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1. • Joan secretly married 26-year-old Thomas Holland

     • In 1340, at the age of about thirteen, Joan secretly married 26-year-old Thomas Holland of Up Holland, Lancashire, without first gaining the royal consent necessary for couples of their rank.
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   Did Joan and Thomas Holland get married in 1339?

   • In November 1349 the court publicised the verdict; Joan’s marriage to Montagu was declared null and void and she was ordered to return to Holland. Despite the testimony of both Joan and Thomas Holland, there will always be a question mark over their claims to have married in 1339.

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   Did Joan & Holland marry before he married Montagu?

   • The main argument for the marriage to Holland as having taken place before the marriage to Montagu is that Joan and Holland would have been endangering their immortal souls if they were lying to the church courts. The counter-argument is that Joan was so young (11 or 12) when Holland went off to the Crusade, that a marriage seems unlikely.

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   Why did Thomas Holland return to England?

   • To complicate matters, Thomas Holland went overseas to serve in the military, and at that time, her family married Joan to the son of Catherine and William Montacute, also named William. When Thomas Holland returned to England, he appealed to the King and to the Pope to have Joan returned to him.

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   Where was Joan of Kent buried?

   • She died a few days later; Richard did pardon his half-brother. Joan was buried beside her first husband, Thomas Holland, at Greyfriars; her second husband had images of her in the crypt at Canterbury where he was to be buried. It is believed that the Order of the Garter was founded in honor of Joan of Kent, though this is disputed.

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   In 1340, at the age of about thirteen, Joan secretly married 26-year-old Thomas Holland of Up Holland, Lancashire, without first gaining the royal consent necessary for couples of their rank. Shortly after the wedding, Holland left for the continent as part of the English expedition into Flanders and France.

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   Jun 4, 2017 · Thomas Holland and William Montacute: At age 12, Joan made a secret marriage contract with Thomas Holland. As part of the royal family, she was expected to gain permission for such a marriage; to fail to gain such permission could result in a charge of treason and in execution.

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5. www.englishmonarchs.co.uk › plantagenet_39Joan, 'Fair Maid of Kent' - English Monarchs

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   In 1340, at the age of twelve, Joan secretly married Thomas Holland of Upholland in Lancashire, the second son of Robert Holland, a disgraced lord. Holland was around thirteen years her senior and the marriage took place without first gaining the consent of the King.

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7. www.englishmonarchs.co.uk › plantagenet_77A history of The Holland Family - English Monarchs

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   In 1340, at the age of twelve, Joan secretly married Thomas Holland of Upholland in Lancashire, the second son of Robert Holland and Maud la Zouche. Holland was around thirteen years her senior, the marriage took place without first gaining the consent of the King.

8. www.historyextra.com › period › medievalJoan of Kent: a perfect princess? | HistoryExtra

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   Mar 16, 2016 · In 1340, aged 12 and under the guardianship of the king and queen, Joan had secretly married Thomas Holand, a humble household knight. A year later Joan’s widowed mother and uncle arranged her marriage to William Montague, heir to the Earl of Salisbury, a close friend of the king.

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9. www.geni.com › people › Thomas-Holland-1st-Earl-ofThomas Holland (1314 - 1360) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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   Apr 26, 2022 · During his absence in Prussia, his wife went through a form of marriage with William Montagu Earl of Salisbury. In May 1347, he petitioned Pope Clement VI who ordered Joan to return to Sir Thomas 17 Nov 1349. Appointed Joint Lieutenant and Captain of Normandy 28 Oct 1359, jointly with Philippe de Navarre Comte de Longueville.

10. historytheinterestingbits.com › 2016/07/03 › thomasThe Man who Won the Hand of the Fair Maid of Kent

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    Jul 3, 2016 · At the age of 24 Thomas married 11-year-old Joan Plantagenet, daughter of Edmund, earl of Kent, granddaughter of Edward I and cousin of King Edward III.