Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent, 5th Baron Holand, KG (6 January 1383 15 September 1408) was the

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from 1400 to 1408. He was the 106th

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of the Order of the Garter in 1403. Edmund was born in

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, the second son of

Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (135025 April 1397) was an English nobleman and a councillor of his half-brother, King Richard II of England. Family and early life Thomas Holland was born in Upholland, Lancashire, in 1350. He was the eldest s ...

and Alice Fitzalan. He was a younger brother of

Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey Thomas Holland, 1st Duke of Surrey, 3rd Earl of Kent, KG, Earl Marshal (8 September 1372 – 7 January 1400) was an English nobleman and courtier. Early life and family Born on 8 September 1372, Thomas Holland was the eldest son and heir of ...

; Edmund succeeded his childless brother as Earl of Kent on 7 January 1400. He was "appointed admiral of the west and north in 1407". He married at St. Mary Overy,

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, on 24 January 1407,

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(c. 13804 April 1424), daughter of

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, and wife

Beatrice Regina della Scala Beatrice ''Regina'' della Scala (1331 – 18 June 1384) was Lady of Milan by marriage to Bernabò Visconti, Lord of Milan, and politically active as the adviser of her spouse.Tuchman, p.333 Life Beatrice Regina was born in Verona in 1331,Charle ...

, without issue. Shortly before the marriage, he had an affair with

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and fathered illegitimately Eleanor de Holland born in c. 1407; Eleanor was later married to

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. Edmund was killed at the battle of

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on 15 September 1408. As he had no legitimate issue, the earldom then became extinct. He is buried at Bourne Abbey in

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. ''Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy''. London, The Bodley Head, 1999, p. 111. * * * * * , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Kent, Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of History of Kent Knights of the Garter 1384 births 1408 deaths 15th-century English Navy personnel 15th-century English people Earls of Kent (1360 creation) 8 English military personnel killed in action

Edmund Edmund is a masculine given name or surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Old English elements ''ēad'', meaning "prosperity" or "riches", and ''mund'', meaning "protector". Persons named Edmund include: People Kings and ...

English admirals Lord High Admirals of England