John, 3rd Earl of Kent
John | |
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Earl of Kent Baron Wake of Liddell | |
Successor | Joan of Kent |
Born | 7 April 1330 Arundel Castle, Sussex, England |
Died | 26 December 1352 (aged 22) |
Burial | Church of Greyfriars, Winchester |
Spouse | Isabella of Julich |
Father | Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent |
Mother | Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell |
John (7 April 1330 – 26 December 1352), an English nobleman, was the Earl of Kent (1331–52) and 4th Baron Wake of Liddell (1349–52). His promising career was cut short by an untimely death at the age of twenty-two.
He was born on 7 April 1330 at Arundel Castle in Sussex, the youngest son and posthumous child of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, and Margaret Wake. He was thus a grandson of Edward I and cousin of Edward III. John's father was executed for treason on 19 March 1330 by the orders of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March just three weeks before his birth. Upon Edward III taking control of government the attainder of his father was reversed and his elder brother Edmund inherited the earldom. Upon Edmund's death in October 1331, John succeeded to the title as an infant. His heir throughout his life was his elder sister, Joan.[1]
John took part in the campaign that culminated in the
On 3 April 1348, John married, by Papal
In 1352, John's sister Joan gave birth to a son,