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   Thomas of Woodstock (left, identified by his arms) jousting in Vannes, Brittany, with John V The Conqueror, Duke of Bretagne, KG. Circa 1480, from a MS of Froissart's Chronicles in the British Library, London. Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester (7 January 1355 – 8 or 9 September 1397) [2] was the fifth surviving son and youngest child of ...

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   • Successor: Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham

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   Mar 6, 2024 · house of Plantagenet. Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester (born Jan. 7, 1355, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died probably September 1397) 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 ...

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   Thomas was born on 7th January 1355 at Woodstock in Oxfordshire, the seventh son of King Edward III and his queen Philippa of Hainault. He married Eleanor, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hertford. Their children were Humphrey, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (1382-1399), Anne (who married firstly Thomas, 3rd Earl of Stafford, secondly Edmund ...

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   Who killed Thomas of Woodstock?

   • Last updated January 7, 2023. Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, youngest son of King Edward III, murdered by command of his nephew, King Richard II.

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   Why was Thomas of Woodstock important?

   • Thomas of Woodstock was in command of a large campaign in northern France that followed the War of the Breton Succession of 1343–1364. The earlier conflict was marked by the efforts of John IV, Duke of Brittany to secure control of the Duchy of Brittany against his rival Charles of Blois.

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   What happened to Richard the king of Gloucester?

   • For some years there was an uneasy rapprochement with Richard, but in 1397 Gloucester was seized, at the king's orders, and taken to Calais, where he died, having apparently been smothered under a feather bed. Thomas of Woodstock Gloucester, duke of, 1355–97, English nobleman; youngest son of Edward III .

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   When did Thomas Duke of Gloucester become a king?

   • By January the Duke of Brittany was reconciled to the new French King, Charles VI, and, with dysentery ravaging his army, the disheartened Thomas abandoned the siege and accepted a payment of 50,000 from the Duke of Brittany. In 1381 while accompanying his nephew the king to Scotland, Richard II created Thomas Duke of Gloucester.

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   Apr 26, 2022 · About Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. "Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, 1st Earl of Buckingham, 1st Earl of Essex, Duke of Aumale, KG (7 January 1355 – 8 or 9 September 1397) was the thirteenth and youngest child of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. He was the fifth of the five sons of Edward III ...

   • Birthdate: January 07, 1355
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   • Birthplace: Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England

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   The murder of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester. Arriving in Calais in July 1380, Thomas advanced to the east of Paris where he was confronted by the Duke of Burgundy and a French army at Troyes. The French, having learnt from the experience of Crécy and Poitiers, avoided battle with the English and the two opposing armies eventually ...

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   THOMAS OF WOODSTOCK, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER, seventh and youngest son of the English king Edward III, was born at Woodstock on the 7th of January 1355. Having married Eleanor (d.1399), daughter and co-heiress of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton (d.1373), Thomas obtained the office of Constable of England, a position previously held by the Bohuns, and was made Earl of ...

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   May 29, 2018 · Gloucester, Thomas, duke of. Gloucester, Thomas, duke of (1355–97). Also known as Thomas of Woodstock, from his birthplace. He was the youngest son of Edward III, brother of John of Gaunt, and uncle to Richard II. In 1376 he was declared constable of England and acted as such at his nephew's coronation. On that occasion he was created earl of ...