Once the new king, Edward III, came of age and assumed personal control of government, he annulled the charges against his uncle. When this Edmund died, in 1331, his brother John became earl. For a time he was second in power after William became King of England. He was a member of Edward IV's council, became Lord Treasurer in 1463/4, was created Earl of Kent in 1465 and was keeper of the Tower of London in 1470. He was portrayed by Eric Kruger in the 1972 French miniseries adaptation of the series. [19] The king's inability to handle the Scottish situation was becoming apparent. [3] His lands and titles descended on his oldest son by the same name, but this Edmund himself died in October 1331. For instance, the earl who ruled over Kent would have been called the Earl of Kent. [17], With domestic opposition largely neutralised, the king turned his attention to Scotland. The earls of Kent of this creation used Baron Holand (1353) as a subsidiary title; it became abeyant 1408. The re­wards of vic­tory fol­lowed. Kent initially condemns the English nobles for voicing their dissatisfaction with Edward and Gaveston's relationship; in fact, he considers their open opposition to Edward's actions treasonous and urges his brother to have them executed. Kent initially condemns the English nobles for voicing their dissatisfaction with Edward and Gaveston's relationship; in fact, he considers their open opposition to Edward's actions treasonous and urges his brother to have them executed. The first Earl of Kent by this creation was the husband of Joan of Kent of the fifth creation. Edmund's son George, the 2nd Earl, had continued as a Yorkist, marrying Anne Woodville, a sister of Edward IV's queen Elizabeth Woodville. (He was half-first cousin - both being grandsons of Reynold 3rd Lord Grey of Ruthin - to Queen Elizabeth's first husband, Sir John Grey of Groby.) [31] Edmund took part in the trials of the two Despensers, and in the council transferring power to Prince Edward, who was crowned King Edward III. Ed­ward IV re­lied on him for both land and naval war­fare. Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (5 August 1301 – 19 March 1330), whose seat was Arundel Castle in Sussex,[1] was the sixth son of King Edward I of England, and the second by his second wife Margaret of France, and was a younger half-brother of King Edward II. Business seller information. [16] Here, Edmund was on the jury that condemned him to death for treason. Edmund was one of the judges who passed judgement on Harclay, who was hanged, drawn and quartered for treason. New creation Earl of Kent 1465–1490 Succeeded by George Grey Preceded by Reginald Grey Baron Grey de Ruthyn 1440–1490 ===== ===== Edmund Grey, 1st Earl of Kent (26 October 1416 – 22 May 1490), English administrator,[1] nobleman and magnate, was the son of Sir John Grey, KG and Constance Holland. Edmund Grey, Lord Grey of Ruthin, started out a Lancastrian, but switched to the Yorkist side at the Battle of Northampton. [6] He probably intended to give the earldom of Norfolk to Thomas, while Edmund would receive the earldom of Cornwall, which had been left vacant after Edward I's cousin Edmund died without children in 1300. Or . [41], Edmund was not particularly popular while he was alive, nor did he enjoy a good reputation after his death. The Earls of Kent are a tight-knit cover band consisting of five dedicated and accomplished musicians skillfully and professionally performing a wide variety of Classic Rock, Contemporary, Blues, Hard Rock, Southern Rock and Metal covers. [3] In May 1321, Edmund received the strategically important Gloucester Castle, and further grants followed his creation as Earl of Kent on 28 July 1321. Earl of Kent Timeline and Summary. Edward I of England had a great number of children with his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, but only one son who survived into adulthood – the future Edward II (born 1284). Edmund failed to get along with the new administration, and in 1330 he was caught planning a new rebellion, and executed. Thomas Holland was born in Upholand, Lancashire, in 1350. He fought during the latter part of the Hundred Years War, and during the English dynastic Wars of the Roses. In the spring of 1320 he took part in an embassy to Pope John XXII in Avignon, where the mission was to absolve the king of his oath to uphold the Ordinances, a set of restrictions imposed on royal authority by the baronage. Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, 1st Baron Holand, KG (c. 1314 26 December 1360) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. 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