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Thomas Netherlands Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Thomas Netherlands, based on 14 World History Database records associated with England.

14 records1314–14009 events2 places

Chronological biography

1314

Birth of Thomas Holland1314
House / House of Netherlands, The · Earl

Birth of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, 2nd Baron Holland

1344

Order of the Garter1344
House / House of Netherlands, The · Earl

One of the founders of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

1346

Siege of Calais1346
Warfare / Hundred Years War · Earl · Calais

Serves during at the siege of Calais in 1346-7

1350

Birth of Thomas Holland1350
House / House of Netherlands, The · Earl

Birth of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, 3rd Baron Holland

1352

Peerage1352
House / House of Netherlands, The · Earl

Created Earl of Kent

1354

Rule of Brittany1354
Warfare / Hundred Years War · Earl · Brittany

The King's lieutenant in Brittany during the minority of the Duke of Brittany

1359

Captain General1359
Warfare / Hundred Years War · Earl

Co-captain-general for all the English continental possessions

1360

Death of Thomas Netherlands, The1360
House / House of Netherlands, The · Earl

Death of Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent, 2nd Baron Holland

1374

Birth of Thomas Holland1374
House / House of Netherlands, The · Duke

Birth of Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey

1397

Peerage1397
House / House of Netherlands, The · Duke

Created 3rd Earl of Kent and 4th Baron Holland

Death of Thomas Netherlands, The25 April 1397
House / House of Netherlands, The · Earl

Death of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, 3rd Baron Holland

1400

Epiphany Rising1400
House / House of Netherlands, The · Duke

Kent, along with his uncle, the Earl of Huntingdon (no longer Duke of Exeter), plotted to kill King Henry IV and free King Richard II from prison and return him to the throne, this "Epiphany Rising" failed and Kent was captured and executed

Execution1400
House / House of Netherlands, The · Duke

Kent, along with his uncle, the Earl of Huntingdon (no longer Duke of Exeter), plotted to kill King Henry IV and free King Richard II from prison and return him to the throne, this "Epiphany Rising" failed and Kent was captured and executed

Death of Thomas Netherlands, The7 January 1400
House / House of Netherlands, The · Duke

Death of Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey

Titles and roles

Duke · Earl

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.