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5 days ago · Nevertheless John, earl of Kent, took livery of his father's lands in 1349 and died seised in 1352. At John's death his heir was his sister Joan, wife of Thomas Holland, but she agreed that it should be held by John's widow Elizabeth.
5 days ago · THOMAS, the eldest son of Thomas Holand, earl of Kent above-mentioned, by Joane his wife, succeeded his father, as Earl of Kent, and lord Wake of Lydel. In the 40th year of Edward III. having been knighted by the Black Prince, who had married his mother, he bravely supported him in the battle fought that year with Henry, king of Castile.
2 days ago · From this Thomas proceeded the Hollands Earls of Kent, one of which was advanced to the dignity of Duke of Surrey; and by a younger son, the Dukes of Exeter, and Earls of Huntingdon, some time enjoying the title of Earl of Ivory in Normandy, and Edw. Holland Earl of Montaigne.
5 days ago · Margaret Holland, Countess of Somerset (1385 – 31 December 1439) was the daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, who was the son of Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent" (granddaughter of Edward I of England, wife of Edward the Black Prince and mother of Richard II of England).
2 days ago · All his possessions were confiscated, including the land at Sutton, which was transferred to Thomas Holland, 3rd Earl of Kent. Upon King Richard II's death in 1400, Thomas de Beauchamp was returned his possessions, although he died the following year.
3 days ago · Dane Court was the seat of Robt. Sackett Tomlin, Esq., a handsome ancient mansion, in a low situation, well sheltered by lofty timber, and surrounded with highly ornamented grounds. Lewis, in his History of Thanet, written 100 years ago, states Dane Court to be a gentleman's seat of good antiquity.
2 days ago · The most famous of them was the trial at Pinnenden Heath of a case between Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury, and the king’s half brother, Odo, bishop of Bayeux and earl of Kent. Not only all the Normans of the shire but also many Englishmen, especially those learned in the customary law, attended.
