Individual Details
Sir Edmund "4th Earl of Kent, 5th Baron of Holand" Holland KG
(6 Jan 1384 - 15 Sep 1408)
[[Category: Knights Companion of the Garter]]
== Biography ==
Earl of Kent, 8th Lord Wake, Lord Woodstock, Lord Holand. Knight of the Garter, of Ayton, Cottingham and Huntington, Yorkshire. Of Ryhall, Rutland, Privy Councillor, Justice of Hants, Surrey and Sussex, Kent and Dorset. Admiral of the Fleet to the West and North.
Edmund was born at Brockenhurst on 6 January 1382 and baptised on the 8th in the church of St. Thomas the Apostle there.J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 955-999', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV (London, 1987), pp. 324-346. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol18/pp324-346 [accessed 20 November 2020]. He was the younger son of Sir Thomas de Holand, of the same titles and brother of King Richard II, and Alice de Arundel. Grandson of Sir Thomas de Holand and Joan of Kent, Sir Richard Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster. Heir to his brother, Thomas Holand, who was beheaded 06 Jan 1400.
In 1398, Edmund, as the king's nephew, he had a grant of 100 marks per annum for life, In 1401, after his brother was beheaded, Edmund was still under age, and had a grant of 200 marks, and a grant of 100 marks from the manor of Cottingham. Edmund fought at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403.
About this time, Edmund was betrothed to Constance of York, the daughter of Sir Edmund of Langley, Duke of York and son of King Edward III. Her mother was Isabel, younger daughter of Pedro the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon. It is thought they did not marry, yet they had one daughter, Eleanor, who would be declared illegitimate, despite her suits to prove otherwise.'Henry VI: January 1431', in Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, ed. Chris Given-Wilson, Paul Brand, Seymour Phillips, Mark Ormrod, Geoffrey Martin, Anne Curry and Rosemary Horrox (Woodbridge, 2005), British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/parliament-rolls-medieval/january-1431 [accessed 20 November 2020]. Eleanor married Sir James Tuchet, Lord Audley.
Edmund did marry, to Lucia (Lucy) Visconti, the tenth and youngest daughter of Barnabo Visconti, signore of Milan and Beatrice, the daughter of Mastino della Scala, signore of Verona. They married at St Mary Overy, Southwark, Surrey on 24 Jan 1407, but had no children. She became the Countess of Kent.
In 1405, Edmund and the king's son, Thomas, commanded an English fleet, sailed to Sluys and burnt out four great ships, sailed on to Normandy where they ravaged the country and burnt down 36 towns.
Sir Edmund died 15 Sept 1408,J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 603-654', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 19, Henry IV (London, 1992), pp. 215-234. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp215-234 [accessed 20 November 2020]. slain in the attack on the Isle of Brehat, Brittany. Some records state he was buried at Bourne Abbey, others state he was buried on the island of Lavrec, one the Brehat archipelago (islands). Remains of an important warrior who died from a serious chest wound have been found there, and thought to be Edmund.
His heirs were Edmund son of Eleanor his sister, Joan his second sister, Margaret his third sister, Eleanor his fourth sister, and Elizabeth his fifth sister.
=== Title ===
: 4th Earl of Kent: Knight of the Garter (KG) - 1403[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/garterlist.htm Knights of the Garter] (Heraldica list)
=== Family ===:[[De HOLAND-70|Edmund de HOLAND]] and [[UNKNOWN-78737|Constance]] (Not Married)
: Child: [[De HOLAND-78|Eleanor de HOLAND]]
:'''Parents''' [[De HOLAND-72|Thomas de HOLAND]] and [[Fitzalan-373|Alice Fitzalan]] married 10 APR 1364, Arundel, SSX, England
: Child: [[De HOLAND-77|Thomas de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-75|Joan de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-70|Edmund de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-80|Margaret de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-73|Bridget de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-81|Eleanor (Alianore) de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-76|Elizabeth de HOLAND]]
== Sources ==
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. III, page 436
EDMUND HOLAND, K.G., 4th Earl of Kent, Lord Wake, Lord Woodstock, Lord Holand, of Ware, etc., 4th son, born 9 Jan. 1382. He fought at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. During this period, he was allegedly betrothed to marry '''CONSTANCE OF YORK''', widow of Thomas le Despenser, L.G., and daughter of Edmund of Langley, L.G., Duke of York (son of Edward III, King of England), by Isabel, younger daughter and co-heiress of Pedto el Cruel, King of Castile and Leon. It is doubtful that this betrothal, if valid, resulted in actual marriage. They had one daughter, Eleanor. He married at St. Mary Overy, Southwark, Surrey 24 Jan. 14067 '''LUCY (or LUCIA) VISCONTI''', 10th and youngest daughter of Barnabo Visconti, signore of Milan, Lodi, Bologna, Pontremoli, and Parma, by Beatrice, daughter of Mastino II della Scala, signore of Verona. They had no issue. SIR EDWARD HOLAND, 4th Earl of Kent, Lord Wake died 15 Sept. 1408, being slain in the attack on the Isle of Brehat, Brittany, and was buried at Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire. Lucy, Countess of Kent, Lady Wake died 14 April 1424, and was buried in the church of the Austin Friars, London. She left a will dated 11 April 1424, proved 31 May 1424.
