EARLS AND See also:DUKES OF See also:KENT
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The first holder of the See also:English earldom of See also:Kent was probably See also:Odo, See also:bishop of See also:Bayeux, and the second a certain See also:- WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
William de See also:Ypres (d
.
1162),, both of whom were deprived of the dignity
.
The See also:regent See also:Hubert de See also:Burgh obtained this See also:honour in 1227, and in 1321 it was granted to See also:Edmund See also:Plantagenet, the youngest See also:brother of See also:Edward II
.
Edmund (1301-1330), who was See also:born at See also:Woodstock on the 5th of See also:August 1301, received many marks of favour from his brother the See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king, whom he steadily supported until the last See also:act in Edward's See also:life opened in 1326
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He fought in See also:Scotland and then in See also:France, and was a member of the See also:council when Edward III. became king in 1327
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Soon at variance with See also:Queen See also:Isabella and her See also:lover, See also:Roger See also:Mortimer, Edmund was involved in a See also:conspiracy to restore Edward II., who he was led to believe was still alive; he was arrested, and beheaded on the 19th of See also:March 1330
.
Although he had been condemned as a traitor his See also:elder son Edmund (c
.
1327-1333) was recognized as See also:earl of Kent, the See also:title passing on his See also:death to his brother See also:John (c
.
1330-1352)
.
After John's childless death the earldom appears to have been held by his See also:sister See also:Joan, " the See also:fair maid of Kent," and in 136o Joan's See also:husband, See also:Sir See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas de Holand, or See also:- HOLLAND
- HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
- HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
- HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
- HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
- HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
- HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
- HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART
Holland, was summoned to See also:parliament as earl of Kent
.
See also:Roland, who was a soldier of some repute, died in See also:Normandy on the 28th of December136o, and his widow married Edward the See also:Black See also:Prince, by whom she was the See also:mother of See also:Richard II
.
The next earl was Holand's eldest son Thomas (1350-1397), who was See also:marshal of See also:England from 138o to 1385, and was in high favour with his See also:half-brother, Richard II
.
The 3rd earl of Kent of the Holand See also:family was his son Thomas (1374-1400)
.
In See also:September 1397, a few months after becoming earl of Kent, Thomas was made See also:duke of See also:Surrey as a See also:reward for assisting Richard II. against the lords appellant; but he was degraded from his dukedom in 1399, and was beheaded in See also:January of the following See also:year for conspiring against See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry IV
.
However, his brother Edmund (1384-1408) was allowed to succeed to the earldom, which became See also:extinct on his death in See also:Brittany in September 1408
.
In the same See also:century the title was revived in favour of William, a younger son of See also:Ralph See also:Neville, 1st earl of See also:Westmorland, and through his mother Joan See also:Beaufort a See also:grandson of John of Gaunt, duke of See also:Lancaster
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William (c
.
1405-1463), who held the See also:barony of Fauconberg in right of his wife, Joan, gained fame during the See also:wars in France and fought for the Yorkists during the Wars of the See also:Roses
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His prowess is said to have been chiefly responsible for the victory of Edward IV. at See also:Towton in March 1461, and soon after this event he was created earl of Kent and See also:admiral of England
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He died in January 1463, and, as his only legitimate issue were three daughters, the title of earl of Kent again became extinct
.
Neville's natural son Thomas, " the See also:bastard of Fauconberg" (d
.
1471), was a follower of See also:Warwick, the "Kingmaker."
The See also:long connexion of the family of See also:Grey with this title began in 1465, when Edmund, See also:Lord Grey of See also:Ruthin, was created earl of Kent
.
Edmund (c
.
1420-1489) was the eldest son of Sir John Grey, while his mother, See also:Constance, was a daughter of John Holand, duke of See also:Exeter
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During the earlier See also:part of the Wars of the Roses Grey fought for Henry VI.; but by deserting the Lancastrians during the See also:battle of See also:Northampton in 146o he gave the victory to the Yorkists
.
He was treasurer of England and held other high offices under Edward IV. and Richard III
.
His son and successor, See also:George, 2nd earl of Kent (c
.
1455-1503), also a soldier, married See also:Anne Woodville, a sister of Edward IV.'s queen, See also:Elizabeth, and was succeeded by his son Richard (1481-1524)
.
After Richard's death without issue, his half-brother and See also:heir, Henry (c
.
1495-1562), did not assume the title of earl of Kent on See also:account of his poverty; but in 1572 Henry's grandson Reginald (d
.
1573), who had been member of parliament for See also:Weymouth, was recognized as earl; he was followed by his brother Henry (1541-1615), and then by another brother, See also:Charles (c
.
1545-1623)
.
Charles's son, Henry, the 8th earl (c
.
1583-1639), married Elizabeth (1581-1651), daughter of See also:- GILBERT
- GILBERT (KINGSMILL) ISLANDS
- GILBERT (or GYLBERDE), WILLIAM (1544-1603)
- GILBERT, ALFRED (1854– )
- GILBERT, ANN (1821-1904)
- GILBERT, GROVE KARL (1843– )
- GILBERT, J
- GILBERT, JOHN (1810-1889)
- GILBERT, MARIE DOLORES ELIZA ROSANNA [" LOLA MONTEZ "] (1818-1861)
- GILBERT, NICOLAS JOSEPH LAURENT (1751–1780)
- GILBERT, SIR HUMPHREY (c. 1539-1583)
- GILBERT, SIR JOSEPH HENRY (1817-1901)
- GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENK (1836– )
Gilbert See also:Talbot, 7th earl of See also:Shrewsbury
.
This See also:lady, who was an authoress, took for her second husband the jurist John See also:Selden
.
Henry died without See also:children in See also:November 1639, when the earldom of Kent, separated from the barony of Ruthin, passed to his See also:cousin See also:Anthony (1557-1643), a clergyman, who was succeeded by his son Henry (1594-1651), Lord Grey of Ruthin
.
Henry had been a member of parliament from 164o to 1643, and as a supporter of the popular party was See also:speaker of the See also:House of Lords until its abolition
.
The 11th earl was his son Anthony (1645-1702), whose son Henry became 12th earl in August 1702, lord chamber-lain of the royal See also:household from 1704 to 1710, and in 17o6 was created earl of Harold and See also:marquess of Kent, becoming duke of Kent four years later
.
All his sons predeceased their See also:father, and when the duke died in See also:June 1740, his titles of earl, marquess and duke of Kent became extinct
.
In 1799 Edward See also:Augustus, See also:fourth son of George III., was created duke of Kent and Strathearn by his father
.
Born on the 2nd of November 1767, Edward served in the See also:British See also:army in See also:North See also:America and elsewhere, becoming a See also:- FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
field marshal in 18o5
.
To quote Sir See also:Spencer See also:Walpole, Kent, a stern disciplinarian, " was unpopular among his troops; and the See also:storm which was created by his well-intentioned effort at See also:Gibraltar to check the licentiousness and See also:drunkenness of the See also:garrison compelled him finally to retire from the governorship of this See also:colony." Owing to pecuniary difficulties his later years were mainly passed on the See also:continent of See also:Europe
.
He died at See also:Sidmouth on the 23rd
of January 1820
.
In 1818 the duke married Maria Louisa ' See also:Victoria 0786-1861), widow of Emich Charles, prince of See also:Leiningen (d
.
1814), and sister of See also:Leopold I., king of the Belgians; and his only See also:child was Queen Victoria (q.v.)
.
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