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Early in 1400, Kent, along with his uncle, the Earl of Huntingdon (no longer Duke of Exeter), plotted to kill King Henry IV and free King Richard II from prison and return him to the throne. This " Epiphany Rising " failed and Kent was captured and executed.
Apr 10, 2024 · Thomas Holland, duke of Surrey was a prominent English noble in the reign of Richard II. Son of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (1350–97), he aided in the arrest and destruction of Richard II’s enemies and was awarded with the dukedom of Surrey in 1397. In 1398 he was created marshal of England.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey (1374 - January 7, 1400), also 3rd Earl of Kent. He was the son of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent and Alice Fitzalan. His maternal grandparents were Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Eleanor of Lancaster.
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Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent KG (1350 – 25 April 1397) was an English nobleman and a councillor of his half-brother, King Richard II of England.
Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey. Born: 1374. Died: January 7, 1400 . Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England (Age 26)
His eldest son Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent would be created Duke of Surrey months after succeeding his father as reward for his support of Richard II, but with that king's downfall in 1399 he was forced to forfeit the Dukedom.
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Jul 4, 2020 · Thomas Holland was officially made Duke of Surrey after the beheading of his father in 1397. Richard II, who became King of England at just 10-years-old in 1377, was a relative of Thomas's and...
