Edmund of Woodstock Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Edmund of Woodstock, based on 8 World History Database records associated with England.

8 records1321–13307 events4 places

Chronological biography

1321

Peerage1321

House / House of Plantagenet · Earl · Kent

Created Earl of Kent, 3rd

1322

Execution1322

Warfare / Military · Earl · Pontefract

Witnesses Lancasters execution

Siege of Pontefract1322

Warfare / Military · Earl · Pontefract

Witnesses Lancasters execution. Besieges Lancasters Yorkshire stronghold in support of Edward II & the Despensers

1324

Lieutenant1324

House / House of Plantagenet · Earl · Lieutenant Aquitaine · Aquitaine

Appointed Lieutenant of Aquitaine

1327

Abdication1327

House / House of Plantagenet · Earl · Member of Ruling Council · London

Appointed Member of Council who rule after Edward IIIs forced abdication

Ruling Council1327

House / House of Plantagenet · Earl · Member of Ruling Council · London

Appointed Member of Council who rule after Edward IIIs forced abdication

1330

Death of Edmund of Woodstock1330

House / House of Plantagenet · Earl · London

Death of Edmund of Woodstock, executed

Execution1330

House / House of Plantagenet · Earl · London

Implicated in a plot to restore Edward III after & executed

Titles and roles

Earl · Earl · Lieutenant Aquitaine · Earl · Member of Ruling Council

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.