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The 3rd earl of Kent of the Holand family was his son Thomas (1374–1400). In September 1397, a few months after becoming earl of Kent, Thomas was made duke of Surrey as a reward for assisting Richard II. against the lords appellant; but he was degraded from his dukedom in 1399, and was beheaded in January of the following year for conspiring ...
Also in the group were Joan's other two surviving sons, Thomas, earl of Kent, and John Holland. On Thursday, June 13, the rebels entered the city and began burning and looting, one of their first targets being John of Gaunt's palace of the Savoy.
Mar 29, 2024 · August 1338 (aged 38) Thomas of Brotherton, earl of Norfolk (born June 1, 1300, Brotherton, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, Eng.—died August 1338) was the Earl of Norfolk and half brother of King Edward II of England and of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent. He was created Earl of Norfolk in 1312 and was given vast lands in England, Wales, and ...
Hubert de Burgh (died 1243, Banstead, Surrey, Eng.) was the justiciar for young King Henry III of England (ruled 1216–72) who restored royal authority after a major baronial uprising. Hubert became chamberlain to King John (ruled 1199–1216) in 1197, and in June 1215 he was made justiciar. When recalcitrant barons rebelled against John late ...
Nov 21, 2023 · An earl is a member of the nobility and is the same as a lord. The title, Earl of Kent, means the Earl of the county of Kent. In "King Lear," the Earl of Kent is Lear's servant. His actions reveal ...
Oct 7, 2023 · "Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, 1st Earl of Ormond KG KB (c. 1477 – 12 March 1539) was an English diplomat and politician in the Tudor era. He was born at the family home, Hever Castle, Kent, which had been purchased by his grandfather Geoffrey Boleyn, who was a wealthy mercer.
Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland. / 52.5472; 0.4922. Francis Fane, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1 February 1580 – 23 March 1629), KB (styled Sir Francis Fane between 1603 and 1624 [1]) of Mereworth in Kent and of Apethorpe in Northamptonshire was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1601 and 1624 and ...
