John, 3rd Earl of Kent
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John, 3rd Earl of Kent, Baron Wake of Liddell (7 April 1330 – 26 December 1352) was an English nobleman who was the posthumous son of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
, and the uncle of King Richard II of England
.
, England
, the youngest son and posthumous child of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell
. One of his sisters was Joan of Kent
, who was the mother of King Richard II of England by her second husband Edward, the Black Prince
.
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, leaving his elder brother Edmund as the 2nd Earl of Kent. Upon Edmund's death in October 1331, John succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Kent and Lord Woodstock. He succeeded to the titles of Baron Wake of Liddell on 29 September 1349 as a result of his mother Margaret having died of the plague. John received livery of all his lands on 10 April 1351, upon coming of age three days earlier.
, Isabella of Jülich (died 6 June 1411), the daughter of William V, Duke of Jülich
and Joanna of Hainaut
, a younger sister of Queen consort Philippa of Hainault
. The marriage was childless.
John died on 26 December 1352 and he was buried at the Church of Greyfriars at Winchester
. His titles passed to his only surviving sister Joan who became the 4th Countess of Kent, and the 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell suo jure
.
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent was a member of the English Royal Family.-Early life:He was born at Woodstock in Oxfordshire, the son of Edward I Longshanks, King of England and his second wife, Margaret of France. He was 62 years younger than his father, who died when Edmund of Woodstock...
, and the uncle of King Richard II of England
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
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Family
He was born on 7 April 1330 at Arundel Castle, SussexSussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the youngest son and posthumous child of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell
Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell
Margaret Wake was the wife of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent.-Biography:She was the daughter of John Wake, 1st Baron Wake of Liddell, and was descended directly from Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd. Her mother was Joan de Fiennes, making her a cousin of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of...
. One of his sisters was Joan of Kent
Joan of Kent
Joan, Countess of Kent , known to history as The Fair Maid of Kent, was the first English Princess of Wales...
, who was the mother of King Richard II of England by her second husband Edward, the Black Prince
Edward, the Black Prince
Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, Duke of Cornwall, Prince of Aquitaine, KG was the eldest son of King Edward III of England and his wife Philippa of Hainault as well as father to King Richard II of England....
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John's father was executed for treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
on 19 March 1330 by the orders of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March just three weeks before his birth, leaving his elder brother Edmund as the 2nd Earl of Kent. Upon Edmund's death in October 1331, John succeeded to the title of 3rd Earl of Kent and Lord Woodstock. He succeeded to the titles of Baron Wake of Liddell on 29 September 1349 as a result of his mother Margaret having died of the plague. John received livery of all his lands on 10 April 1351, upon coming of age three days earlier.
Marriage
On 3 April 1348, John married, by Papal dispensationDispensation (Catholic Church)
In the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, a dispensation is the suspension by competent authority of general rules of law in particular cases...
, Isabella of Jülich (died 6 June 1411), the daughter of William V, Duke of Jülich
William V, Duke of Jülich
William V, Duke of Jülich , the first Duke of Jülich, was the eldest son of Gerhard V of Jülich and Elisabeth of Brabant-Aarschot, daughter of Godfrey of Brabant....
and Joanna of Hainaut
Joanna of Hainaut
Joanna of Hainault was the third daughter of William I, Count of Hainaut and Joanna of Valois. She was a younger sister of Philippa of Hainault, Queen of England, and Margaret II of Hainault...
, a younger sister of Queen consort Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault
Philippa of Hainault, or, Philippe de Hainaut was the Queen consort of King Edward III of England. Edward, Duke of Guyenne, her future husband, promised in 1326 to marry her within the following two years...
. The marriage was childless.
John died on 26 December 1352 and he was buried at the Church of Greyfriars at Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
. His titles passed to his only surviving sister Joan who became the 4th Countess of Kent, and the 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell suo jure
Suo jure
Suo jure is a Latin phrase meaning "in her [or his] own right".It is commonly encountered in the context of titles of nobility, especially in cases where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage....
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