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Edmund, of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

Male 1301 - 1330  (28 years)


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  • Name Edmund  
    Suffix of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent 
    Born 5 Aug 1301  Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1307, Burgh-on-Sands, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Margaret or Marguerite, de France,   b. Abt 1279, Paris, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1318, Marlborough Castle, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 8 Sep 1299  Canterbury, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1352  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2023 
    Family ID F11222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart