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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth de Lancaster
- Constance de Holand
- Richard de Holand+
- Edward de Holand (d.y.)
- Alice de Holand
- John de Holand, Duke of Exeter
0. Unknown Mistress
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John de Holand, K.G., Duke of Exeter 1 2
- Born: After 1358, Upholland, Lancashire, England
- Married: 24 Jun 1386, Plymouth, Devon, England
- Died: 9 Jan 1400
- Buried: Collegiate Church, Pleshey, Chelmsford, Essex, England
 Research Notes:
Appointed Lieutenant of Ireland in Aug 1382. In [May] 1384, he murdered a Carmelite friar who had charged John of Gaunt with high treason. In Jul 1385, he killed the Earl of Stafford's eldest son, in revenge for the death of his squire who had been killed in a quarrel by one of the Earl of Stafford's archers, but he was pardoned 2 Feb 1386. Appointed Constable of the army which John of Gaunt took to Spain to enforce his claim to the throne of Castile, it was on John de Holand's advice that John abandoned this unsuccessful enterprise. He was created Earl of Huntingdon 2 Jun 1388, and Duke of Exeter 29 Sep 1397. He was accused of complicity in the murder of Thomas Duke of Gloucester 29 Oct 1399. He joined in the plot to seize King Henry IV, but was captured at Prittlewell, Essex and taken to Pleshy Castle where he was executed. He was declared a traitor by Parliament in Jan 1401, and his possessions confiscated and titles forfeited. 1
Marriage Information:
John married Elizabeth Plantagenet of Lancaster, daughter of John Plantagenet, Duke of Gaunt, and Blanche Plantagenet, on 24 Jun 1386 in Plymouth, Devon, England. (Elizabeth of Lancaster was born before 21 Feb 1363, died on 24 Nov 1425 and was buried in Burford, Shropshire, England.)
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