Joan Holland Duchess York 1380-1434

Before 13th October 1370 [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 20] and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 20] were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of [her grandfather] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey [aged 64] and [her grandmother] Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 52]. He the son of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales [aged 42]. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

On 11th July 1372 [her future husband] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 31] and Isabella of Castile Duchess York [aged 17] were married at Wallingford, Oxfordshire [Map]. She by marriage Countess Cambridge. She being the younger sister of Constance [aged 18] who had married Edmund's older brother [her future brother-in-law] John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 32] a year before. An example of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings. She the illegitmate daughter of Peter "Cruel" I King Castile and Maria Padilla. He the son of King Edward III of England [aged 59] and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half third cousin twice removed.

Around 1380 Joan Holland Duchess York was born to Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 30] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 30]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

After 3rd January 1383 [her future husband] William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 13] and Lucy Strange Baroness Willoughby Eresby were married. They were third cousins.

On 7th October 1388 [her brother-in-law] Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster [aged 14] and [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 17] were married. She by marriage Countess March, Countess of Ulster. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 38] and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 38]. He the son of Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster and Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster. They were second cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 20th October 1392 [her brother] Thomas Holland 1st Duke Surrey [aged 18] and [her sister-in-law] Joan Stafford Countess Kent [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Hugh Stafford 2nd Earl Stafford and Philippa Beauchamp Countess Stafford [aged 58]. He the son of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 42] and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 42]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 4th November 1393 Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 52] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 13] were married. She by marriage Duchess York. The difference in their ages was 38 years. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 43] and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 43]. He the son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 25th April 1397 [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent [aged 47] died. He was buried in Bourne Abbey, Lincolnshire [Map]. His son [her brother] Thomas [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Kent, 2nd Baron Holand, 7th Baron Wake of Liddell. [her sister-in-law] Joan Stafford Countess Kent [aged 19] by marriage Countess Kent.

On 27th November 1397 [her brother-in-law] John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset [aged 24] and [her sister] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 12] were married. She by marriage Countess Somerset. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 47]. He the illegitmate son of John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 57] and Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster [aged 47]. They were half third cousins. He a grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 11th July 1398 [her future husband] Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 25] and Phillipe Bryan Baroness Scrope Masham Baroness Devereux were married. She by marriage Baroness Scrope of Masham. They were third cousin once removed.

Before 7th October 1398 [her step-son] Edward 2nd Duke of York 1st Duke Albemarle [aged 25] and Philippa Mohun Duchess York [aged 31] were married. He the son of [her husband] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 57] and Isabella of Castile Duchess York.

Before 19th June 1399 [her brother-in-law] Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton [aged 29] and [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster [aged 28] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 49]. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 1st August 1402 [her husband] Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 61] died at King's Langley, Hertfordshire [Map]. His son [her step-son] Edward [aged 29] succeeded 2nd Duke York, 2nd Earl Cambridge and inherited his estates which included Conisbrough Castle [Map]. Philippa Mohun Duchess York [aged 35] by marriage Duchess York.

Before 9th August 1404 William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 34] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 24] were married. She by marriage Baroness Willoughby de Eresby. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 54]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 18th November 1406 William Fitzhugh 4th Baron Fitzhugh [aged 7] and [her step-daughter] Margery Willoughby Baroness Fitzhugh [aged 9] were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

On 4th December 1409 [her husband] William Willoughby 5th Baron Willoughby [aged 39] died at Edgefield, Norfolk. He was buried at St James' Church, Spilsby [Map]. His son [her step-son] Robert [aged 24] succeeded 6th Baron Willoughby de Eresby.

After 6th September 1410 Henry Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Masham [aged 37] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Baroness Scrope of Masham. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 60]. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In November 1411 [her brother-in-law] Thomas Lancaster 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 24] and [her sister] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 26] were married. She the daughter of [her father] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 61]. He the son of King Henry IV of England [aged 44] and Mary Bohun. They were first cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1415 [her nephew] Edmund Mortimer 5th Earl March 7th Earl of Ulster [aged 23] and Anne Stafford Duchess Exeter were married. She by marriage Countess March, Countess of Ulster. She the daughter of Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford [aged 32]. He the son of [her former brother-in-law] Roger Mortimer 4th Earl March 3rd Earl of Ulster and [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 17th March 1416 [her mother] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [aged 66] died.

Before 27th April 1416 Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci [aged 27] and Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 36] were married. She the daughter of Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent and Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent [deceased]. They were half fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1418 John Grey 1st Earl Tankerville [aged 33] and [her niece] Joan Charleton Countess Tankerville [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Countess Tankerville. She the daughter of [her former brother-in-law] Edward Charleton 5th Baron Cherleton [aged 48] and [her sister] Eleanor Holland Countess March and Ulster. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Around 1420 Thomas Courtenay 5th or 13th Earl Devon [aged 6] and [her niece] Margaret Beaufort Countess Devon [aged 11] were married. She the daughter of [her former brother-in-law] John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset and [her sister] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 35]. He the son of Hugh Courtenay 4th or 12th Earl Devon [aged 31] and Anne Talbot Countess Devon [aged 27]. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In or before 1432 [her nephew] Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset [aged 25] and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 23] were married. She the daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick [aged 49] and Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick. He the son of [her former brother-in-law] John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset and [her sister] Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence [aged 46]. They were third cousin once removed. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Around 1434 [her husband] Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci [aged 45] and Eleanor Fitzhugh Baroness Darcy Knayth and Fitzhugh were married. His second marriage, her third. cgEAWYvAOn 24th January 1449 Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci was created 1st Baron Vesci. She by marriage Baroness Vesci. They were half fifth cousin once removed.

On 12th April 1434 Joan Holland Duchess York [aged 54] died.

On 16th January 1469 [her former husband] Henry Bromflete 1st Baron Vesci [aged 80] died at Londesborough without male issue. Baron Vesci extinct.