 Edmund of Woodstock (PLANTAGENET), 1st Earl of Kent,, son of Edward I "Longshanks" Hammer of =(PLANTAGENET), King of England and Marquerite of France le Hardi,.Born Aug 5, 1301 at wookstock, died Mar 19, 1328/29 at executed, approximately 26 years, buried Mar 31, 1330 at Friars Minors, Winchester, Hampshire, England of Woodstock DEATH NOTE: BeheadedGEDCOM provided by Carolyn Proffitt Winch DEATH NOTE: BeheadedTITLE: Earl of Kent; Prince of England BIRTH: HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET SOURCE: The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England by Antonia Fraserp. 70-71 Information provided by Randy Winch <gumby@cafes.net> EdmundPlantagenet, husband of Margaret Wake, was born Aug. 5, 1301, surnamedof Woodstock, from the place of his birth, 2nd son of King Edward I byhis 2nd wife Margaret, daughter of Philip, the Hardy, King of France,son of Louis IX, Saint Louis. "Edmundo de Woodstock" was summoned toParliament by writ Aug. 2, 1320, about two years before he attainedhis majority. He had previously been in the wars of Scotland and hadobtained considerable territorial grants from the crown. In the nextyear he was created Earl of Kent, and had a grant of the castle ofOkham, in the County of Rutland, and shrievalty of the county. Aboutthe same time he was constituted Governor of the castle of Tunbridgein Kent; and upon the breaking out of the insurrection, under ThomasPlantagenet, Earl of Lancaster (son of Edmund Plantagenet, 2nd son ofHenry III, King of England), he was commissioned by the King (EdwardII) to pursue that rebellious prince, and to lay siege to the Castleof Pontefract. The Earl of Lancaster was subsequently made a prisonerat Boroughbridge, and this Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Kent, was oneof those who condemned him to death. Edmund espoused the cause of hishalf-brother Edward II and was beheaded by Edward III.From AncestralFile (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.From Ancestral File (TM), data asof 2 January 1996. Eine Garantie fèur die Richtigkeit und Vollstèandigkeit der Angabenwird nicht èubernommen. Berichtigungen, Anregungen und Hinweise sindjederzeit willkommen.1 DEAT 2 DATE 1330 2 PLAC Executed Married 1325 at  Margaret of Liddell, Baroness Wake, Countess of Kent, daughter of John Lord Wake, and Joan Fitz bernard.Born 1299, baptized at of, Bourne, Lincoln, England, died Sep 29, 1349, 49 or 50 years GEDCOM provided by Carolyn Proffitt Winch Information provided by Randy Winch <gumby@cafes.net>FromAncestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.From Ancestral File (TM),data as of 5 JAN 1998. Eine Garantie fèur die Richtigkeit und Vollstèandigkeit der Angabenwird nicht èubernommen. Berichtigungen, Anregungen und Hinweise sindjederzeit willkommen. Child: 1. Joan "the fair Maid of Kent" (Plantagenet), Countess of KentBorn 1328, died Aug 8, 1385, 56 or 57 years, buried Jan 29, 1385/86 at Grey Friars Kirk, Stamford, Lincoln, England. Occupation: at consort to Edward; GEDCOM provided by Carolyn Proffitt Winch The Fair Maid of KentShe was known as the Fair Maid of Kent. When shemarried Edward, she was divorced and widowed, as the Countess of Kent. She and Edward werecousins!TITLE: Countess of Kent; Princess of England BIRTH: HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET SOURCE: The Lives of the Kings and Queens of England by Antonia Fraserp. 70-71GEDCOM provided by Carolyn Proffitt Winch Information provided by Randy Winch <gumby@cafes.net>The FairMaid of KentFrom Ancestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998.FromAncestral File (TM), data as of 5 JAN 1998. Eine Garantie fèur die Richtigkeit und Vollstèandigkeit der Angabenwird nicht èubernommen. Berichtigungen, Anregungen und Hinweise sindjederzeit willkommen. | |||