Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent

Abt 1314 - 1360  (~ 46 years)

• Name	Thomas de Holand
  Born	Abt 1314	England   [9]
  Military	1337  [3]
  He served under Robert d'Artois in an expedition to Bordeaux. During this time he took part in an embassy sent to the Count of Hainault.
  Military	1340  [9]
  He was in the expedition to Flanders and took part in the Battle of Sluyes, and the siege of Tournai. The next year he was sent with John d'Artevelt to Bayonne to guard the frontier. The next year, he accompanied Robert d'Artois to Brittany in support of the Countess de Montfort.
  Military	1343  [3]
  He was one of the commanders at the siege of Nantes, and also took part in the assault on Vannes.
  Military	1346	Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France   [1, 9]
  At the siege of Caen, he made the Earl of Ewe, Constable of France, a prisoner. He delivered him to King Edward for 4,000 Florens.
  Land/House	28 Jun 1346  [3]
  His mother had license to enfeoff him of the manors of Halse, Brackley, and King's Sutton.
  Military	26 Aug 1346	Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France   [1, 3, 9]
  He commanded the van of the Prince of Wales' division, at the Battle of Crécy.
  Offices Held	18 Mar 1352/53  [1, 3]
  He was made lieutenant and captain-general of the Dukedom of Britanny.
  Offices Held	15 May 1353  [1, 3]
  He was summoned to Parliament. He was summoned again in 1358.
  Offices Held	6 Jun 1356  [1, 3]
  He was made the governor of the islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
  Offices Held	30 Sep 1359  [3]
  He was appointed the Lieutenant and Captian of Normandy.
  Title(s)	20 Nov 1360  [1, 3]
  He assumed the title of the Earl of Kent by right of his wife.
  Died	28 Dec 1360	Normandy, France   [1, 3, 6, 8, 9]
  Buried	Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England   [3, 6]
  Siblings	2 siblings
  + 1. Elizabeth de Holland ▻ Oliver Carminow + 2. Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent ,   b. Abt 1314, England ,   d. 28 Dec 1360, Normandy, France  (Age ~ 46 years) ▻ Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales ,  m. 1339/40   3. Maud Holand ▻ Sir Thomas de Swynnerton
  Person ID	I8543	| Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert de Holand of Upholland, Lord Holand,   b. Abt 1270, Up Holland, Lancashire, England ,   d. 7 Oct 1328, Boreham Wood, Essex, England  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Mother	Maud la Zouche,   b. 1290, Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England ,   d. 31 May 1349  (Age 59 years)
  Married	1311 to 1314
  Family ID	F5384	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent", LG, Princess of Wales,   b. 29 Sep 1328, Woodstock, Kent, England ,   d. 7 Aug 1385, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England  (Age 56 years)  [1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8]
  Married	1339/40  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He was 26 years - She was 11 years
  Children	+ 1. Sir Thomas de Holand of Woodstock, KG, Earl of Kent,   b. 1354, Up Holland, Lancashire, England ,   d. 25 Apr 1397, England  (Age 43 years)   2. Edmund de Holand,   b. Bef 1352   3. John de Holand, Duke of Exeter,   b. Abt 1352,   d. Abt 9 Jan 1400  (Age ~ 48 years)   4. Joan de Holand,   b. Abt 1356,   d. 1384  (Age ~ 28 years)   5. Matilda de Holand,   b. Abt 1359,   d. Bef 13 Apr 1392  (Age ~ 33 years)
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F2920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1314 - England Military - At the siege of Caen, he made the Earl of Ewe, Constable of France, a prisoner. He delivered him to King Edward for 4,000 Florens. - 1346 - Caen, Calvados, Normandy, France Military - He commanded the van of the Prince of Wales' division, at the Battle of Crécy. - 26 Aug 1346 - Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Somme, Hauts-de-France, France Died - 28 Dec 1360 - Normandy, France Buried - - Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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