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. II page 453-5
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. V page 449
== Acknowledgements ==* A WikiTree profile for this person was created on 21 February 2011 through the import of Acrossthepond.ged (prior to import, this record was last changed 28 DEC 2009). It included the user ID: 91034C6EEE4E4183A810104F338995FBB1C9, Note N7412 "Ancestor of Haute Wyatt.", and source citation [[#S994]].* The WikiTree profile De HOLAND-70 was [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=De_HOLAND-70 created] on Jun 20, 2011 by [[Stephenson-407 | Michael Stephenson]] through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED (prior to import, this record was last changed 24 JAN 2011). Source citations: S2, S3, S4, S943.* [[Travis-185 | Roger Travis]] created a profile for Edmund Holand (1382-1408) on Dec 30, 2011. (No sources given.)
== Biography ==
Earl of Kent, 8th Lord Wake, Lord Woodstock, Lord Holand. Knight of the Garter, of Ayton, Cottingham and Huntington, Yorkshire. Of Ryhall, Rutland, Privy Councillor, Justice of Hants, Surrey and Sussex, Kent and Dorset. Admiral of the Fleet to the West and North.
Edmund was born at Brockenhurst on 6 January 1382 and baptised on the 8th in the church of St. Thomas the Apostle there.J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 955-999', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 18, Henry IV (London, 1987), pp. 324-346. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol18/pp324-346 [accessed 20 November 2020]. He was the younger son of Sir Thomas de Holand, of the same titles and brother of King Richard II, and Alice de Arundel. Grandson of Sir Thomas de Holand and Joan of Kent, Sir Richard Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster. Heir to his brother, Thomas Holand, who was beheaded 06 Jan 1400.
In 1398, Edmund, as the king's nephew, he had a grant of 100 marks per annum for life, In 1401, after his brother was beheaded, Edmund was still under age, and had a grant of 200 marks, and a grant of 100 marks from the manor of Cottingham. Edmund fought at the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403.
About this time, Edmund was betrothed to Constance of York, the daughter of Sir Edmund of Langley, Duke of York and son of King Edward III. Her mother was Isabel, younger daughter of Pedro the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon. It is thought they did not marry, yet they had one daughter, Eleanor, who would be declared illegitimate, despite her suits to prove otherwise.'Henry VI: January 1431', in Parliament Rolls of Medieval England, ed. Chris Given-Wilson, Paul Brand, Seymour Phillips, Mark Ormrod, Geoffrey Martin, Anne Curry and Rosemary Horrox (Woodbridge, 2005), British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/parliament-rolls-medieval/january-1431 [accessed 20 November 2020]. Eleanor married Sir James Tuchet, Lord Audley.
Edmund did marry, to Lucia (Lucy) Visconti, the tenth and youngest daughter of Barnabo Visconti, signore of Milan and Beatrice, the daughter of Mastino della Scala, signore of Verona. They married at St Mary Overy, Southwark, Surrey on 24 Jan 1407, but had no children. She became the Countess of Kent.
In 1405, Edmund and the king's son, Thomas, commanded an English fleet, sailed to Sluys and burnt out four great ships, sailed on to Normandy where they ravaged the country and burnt down 36 towns.
Sir Edmund died 15 Sept 1408,J. L. Kirby, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Henry IV, Entries 603-654', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem: Volume 19, Henry IV (London, 1992), pp. 215-234. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/inquis-post-mortem/vol19/pp215-234 [accessed 20 November 2020]. slain in the attack on the Isle of Brehat, Brittany. Some records state he was buried at Bourne Abbey, others state he was buried on the island of Lavrec, one the Brehat archipelago (islands). Remains of an important warrior who died from a serious chest wound have been found there, and thought to be Edmund.
