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Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard 1328–1385 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Sep 1328

Birth Location: Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 8 Aug 1385

Death Location: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Edmund Kent***

Mother: Margaret Liddell"

Spouse(s): Sir Hundred

Children(s): Sir Kent

The story of Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard began in 1328 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard married Sir Founding Knight Of The Garter Thomas De Holand 1St Earl Of Kent Lord Of Wake Military Commander During The Hundred, and had children including Sir Thomas Holand 2Nd Earl Of Kent. Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard passed away in 1385 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard began in 1328 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard married Sir Founding Knight Of The Garter Thomas De Holand 1St Earl Of Kent Lord Of Wake Military Commander During The Hundred, and had children including Sir Thomas Holand 2Nd Earl Of Kent.
  • Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard passed away in 1385 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lady Richard's Ancestors

Self
Lady Richard
1328–1385
Birth Place: Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent***
1301–1330
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Margaret ("3rd Baroness of Wake and Liddell" Wake, "3rd Baroness Wake of) Liddell"
1297–1349
Liddel, St. Margaret's Hope, Orkney, Scotland, UK
Grandparents
Edward (I 'Longshanks' 'Hammer of the Scots' King of England) Plantagenet
1239–1307
Westminster Palace, London, England
Margaret (of France Capet, Queen consort of) England
1279–1317
Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Sir (John "First Baron of Wake") Wake
1268–1300
Blisworth, Northampton, England, England
Lady (Joan FitzBernard, Baroness Of) Wake
1265–1309
Fiennes, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Great-Grandparents
Henry Plantagenet
1206–1272
Eleanor Berenger
1217–1291
Philippe Capet
1245–1285
Marie #3
1254–1321
Sir Wake
1236–1281
Lady Quincy
1242–1285
Sir deFiennes
1245–1302
Blanche DeBrienne
1245–1302
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Plantagenet
1167–1216
Isabella England
1188–1246
Saint France
1214–1270
Marguerite France
1221–1295
Henry Brabant
1230–1261
Adelaide Burgundy
1233–1273

Lady Richard's Descendants

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Lady (Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son) Richard (29 Sep 1328–8 Aug 1385) m. Sir ("Founding Knight of the Garter" THOMAS de HOLAND, 1st Earl of Kent, Lord of Wake (Military commander during the) Hundred (5 May 1314–28 Dec 1360)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Holand, 2nd Earl of) Kent 1350–1397 m. Lady (Alice Fitz Alan, Countess of) Kent 1350–1415
    1. 1. Margaret (de Holland Countess) Somerset 1371–1439 m. John (Beaufort Plantagenet K.G. 1st Earl of) Somerset 1371–1410
      1. 1. John (Sir Knight Somerset) Beaufort 1404–1444 m. Margaret (Duchess of Somerset, Countess of Kendale) Beauchamp 1410–1482
        1. 1. Margaret (Lady Countess Richmond Derby) Beaufort 1443–1509 m. Edmund (Richmond) Tudor 1430–1456
    2. 2. Lady (Margaret de Holand, Countess of) Somerset 1385–1439

Lady Richard's Timeline

2 Records

1328
29 Sep 1328
Birth of Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England
1385
8 Aug 1385
Age 57
Death of Lady Joan Plantagenet , "Fair Maiden of Kent, Countess of Kent, Princess of Wales (As power behind the throne of her son Richard in Wallingford Castle, Berks, Eng, England
Wallingford Castle, Berks, Eng, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sep 1328
    Event Place: Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1385
    Event Place: Wallingford Castle, Berks, Eng, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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