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NameThomas de Holand Earl of Kent 
[77, p. 71], [125], [74, No 1320, p.61], [54, His wife's article], [60, Kent art, Vol VII, pp. 150-154]
[77, p. 71], [125], [74, No 1320, p.61], [54, His wife's article], [60, Kent art, Vol VII, pp. 150-154]Birth1314
Death26 Dec 1360, Normandy
BurialGrey Friars Minor Ch, Stamford, Lincolns.
GeneralOf Broughton, Bucks. 2nd s. 1st earl. KG 13: Founder. Governor of Channel Islands.
FatherSir Robert de Holand Lord Holand (ca1270-1328)
MotherMaud La Zouche (ca1290-1349)
Spouses
Marriageca 1339 [60, Kent art, Vol VII, p. 150]
Arms Generally notes for Thomas de Holand Earl of Kent
Philip Cheyney reports that his seals of 1340, 1343 and 1366 have the (presumably untinctured?) arms of Azure, semy-de-lys, a lion rampant guardant argent, the same as his father.
Confirmed by DoBA, II, 191 where he is described as “1st husb. of Joan, ‘Fair Maid of Kent’”.
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Confirmed by DoBA, II, 191 where he is described as “1st husb. of Joan, ‘Fair Maid of Kent’”.
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Armorial Blazon notes for Thomas de Holand Earl of Kent
Azure, semy de lis lion gard Argent.
Blazon source notes for Thomas de Holand Earl of Kent
The Dictionary of British Arms, Vol 22, p. 191.
DNB Main notes for Thomas de Holand Earl of Kent
Holland, Sir Thomas, first Earl of Kent of the Holland family d. 1360
Name: Holland, Sir Thomas
Title: first Earl of Kent of the Holland family
Dates: d. 1360
Active Date: 1340
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Military
Occupation: Soldier
Place of
Death: Normandy
Spouse: Joan, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent
Sources: Froissart, ed. Luce; Rymer's Federa, ed. 1830;...
Contributor: J. G. F. [James Gainsborough Fotheringham]
Article
Holland, Sir Thomas, first Earl of Kent of the Holland family d. 1360, soldier, was the second son of Sir Robert Holland of Holland, Lancashire, and Maud, daughter of Allan la Zouche of Ashby, Leicestershire. He joined the expedition to Flanders in 1340, and took part in the battle of Sluys. In 1342 he was sent to Bayonne with Sir John d'Artevelle to defend the Gascon frontier. In 1344 he was chosen one of the founders of the order of the Garter. In 1346 he received a yearly annuity from Edward III, and the same year he accompanied the king in his invasion of France. He took an active part in the siege of Caen. While the town was being sacked by the English soldiers, the Comte d'Eu and Guisnes, constable of France, who had command of the place, and the Comte de Tancarville, with their suites, appealed to him to save their lives. They surrendered to him, and he afterwards disposed of the Comte d'Eu to the king for eighty thousand florins (Federa, iii. pt. i. 126). On the subsequent march of the army Holland had the command of the rear-guard. Some English soldiers, having either gone astray or been left behind at Poissy, were killed by the French. Holland thereupon returned with an armed force and burned the town (Froissart, i. 265). At the battle of Crecy which ensued he held a command in the division of the Black Prince. After the battle he was appointed with four clerks to visit the field and make up lists of the killed. He was at the siege of Calais (1346-7). In 1354 he was appointed lieutenant of the king of England in Brittany and the adjoining parts of Poitou during the minority of the Duke of Brittany (Federa, iii. pt. i. 273-4). He received also at the same time an assignation of the entire revenues of the duchy. In 1356 he was governor of the Channel Islands, and in the following year warden of the fortress of Creyk in Normandy (ib. iii. pt. i. 452). He was summoned to parliament as Baron de Holland from 1353 to 1356 inclusive. In October 1359 he was appointed jointly with Philip of Navarre lieutenant and captain-general in all the English possessions in France and Normandy, and next year he assumed the title of Earl of Kent, in right of his wife, who had succeeded to her brother John, earl of Kent. His crown is included in the armorial of Guildres Herald. He died in Normandy on 28 Dec. 1360.