His heirs were Edmund son of Eleanor his sister, Joan his second sister, Margaret his third sister, Eleanor his fourth sister, and Elizabeth his fifth sister.
=== Title ===
: 4th Earl of Kent: Knight of the Garter (KG) - 1403[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/orders/garterlist.htm Knights of the Garter] (Heraldica list)
=== Family ===:[[De HOLAND-70|Edmund de HOLAND]] and [[UNKNOWN-78737|Constance]] (Not Married)
: Child: [[De HOLAND-78|Eleanor de HOLAND]]
:'''Parents''' [[De HOLAND-72|Thomas de HOLAND]] and [[Fitzalan-373|Alice Fitzalan]] married 10 APR 1364, Arundel, SSX, England
: Child: [[De HOLAND-77|Thomas de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-75|Joan de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-70|Edmund de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-80|Margaret de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-73|Bridget de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-81|Eleanor (Alianore) de HOLAND]]
: Child: [[De HOLAND-76|Elizabeth de HOLAND]]
== Sources ==
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. III, page 436
EDMUND HOLAND, K.G., 4th Earl of Kent, Lord Wake, Lord Woodstock, Lord Holand, of Ware, etc., 4th son, born 9 Jan. 1382. He fought at the battle of Shrewsbury in 1403. During this period, he was allegedly betrothed to marry '''CONSTANCE OF YORK''', widow of Thomas le Despenser, L.G., and daughter of Edmund of Langley, L.G., Duke of York (son of Edward III, King of England), by Isabel, younger daughter and co-heiress of Pedto el Cruel, King of Castile and Leon. It is doubtful that this betrothal, if valid, resulted in actual marriage. They had one daughter, Eleanor. He married at St. Mary Overy, Southwark, Surrey 24 Jan. 14067 '''LUCY (or LUCIA) VISCONTI''', 10th and youngest daughter of Barnabo Visconti, signore of Milan, Lodi, Bologna, Pontremoli, and Parma, by Beatrice, daughter of Mastino II della Scala, signore of Verona. They had no issue. SIR EDWARD HOLAND, 4th Earl of Kent, Lord Wake died 15 Sept. 1408, being slain in the attack on the Isle of Brehat, Brittany, and was buried at Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire. Lucy, Countess of Kent, Lady Wake died 14 April 1424, and was buried in the church of the Austin Friars, London. She left a will dated 11 April 1424, proved 31 May 1424.
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. II page 453-5
* '''ROYAL ANCESTRY''' by Douglas Richardson Vol. V page 449
== Acknowledgements ==* A WikiTree profile for this person was created on 21 February 2011 through the import of Acrossthepond.ged (prior to import, this record was last changed 28 DEC 2009). It included the user ID: 91034C6EEE4E4183A810104F338995FBB1C9, Note N7412 "Ancestor of Haute Wyatt.", and source citation [[#S994]].* The WikiTree profile De HOLAND-70 was [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=De_HOLAND-70 created] on Jun 20, 2011 by [[Stephenson-407 | Michael Stephenson]] through the import of FAMILY 6162011.GED (prior to import, this record was last changed 24 JAN 2011). Source citations: S2, S3, S4, S943.* [[Travis-185 | Roger Travis]] created a profile for Edmund Holand (1382-1408) on Dec 30, 2011. (No sources given.)
Events
| Birth | 6 Jan 1384 | Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England | |||
| Birth | 6 Jan 1384 | ||||
| Death | 15 Sep 1408 | Ile de Bréhat, Côtes du Nord, France | |||
| Death | 15 Sep 1408 | ||||
| Alt name | Edmund Holland KG | ||||
| Reference No | 1008455 | ||||
| Reference No | 1029776 | ||||
| Reference No | 60 |
Families
| Spouse | Constance York (1374 - 1416) |
| Child | Eleanor "Baroness of Audley" Holand (1405 - 1452) |
| Father | Sir Thomas "2nd Earl of Kent, 3rd Baron of Holland" Holland KG (1350 - 1397) |
| Mother | Alice FitzAlan LG (1352 - 1415) |
| Sibling | Margaret Holland Countess of Somerset (1385 - 1439) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Holland (1370 - 1405) |
| Sibling | Thomas Holand (1373 - 1400) |
| Sibling | Joan "Duchess of York" Holland LG (1384 - 1434) |
| Sibling | Eleanor Holland (1384 - 1413) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Holland (1388 - 1423) |
| Sibling | Bridget Holland (1390 - ) |