Biography of Joan Holland Duchess York 1380-1434

Before 13th October 1370 [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 20] and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey [aged 64] and [her grandmother] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 52]. He the son of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 42]. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 11th July 1372 [her future husband] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 31] and Isabella of Castile Duchess York [aged 17] were married at Wallingford, Oxfordshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cambridge. She being the younger sister of Constance [aged 18] who had married Edmund's older brother [her future brother-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 32] a year before. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England [aged 59] and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.

Around 1380 Joan Holland Duchess York was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 30] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 30]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

After 3rd January 1383 [her future husband] William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 13] and Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. They were third cousins.

On 7th August 1385 [her grandmother] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 56] died at Wallingford Castle [Map]. She was buried at Blackfriars Friary, Stamford [Map] beside her first husband [her grandfather] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent. Her son [her father] Thomas [aged 35] succeeded 6th Baron Wake of Liddell.

On 7th October 1388 [her brother-in-law] Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster [aged 14] and [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess March, Countess of Ulster. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 38] and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 38]. He the son of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 20th October 1392 [her brother] Thomas Holland 1st Duke Surrey [aged 18] and [her sister-in-law] Joan Stafford Countess Kent [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford [aged 58]. He the son of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 42] and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 42]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 4th November 1393 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 52] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Duchess York. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 43] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 43]. He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 9th August 1396 Robert Willoughby 4th Baron Willoughby [aged 47] died. His son [her future husband] William [aged 26] succeeded 5th Baron Willoughby de Eresby. Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby.

On 25th April 1397 [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 47] died. He was buried in Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire [Map]. His son [her brother] Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Kent, 2nd Baron Holand, 7th Baron Wake of Liddell. [her sister-in-law] Joan Stafford Countess Kent [aged 19] by marriage Countess Kent.

On 29th September 1397 Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester [aged 24] was created 1st Earl Gloucester. [her step-daughter] Constance York Countess Gloucester [aged 23] by marriage Countess Gloucester.

On 27th November 1397 [her brother-in-law] John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset [aged 24] and [her sister] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Somerset. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 47]. He the illegitmate son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 57] and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 47]. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 11th July 1398 [her future husband] Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 25] and Phillipe Bryan Baroness Scrope Masham Baroness Devereux were married. She by marriage Baroness Scrope of Masham. They were third cousin once removed.

Before 7th October 1398 [her step-son] Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle [aged 25] and Philippa Mohun Duchess York [aged 31] were married. He the son of [her husband] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 57] and Isabella of Castile Duchess York.

Before 19th June 1399 [her brother-in-law] Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton [aged 29] and [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 49]. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 19th October 1401 John Charleton 4th Baron Cherleton [aged 39] died. His brother [her brother-in-law] Edward [aged 31] succeeded 5th Baron Cherleton. [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 31] by marriage Baroness Cherleton.

On 1st August 1402 [her husband] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 61] died at King's Langley, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son [her step-son] Edward [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Duke York, 2nd Earl Cambridge and inherited his estates which included Conisbrough Castle [Map]. Philippa Mohun Duchess York [aged 35] by marriage Duchess York.

Before 9th August 1404 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 34] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 54]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In October 1405 [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 34] died.

On 25th January 1406 Stephen Scrope 2nd Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 61] died. His son [her future husband] Henry [aged 33] succeeded 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham.

Before 18th November 1406 William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh [aged 7] and [her step-daughter] Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh [aged 9] were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 4th December 1409 [her husband] William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 39] died at Edgefield, Norfolk. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map]. His son [her step-son] Robert [aged 24] succeeded 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

After 6th September 1410 Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 37] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Baroness Scrope of Masham. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 60]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In November 1411 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 24] and [her sister] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 61]. He the son of King Henry IV of England [aged 44] and Mary Bohun. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1412 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 24] was created 1st Duke Clarence by King Henry IV of England [aged 44]. [her sister] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 27] by marriage Duchess Clarence.

On 17th March 1416 [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 66] died.

Before 27th April 1416 Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci [aged 27] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 36] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [deceased]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Around 1434 [her husband] Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci [aged 45] and Eleanor Fitzhugh Baroness Darcy Knayth and Fitzhugh were married. His second marriage, her third. cgEAWYvAOn 24th January 1449 Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci was created 1st Baron Vesci. She by marriage Baroness Vesci. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 12th April 1434 Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 54] died.

On 16th January 1469 [her former husband] Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci [aged 80] died at Londesborough without male issue. Baron Vesci extinct.