Rising conspiracy against King Henry IV.

        His body was buried at the collegiate church in Pleshey. His tomb remained until the late 16th century, when, along with many other tombs in the church, it was broken up for use as building material. Only a fragment remained within the church by the start of the 17th century.

      • Citation:

        https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MYXV-JB9

   3. • Source text:

        John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (c. 1352-16 January 1400), KG, of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377-1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being suspected of assisting in the downfall of King Richard's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355-1397) (youngest son of King Edward III) and then for conspiring against King Richard's first cousin and eventual deposer, Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV (1399-1413).

        «b»Origins«/b»
        He was the third son of Thomas Holland by his wife Joan of Kent, "The Fair Maid of Kent". Joan was daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, a son of King Edward I (1272-1307), and Thomas would be made Earl of Kent, in what is considered a new creation, as husband of Joan, in whom the former Earldom was vested as eventual heiress of Edmund of Woodstock. Joan later married Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son and heir apparent of her first cousin King Edward III, by whom she had a son King Richard II, who was thus a half-brother of John Holland.

        «b»Political career«/b»
        Early in King 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 Scotland. An archer in the service of Ralph Stafford, eldest son of Hugh Stafford, 2nd 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. King Richard thereupon ordered the forfeiture of Holland's lands. The mother of both Holland and Richard II, Joan of Kent, died shortly afterwards, it was said of grief at the quarrel between her sons.

        Early in 1386 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 (younger brother of the Black Prince), by his wife Blanche of Lancaster. He and Elizabeth then went on Gaunt's expedition to Spain, where Holland was appointed constable of the English army. After his return to England, on 2 June 1388 Holland was created Earl of Huntingdon, by 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 in Cornwall. During this time he also received large grants of land from King Richard.

        Over the next few years he held a number of additional offices: Constable of Conway Castle (1394); Governor of Carlisle Castle (1395); Warden (1398) later Constable-General, of the West Marches towards Scotland. His military service was interrupted by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1394.

        In 1397 Holland had marched with King Richard to arrest the latter's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, and Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, and later seized and held Arundel Castle at the king's request. As a reward, on 29 September 1397 he was created Duke of Exeter.

        In 1399 he accompanied King Richard on his expedition to Ireland. Following their return the king sent him to try to negotiate with his own first cousin and Holland's brother-in-law Henry Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt. After Bolingbroke deposed Richard in 1399 and took the throne as King Henry IV (1399-1413), he called to account those who had been involved in the arrest and downfall of his uncle Thomas of Woodstock, and confiscated all rewards and titles received by them from King Richard. Thus Holland was stripped of his dukedom, becoming again merely Earl of Huntingdon.

        Early in 1400 Holland entered into a conspiracy, known as the Epiphany Rising, with his nephew Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, and with Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and others. Their aim was to assassinate King Henry and his sons, and to return Richard, then in prison, to the throne. The plot failed and Holland fled, but was caught, near Pleshey Castle in Essex, and executed on 16 January 1400. Among those who witnessed the execution was Arundel's son, Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel.

        Holland's lands and titles were forfeited, but eventually they were restored to his second son John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.

        «b»Marriage and issue«/b»
        In 1386 he married Elizabeth of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (younger brother of the Black Prince) by his wife Blanche of Lancaster, by whom he had children including:

        «b»Sons«/b»
        1.) Richard Holland (died 3 September 1400), eldest son and heir, who survived his father only 7 months

        2.) John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (1395-1447), second son, to whom in 1416 (after the death of his elder brother) was restored his father's dukedom.

        3.) Sir Edward Holland (c. 1399-after 1413)

        «b»Daughters«/b»
        1.) Constance Holland (1387-1437), married first Thomas Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, married second Sir John Grey, KG

        2.) Elizabeth Holland (c. 1389-1449)

        3.) Alice Holland (c. 1392-1406), married Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford

        «b»Death«/b»
        He was executed on 16 January 1400, following the failure of the Epiphany Rising conspiracy against King Henry IV.

        His body was buried at the collegiate church in Pleshey. His tomb remained until the late 16th century, when, along with many other tombs in the church, it was broken up for use as building material. Only a fragment remained within the church by the start of the 17th century.

