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Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester (7 January 1355 – 8 or 9 September 1397) was the fifth surviving son and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.
Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester was a powerful opponent of King Richard II of England (ruled 1377–99). The seventh son of King Edward III (ruled 1327–77), he was created Duke of Gloucester in 1385 and soon became the leader of a party opposed to Richard II, his young nephew.
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester. The grave of Thomas, Duke of Gloucester, in the chapel of St Edward the Confessor in Westminster Abbey, was originally covered by a brass depicting images of himself, his wife, his father, mother and brothers and sisters with all their coats of arms.
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, youngest son of King Edward III, murdered by command of his nephew, King Richard II.
Apr 26, 2022 · Son of Edward III, king of England and Philippa of Hainault, Queen consort of England. Husband of Lady Eleanor de Bohun. Father of Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham; Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford; Joan Talbot; Isabelle Plantagenet, nun and Philippa.
May 29, 2018 · Thomas of Woodstock Gloucester, duke of, 1355–97, English nobleman; youngest son of Edward III [1]. He was betrothed (1374) to Eleanor, heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, and became earl of Buckingham at the coronation of Richard II [2] (1377).
Thomas of Woodstock was the fifth surviving son and youngest child of King Edward III and his wife Philippa of Hainaut, daughter of William III, 'the Good' Count of Holland and Hainaut, and Joan of Valois. Thomas was born on 17th January, 1355 at Woodstock Palace in Oxfordshire.
Dec 4, 2020 · During Henry IV’s first Parliament, the truth came out and everybody learned that the Duke of Gloucester had been murdered. The only witness who told the story was immediately hustled to his execution, though he claimed he was only guarding the door.
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. Born: January 5, 1355. Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England. Died: September 8, 1397. Calais, France (Age 42)
Gloucester, Thomas of Woodstock, duke of, 1355–97, English nobleman; youngest son of Edward III. He was betrothed (1374) to Eleanor, heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, and became earl of Buckingham at the coronation of Richard II (1377).
