Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand (c. 1283 – 1328) was an English

England

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 nobleman, born in Lancashire

Lancashire

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He was a son of Sir Robert de Holland of Upholland, Lancashire and Elizabeth, daughter of William de Samlesbury.

He was a favorite official of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and had been knighted by 1305. His favoured treatment by the powerful earl caused his rival knights in the area, led by Sir Adam Banastre, Sir Henry de Lea, and Sir William de Bradshagh (Bradshaw), to start a campaign of violence towards him and the earl's other supporters known as the Banastre Rebellion

Banastre Rebellion

The Banastre Rebellion was an uprising in Lancashire, England in 1315 against the Earl of Lancaster and his supporters.The Banastre Rebellion took place in 1315 when a group of disaffected knights in Lancashire decided to revenge themselves on Earl of Lancaster by attacking his chief retainer Sir...

. The rebels protested against the earl's actions and authority by attacking the homes of his supporters and several castles, including Liverpool Castle

Liverpool Castle

Liverpool Castle was a castle which was situated in Liverpool, England . It stood from the early 13th century to the early 18th century.-Construction:...

. Sir Robert later assisted in the hunt for fugitives after the rebels had been routed in Preston by a force under the command of the Sheriff.

The manors of Thornton and Bagworth was acquired by him in 1313. From 1314 to 1321 he was called to Parliament as a member of the House of Lords. In 1322 his part in the Battle of Boroughbridge

Battle of Boroughbridge

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, when he defected from Lancaster to the King, was deemed treacherous and cowardly and led to his disfavor. Although King Edward III of England

Edward III of England

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 would later pardon him, the partisans of the Earl of Lancaster

Earl of Lancaster

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 considered him a traitor and had him executed.http://www.wiganarchsoc.co.uk/content/News_Letters/news3.htm The execution occurred in 1328 by beheading in Essex

Essex

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; his head was sent to the new earl and his body to Lancashire

Lancashire

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 to be buried.

Marriage and issue

About 1308 he married Maud la Zouche, daughter of Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby

Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby

Alan la Zouche, 1st Baron la Zouche of Ashby was born at North Molton, Devonshire, the only son of Roger La Zouche and his wife, Ela Longespee, daughter of Stephen Longespee and Emmeline de Ridelsford. He received seisin of his father's lands after doing homage on October 13, 1289...

 and Eleanor de Segrave. Robert and Maud had thirteen children:

• Joane Holland (c. 1305 – 1340). Married John Radcliffe.
• Margery Holland (born c. 1308, date of death unknown).
• Robert Holland (c. 1312 – 16 March 1372/1373).
• Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent
  Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent
  Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, 2nd Baron Holand, KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War.-Early Life:...
  
   (c. 1314 – 26 December 1360).
• Sir Otho Holland, KG
  Order of the Garter
  The Most Noble Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, existing in England. The order is dedicated to the image and arms of St...
  
  (c. 1316 – 3 September 1359). One of the founders and 22nd Knight of the Order of the Garter in 1348.
• John Holland (born c. 1318, date of death unknown).
• Maud Holland (born c. 1319, date of death unknown). Married Thomas Swinnerton.
• Alan Holland (c. 1320 – 1339).
• Elizabeth Holland (born c. 1320, date of death unknown).
• Margaret Holland (c. 1322 – 1349).
• Jane Holland (born c. 1326, date of death unknown).
• Eleanor Holland (c. 1327 – 1341).
• Elizabeth Holland (born c. 1328, date of death unknown). Married Henry FitzRoger

Further References

The family line of Robert de Holland can be traced through the Washington lineage right up to today, where several generation of Hollands live in the village of Washington, Tyne & Wear.