      • Citation:

        https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MYXV-JB9

   4. • Source text:

        John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon (c. 1352-16 January 1400), KG, of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377-1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being suspected of assisting in the downfall of King Richard's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355-1397) (youngest son of King Edward III) and then for conspiring against King Richard's first cousin and eventual deposer, Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV (1399-1413).

        «b»Origins«/b»
        He was the third son of Thomas Holland by his wife Joan of Kent, "The Fair Maid of Kent". Joan was daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, a son of King Edward I (1272-1307), and Thomas would be made Earl of Kent, in what is considered a new creation, as husband of Joan, in whom the former Earldom was vested as eventual heiress of Edmund of Woodstock. Joan later married Edward, the Black Prince, the eldest son and heir apparent of her first cousin King Edward III, by whom she had a son King Richard II, who was thus a half-brother of John Holland.

        «b»Political career«/b»
        Early in King 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 Scotland. An archer in the service of Ralph Stafford, eldest son of Hugh Stafford, 2nd 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. King Richard thereupon ordered the forfeiture of Holland's lands. The mother of both Holland and Richard II, Joan of Kent, died shortly afterwards, it was said of grief at the quarrel between her sons.

        Early in 1386 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 (younger brother of the Black Prince), by his wife Blanche of Lancaster. He and Elizabeth then went on Gaunt's expedition to Spain, where Holland was appointed constable of the English army. After his return to England, on 2 June 1388 Holland was created Earl of Huntingdon, by 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 in Cornwall. During this time he also received large grants of land from King Richard.

        Over the next few years he held a number of additional offices: Constable of Conway Castle (1394); Governor of Carlisle Castle (1395); Warden (1398) later Constable-General, of the West Marches towards Scotland. His military service was interrupted by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1394.

        In 1397 Holland had marched with King Richard to arrest the latter's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, and Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel, and later seized and held Arundel Castle at the king's request. As a reward, on 29 September 1397 he was created Duke of Exeter.

        In 1399 he accompanied King Richard on his expedition to Ireland. Following their return the king sent him to try to negotiate with his own first cousin and Holland's brother-in-law Henry Bolingbroke, son of John of Gaunt. After Bolingbroke deposed Richard in 1399 and took the throne as King Henry IV (1399-1413), he called to account those who had been involved in the arrest and downfall of his uncle Thomas of Woodstock, and confiscated all rewards and titles received by them from King Richard. Thus Holland was stripped of his dukedom, becoming again merely Earl of Huntingdon.

        Early in 1400 Holland entered into a conspiracy, known as the Epiphany Rising, with his nephew Thomas Holland, Earl of Kent, and with Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester, and others. Their aim was to assassinate King Henry and his sons, and to return Richard, then in prison, to the throne. The plot failed and Holland fled, but was caught, near Pleshey Castle in Essex, and executed on 16 January 1400. Among those who witnessed the execution was Arundel's son, Thomas Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel.

        Holland's lands and titles were forfeited, but eventually they were restored to his second son John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.

        «b»Marriage and issue«/b»
        In 1386 he married Elizabeth of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (younger brother of the Black Prince) by his wife Blanche of Lancaster, by whom he had children including:

        «b»Sons«/b»
        1.) Richard Holland (died 3 September 1400), eldest son and heir, who survived his father only 7 months

        2.) John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (1395-1447), second son, to whom in 1416 (after the death of his elder brother) was restored his father's dukedom.

        3.) Sir Edward Holland (c. 1399-after 1413)

        «b»Daughters«/b»
        1.) Constance Holland (1387-1437), married first Thomas Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, married second Sir John Grey, KG

        2.) Elizabeth Holland (c. 1389-1449)

        3.) Alice Holland (c. 1392-1406), married Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford

        «b»Death«/b»
        He was executed on 16 January 1400, following the failure of the Epiphany Rising conspiracy against King Henry IV.

        His body was buried at the collegiate church in Pleshey. His tomb remained until the late 16th century, when, along with many other tombs in the church, it was broken up for use as building material. Only a fragment remained within the church by the start of the 17th century.

      • Citation:

        https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MYXV-JB9