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Mar 6, 2024 · Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester 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 party opposed to Richard II, his young nephew.
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In 1377 he was created Earl of Buckingham. King Richard II called him his 'dearest uncle' and created him Duke of Gloucester in 1385. But Thomas presumed too much on his position and 'checked him too sharply'. Richard had him arrested at his castle at Pleshy and conveyed to Calais.
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Name and Titles
1. Name:Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester 2. Twelth and youngest child of Edward III, King of England and Philippa of Hainault. (Royal Ancestry) 1. 1355: joint Guardian and Lieutenant of England 2. 1359: Guardian and Lieutenant of England 3. 1376: Constable of England 4. 1378-90, 1393-95, 1397: Trier of Petitions in Parliament 5. 1388-91: Chief Justice of Chester and North Wales 6. 1389: Constable of Gloucester Castle 7. 1389: Privy Councilor 8. 1392-3: Lieutenant of Ireland wife's righ...
Marriage and Children
1. Married:Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton and Joan de Arundel, before 24 August 1376. 1. Children of Thomas of Woodstock and Eleanor de Bohun: 1. Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (c. 1381 - 02 Sep 1399).MedLands 1. Anne of Gloucester (c. 1383 - 1438). 1. 1.1. 1.1.1. m.1 (1390) Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford 1.1.2. m.2 (ante 28 Jun 1398) Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford 1.1.3. m.3 (ante 20 Nov 1405) William Bourchier, Count...
Military
Brittany CampaignThomas commanded a large campaign in Northern France in 1380. This was in support of John IV, Duke of Brittany, who after a period in exile in England was seeking to regain control of his dukedom. In 1381 Thomas withdrew, abandoning a siege of Nantes, after John IV reached an accord with the French king and dysentery afflicted the English army.
Marriage Date: No record of the date of Thomas of Woodstock's marriage to Eleanor de Bohun seems to have been found. In considering the following, one needs to bear in mind the length of time that could be taken over detailed negotiations of the terms of a marriage as well as Eleanor's own age (though aristocratic marriages in childhood were not th...
Footnotes and citations: Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol I, pp. 89-90 and Vol III p. 261. Cawley, Medieval Lands: Thomas of Woodstock Cawley, Medieval Lands: Edward III Cawley, Medieval Lands: Phillipa of Hainault Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Sal...
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An English army of 5,000 troops were dispatched to aid him under the command of Thomas of Woodstock. 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.
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.
Dec 31, 2019 · In 1397 John Holland was present at the arrest of Thomas of Woodstock (Duke of Gloucester) at Pleshey Castle. Thomas of Woodstock was Elizabeth’s uncle as well as being a Lord Appellant and uncle of Richard II who ultimately ordered Thomas’s murder.
May 29, 2018 · 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.
