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    Joan, Countess of Kent (29 September 1326/1327 – 7 August 1385), known as the Fair Maid of Kent, was the mother of King Richard II of England, her son by her third husband, Edward the Black Prince, son and heir apparent of King Edward III.

  2. English noblewoman, famous for her beauty, who married Edward, prince of Wales (the Black Prince), was the mother of Richard II, king of England, and left her own her mark on history. Name variations: Princess of Wales; Fair Maid of Kent; Joan, countess of Kent; Joan Plantagenet.

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  4. Mar 16, 2016 · An English noblewoman with a controversial marital history, Joan of Kent (1328–85) was an unconventional bride for a future king of England. Penny Lawne examines the life of the medieval princess…

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  5. May 18, 2018 · Joan of Kent, 1328–85, English noblewoman; daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent, youngest son of Edward I [1]. She early gained wide note for her beauty and charm, though the appellation Fair Maid of Kent, by which she became known, was probably not contemporary.

  6. Joan of Kent (29 September 1328 – 7 August 1385) was the wife of Edward, the Black Prince, who was the son and heir of Edward III of England. She was the mother of King Richard II of England . Categories: Princes and Princesses of Wales. House of Plantagenet. 1328 births. 1385 deaths.

  7. Apr 22, 2016 · Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales. By Penny Lawne. Amberley Publishing, 2016 ISBN: 9781445655277. Immortalised by the chronicler Froissart as the most beautiful woman in England and the most loved, Joan was the wife of the Black Prince and the mother of Richard II, the first Princess of Wales and the only woman ever to be Princess of ...

  8. Sep 3, 2013 · Princess Joan of Kent. Posted on September 3, 2013. Joan of Kent was the daughter of Prince Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and his wife Margaret Wake; wife of the Black Prince and mother to King Richard II.

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