He married before 1347 Joan, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent [q.v.], who shortly after his death married the Black Prince. William de Montagu, second earl of Salisbury, was before Holland's marriage another suitor for Joan's hand, but a contract which she made in Holland's absence with Salisbury was annulled by papal commission (1349) [see Joan, 1328-1385]. He left three sons: Thomas [q.v.], who succeeded, Edmund, and John, afterwards duke of Exeter [q.v.]; and two daughters, one of whom, Matilda, married Hugh, grandson of Hugh Courtenay, second earl of Devon.
Sources
Froissart, ed. Luce; Rymer's Federa, ed. 1830; Ashmole's Order of the Garter; Dugdale's Baronage, ii. 74; Doyle's Official Baronage, ii. 276; Beltz's Memorials of the Garter.
Contributor: J. G. F.
published 1891
Name: Holland, Sir Thomas
Title: first Earl of Kent of the Holland family
Dates: d. 1360
Active Date: 1340
Gender: Male
Field of Interest: Military
Occupation: Soldier
Place of
Death: Normandy
Spouse: Joan, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent
Sources: Froissart, ed. Luce; Rymer's Federa, ed. 1830;...
Contributor: J. G. F. [James Gainsborough Fotheringham]
Article
Holland, Sir Thomas, first Earl of Kent of the Holland family d. 1360, soldier, was the second son of Sir Robert Holland of Holland, Lancashire, and Maud, daughter of Allan la Zouche of Ashby, Leicestershire. He joined the expedition to Flanders in 1340, and took part in the battle of Sluys. In 1342 he was sent to Bayonne with Sir John d'Artevelle to defend the Gascon frontier. In 1344 he was chosen one of the founders of the order of the Garter. In 1346 he received a yearly annuity from Edward III, and the same year he accompanied the king in his invasion of France. He took an active part in the siege of Caen. While the town was being sacked by the English soldiers, the Comte d'Eu and Guisnes, constable of France, who had command of the place, and the Comte de Tancarville, with their suites, appealed to him to save their lives. They surrendered to him, and he afterwards disposed of the Comte d'Eu to the king for eighty thousand florins (Federa, iii. pt. i. 126). On the subsequent march of the army Holland had the command of the rear-guard. Some English soldiers, having either gone astray or been left behind at Poissy, were killed by the French. Holland thereupon returned with an armed force and burned the town (Froissart, i. 265). At the battle of Crecy which ensued he held a command in the division of the Black Prince. After the battle he was appointed with four clerks to visit the field and make up lists of the killed. He was at the siege of Calais (1346-7). In 1354 he was appointed lieutenant of the king of England in Brittany and the adjoining parts of Poitou during the minority of the Duke of Brittany (Federa, iii. pt. i. 273-4). He received also at the same time an assignation of the entire revenues of the duchy. In 1356 he was governor of the Channel Islands, and in the following year warden of the fortress of Creyk in Normandy (ib. iii. pt. i. 452). He was summoned to parliament as Baron de Holland from 1353 to 1356 inclusive. In October 1359 he was appointed jointly with Philip of Navarre lieutenant and captain-general in all the English possessions in France and Normandy, and next year he assumed the title of Earl of Kent, in right of his wife, who had succeeded to her brother John, earl of Kent. His crown is included in the armorial of Guildres Herald. He died in Normandy on 28 Dec. 1360.
He married before 1347 Joan, daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, earl of Kent [q.v.], who shortly after his death married the Black Prince. William de Montagu, second earl of Salisbury, was before Holland's marriage another suitor for Joan's hand, but a contract which she made in Holland's absence with Salisbury was annulled by papal commission (1349) [see Joan, 1328-1385]. He left three sons: Thomas [q.v.], who succeeded, Edmund, and John, afterwards duke of Exeter [q.v.]; and two daughters, one of whom, Matilda, married Hugh, grandson of Hugh Courtenay, second earl of Devon.
Sources
Froissart, ed. Luce; Rymer's Federa, ed. 1830; Ashmole's Order of the Garter; Dugdale's Baronage, ii. 74; Doyle's Official Baronage, ii. 276; Beltz's Memorials of the Garter.
Contributor: J. G. F.
published 1891