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Joan of Kent
(29 Sep 1328 - 8 Aug 1385)
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Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent1
F, #102052, b. 29 September 1328, d. 8 August 1385
Last Edited=16 May 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.24%
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent was born on 29 September 1328.2 She was the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake. She married, firstly, Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent, son of Robert de Holand, 1st Lord Holand and Maude la Zouche, between 1339 and 1340.2 She married, secondly, William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, son of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandison, between 1340 and 1341.2 She married, thirdly, Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d'Avesnes, on 10 October 1361.2 She died on 8 August 1385 at age 56 at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, EnglandG.3 She was buried at Grey Friars Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, EnglandG.3
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent also went by the nick-name of 'the Fair Maid of Kent'.4 She was also known as Jeanette. Her marriage to William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury was annulled on 13 November 1349. The marriage was annuled by the Pope becuase her marriage to William de Montacute was bigamous, and she was ordered to return to her first husband, Thomas de Holand.2 She succeeded as the 4th Countess of Kent [E., 1321] on 26 December 1352.3 She succeeded as the 5th Baroness Wake [E., 1295] on 26 December 1352.3 She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1378.3
Children of Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent and Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent
Thomas de Holand, 2nd/5th Earl of Kent+5 b. c 1351, d. 25 Apr 1397
Edmund de Holand6 b. b 1352
John de Holand, 1st Duke of Exeter+6 b. c 1352, d. c 9 Jan 1400
Joan de Holand6 b. c 1356, d. 1384
Matilda de Holand6 b. c 1359, d. b 13 Apr 1392
Children of Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent and Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales
Edward of Angoulême5 b. 27 Jan 1365, d. Jan 1372
Richard II, King of England+7 b. 6 Jan 1367, d. 6 Jan 1400
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 93. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 94.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4023. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S105] Brain Tompsett, Royal Genealogical Data, online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogical Data.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 173. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent1
F, #102052, b. 29 September 1328, d. 8 August 1385
Last Edited=16 May 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.24%
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent was born on 29 September 1328.2 She was the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake. She married, firstly, Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent, son of Robert de Holand, 1st Lord Holand and Maude la Zouche, between 1339 and 1340.2 She married, secondly, William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, son of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandison, between 1340 and 1341.2 She married, thirdly, Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d'Avesnes, on 10 October 1361.2 She died on 8 August 1385 at age 56 at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, EnglandG.3 She was buried at Grey Friars Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, EnglandG.3
Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent also went by the nick-name of 'the Fair Maid of Kent'.4 She was also known as Jeanette. Her marriage to William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury was annulled on 13 November 1349. The marriage was annuled by the Pope becuase her marriage to William de Montacute was bigamous, and she was ordered to return to her first husband, Thomas de Holand.2 She succeeded as the 4th Countess of Kent [E., 1321] on 26 December 1352.3 She succeeded as the 5th Baroness Wake [E., 1295] on 26 December 1352.3 She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1378.3
Children of Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent and Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent
Thomas de Holand, 2nd/5th Earl of Kent+5 b. c 1351, d. 25 Apr 1397
Edmund de Holand6 b. b 1352
John de Holand, 1st Duke of Exeter+6 b. c 1352, d. c 9 Jan 1400
Joan de Holand6 b. c 1356, d. 1384
Matilda de Holand6 b. c 1359, d. b 13 Apr 1392
Children of Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent and Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales
Edward of Angoulême5 b. 27 Jan 1365, d. Jan 1372
Richard II, King of England+7 b. 6 Jan 1367, d. 6 Jan 1400
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 93. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 94.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online
[S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 4023. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[S105] Brain Tompsett, Royal Genealogical Data, online http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/. Hereinafter cited as Royal Genealogical Data.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 173. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Events
| Birth | 29 Sep 1328 | ||||
| Marriage | Bet 1339 and 1340 | Thomas de Holand | |||
| Marriage | 10 Oct 1361 | Edward the Black Prince | |||
| Death | 8 Aug 1385 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Countess of Kent |
Families
| Spouse | Edward the Black Prince (1330 - 1376) |
| Child | King Richard II (1367 - 1400) |
| Spouse | Thomas de Holand (1320 - 1360) |
| Child | Thomas de Holand (1351 - 1397) |
| Father | Edmund of Woodstock (1301 - 1330) |
| Mother | Margaret Wake (1300 - 1349) |