Individual Details

Edmund of Woodstock

(5 Aug 1301 - 19 Mar 1330)

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Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent1
M, #101921, b. 5 August 1301, d. 19 March 1330
Last Edited=24 Jan 2013
Consanguinity Index=3.78%
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent was born on 5 August 1301 at Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, EnglandG.2 He was the son of Edward I 'Longshanks', King of England and Marguerite de France. He married Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake, daughter of John Wake, 1st Lord Wake and Joan de Fiennes, circa 25 December 1325.3 He was also reported to have been married on 6 October 1325. He died on 19 March 1330 at age 28 at Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, EnglandG, beheading, for supporting his brother King Edward II.2 He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, EnglandG.2
He was created 1st Earl of Kent [England] on 28 July 1321.2 He gained the title of 1st Earl of Arundel.2
Children of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake
Edmund Plantagenet, 2nd Earl of Kent1 b. c 1326, d. b 5 Oct 1331
Margaret Plantagenet1 b. 1327, d. b 1352
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent+ b. 29 Sep 1328, d. 8 Aug 1385
John Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Kent1 b. 7 Apr 1330, d. 26 Dec 1352
Citations
[S106] Royal Genealogies Website (ROYAL92.GED), online http://www.daml.org/2001/01/gedcom/royal92.ged. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogies Website.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 87. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4023. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Events

Birth5 Aug 1301
Title (Nobility)28 Jul 13211st Earl of Kent
Death19 Mar 1330

Families

SpouseMargaret Wake (1300 - 1349)
ChildJoan of Kent (1328 - 1385)
FatherKing Edward I "Longshanks and "Hammer of the Scots"" (1239 - 1307)
MotherMarguerite de France (1279 - 1318)
SiblingThomas of Brotherton (1300 - 1338)