Joan Holland
This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2011) |
Joan Holland | |
---|---|
Duchess of York Lady Willoughby de Eresby Lady Scrope of Masham | |
Born | ca. 1380 Upholland, Lancashire, England |
Died | 12 April 1434 | (aged 53–54)
Spouse(s) | |
Father | Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent |
Mother | Alice FitzAlan |
Joan Holland (ca. 1380–12 April 1434[1]) was the third daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, and Alice FitzAlan. She married four times. Her first husband was a duke, and the following three were barons. All of her marriages were most likely childless.[citation needed]
Family
Joan Holland was born around 1380 in
Life
Joan married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York,[4] son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, ca. 4 November 1393. As a result of this marriage, she was styled Duchess of York. They had no children.
In 1399, Joan and her sister
After Langley's death in 1402, Joan married (before 9 August 1404) William de Willoughby, 5th Lord Willoughby de Eresby[4] (c. 1370–1409), a Knight of the Garter, son of Robert de Willoughby, 4th Lord Willoughby de Eresby, and Alice Skipwith. Upon her marriage, she became The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby, or Lady Willoughby. Lord Willoughby died on 30 November 1409.[5]
Her third marriage (after 6 September 1410) was to
Less than a year later, before 27 April 1416, Joan married her fourth and final husband, Sir Henry Bromflete, son of Sir Thomas Bromflete and his wife Margaret St John.
She died on 12 April 1434. Her last husband was summoned to Parliament as Baron Vessy on 24 January 1449 and died on 16 January 1469.
References
- ^ Cokayne 2000, p. 899
- ^ Cokayne 2000, p. 548
- ISSN 1471-6941.
- ^ , retrieved 24 April 2023
- ISSN 1471-6941.
- Henry IV, and for the next few decades Mortimer served as a focal point for conspiracies aimed at removing Henry IV and his heirs from the throne.)
Works cited
- Cokayne, G.E. (2000), The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, vol. XII/2 (Reprint in 6 volumes, new ed.), Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, pp. 548, 899