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Edmund, of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
1301 - 1330 (28 years)-
Name Edmund Suffix of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent Born 5 Aug 1301 Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Gender Male Died 19 Mar 1330 Notes - From “Random History of the Day” column, Facebook, posted on 19 March 2022:
“March 19, 1330: Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, was executed by beheading at Winchester Castle. The son of King Edward I and Marguerite of France, he was the younger half-brother of King Edward II. Edmund remained loyal to his brother, even through the Piers Gaveston era, but he finally drew the line in the sand with the Despensers and joined the rebellion led by Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, whereby Edward II was deposed. Mortimer, being the charmer he was, tricked Edmund into fomenting rebellion against his and Isabella’s administration, and so Edmund was executed. However, when Edward III finally seized complete power, he had all charges against his uncle annulled, and the title and estates of the Earl of Kent descended to Edmund’s son, Edmund.”
Person ID I13182 Lowell&Block Last Modified 20 Jan 2023
Father Edward I “Longshanks”, King of England, b. 17 Jun 1239, Westminster Palace, Middlesex, England , d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-on-Sands, Cumberland, England (Age 68 years) Mother Margaret or Marguerite, de France, b. Abt 1279, Paris, France , d. 14 Feb 1318, Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England (Age ~ 39 years) Married 8 Sep 1299 Canterbury, Kent, England Family ID F4037 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Margaret WAKE, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell, b. Abt 1297, d. 19 Sep 1349 (Age ~ 52 years) Children 1. Edmund, 2nd Earl of Kent, b. Abt 1326, d. 5 Oct 1331 (Age ~ 5 years) 2. Margaret, of Kent, b. 1327, d. 1352 (Age 25 years) 3. Joan “The Fair Maid of Kent”, 4th Countess of Kent, 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell, b. 29 Sep 1326/7, d. 7 Aug 1385 (Age 57 years) 4. John, 3rd Earl of Kent, b. 7 Apr 1330, Arundel Castle, Sussex, England , d. 26 Dec 1352 (Age 22 years) Last Modified 26 Jan 2023 Family ID F11222 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- From “Random History of the Day” column, Facebook, posted on 19 March 2022: