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John Holland Duke of Exeter 1395–1447 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1395

Birth Location: Darlington, Devon, England

Death Date: 5 Aug 1447

Death Location: St. Katherine's by the Tower, London, England

Father: John Exeter

Mother: Elizabeth Lancaster

Spouse(s): Anne England, Anne Stafford, Anne Montagu, Beatrice Exeter

Children(s): Henry Exeter, Anne Holland

John Holland Duke of Exeter was born in 1395 in Darlington, Devon, England, the child of John De Holland 1St Duke Of Exeter And Elizabeth Of Lancaster. John Holland Duke of Exeter married Anne Of York Duchess Of Exeter Princess Of England, Anne De Montagu, Anne Stafford, Beatrice De Portugal Duquesa De Exeter, Mistress Or Mistresses, and had children including Anne Holland, Henry Holland 3Rd Duke Of Exeter. John Holland Duke of Exeter passed away in 1447 in St. Katherine's by the Tower, London, England.

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Biography

  • John Holland Duke of Exeter was born in 1395 in Darlington, Devon, England, the child of John De Holland 1St Duke Of Exeter And Elizabeth Of Lancaster.
  • John Holland Duke of Exeter married Anne Of York Duchess Of Exeter Princess Of England, Anne De Montagu, Anne Stafford, Beatrice De Portugal Duquesa De Exeter, Mistress Or Mistresses, and had children including Anne Holland, Henry Holland 3Rd Duke Of Exeter.
  • John Holland Duke of Exeter passed away in 1447 in St. Katherine's by the Tower, London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Exeter's Ancestors

Self
John Exeter
1395–1447
Birth Place: Darlington, Devon, England
Parents
John de Holland 1st Duke of Exeter
1352–1400
Upholland, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (of) Lancaster
1363–1426
Burford, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Eleanor Metstead
1318–1372
Quesnoy-sur-Deûle, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Thomas (de Holland 1st Earl of) Kent
1314–1360
Upholland, Lancashire, England
John (of Gaunt 1st Duke of) Lancaster
1340–1399
Abbaye De St Bavon, Ghent, Flandre-Orientale, Belgium
Blanche (of) Lancaster
1342–1368
Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Edward England
1312–1377
Philippa England
1314–1369
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Exeter's Descendants

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John (Holland Duke of) Exeter (18 Mar 1395–5 Aug 1447) m. Anne (Of York, Duchess Of Exeter, Princess Of) England (10 Aug 1439–1 Feb 1475) m. Anne Stafford (1400–27 Sep 1432) m. Anne (de) Montagu (Abt 1384–28 Nov 1457) m. Beatrice (de Portugal, Duquesa de) Exeter (1386–23 Oct 1439)
  1. 1. Henry (Holland 3rd Duke of) Exeter 1430–1475 m. Anne (Of York, Duchess Of Exeter, Princess Of) England 1439–1475
    1. 1. Thomas Holland 1461–1502 m. Anne Sutton 1460–
      1. 1. Henry Holland 1504–1561 m. Ann Pardoe 1500–1527
        1. 1. Henry (John) Holland 1525–1570 m. Hyllary Barwarde 1527–1561
    2. 2. Anne (de) Holland 1455–1474 m. Thomas (Grey 1st Marquess of) Dorset 1455–1501
  2. 2. Anne Holland 1426–1486 m. John Neville 1410–1461 m. James (Douglas 9th Earl of Douglas and 3rd Earl of) Avondale 1426–1491 m. John Neville 1426–1450
    1. 1. Ralph (Neville 3rd Earl of) Westmorland 1446–1499
      1. 1. Ralph Neville 1470–1498 m. Editha Sandys 1471–1529 m. Mary Paston 1470–1489
        1. 1. Cecilia Neville 1488–1573 m. John (Weston) Jr 1475–1573 m. John (DE Hagley) Weston 1482–1573
        2. 2. Robert Neville 1491–
        3. 3. Anne Neville 1495–1514
        4. 4. Neville 1497–1499
        5. 5. Ralph Neville 1498–1549 m. Katherine Stafford 1495–1555
      2. 2. Lady (Anne Baroness Conyers) Neville 1467–1550 m. Sir (William Baron) Conyers 1468–1542
      3. 3. George Neville 1473–
      4. 4. Anne Neville 1475–1550 m. William Conyers 1469–1524 m. Anthony (Saltmarsh) Gent. 1473–1550

John Exeter's Timeline

3 Records

1395
18 Mar 1395
Birth of John Holland Duke of Exeter in Darlington, Devon, England
Darlington, Devon, England
1395
29 Mar 1395
John Holland Duke of Exeter was christened in Dartington, Devon, England
Dartington, Devon, England
1447
5 Aug 1447
Age 52
Death of John Holland Duke of Exeter in Stepney, Middlesex, England
Stepney, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1395
    Event Place: Darlington, Devon, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Holland, person ID LCCF-53M.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1395
    Event Place: Dartington, Devon, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Holland, person ID LCCF-53M.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1447
    Event Place: Stepney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Holland, person ID LCCF-53M.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. Katherine's by the Tower, London, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for John Holland, person ID LCCF-53M.

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