Edmund, 2nd Earl of Kent (c. 1326
– 5 October 1331
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Life
He inherited the Earldom of Kent in 1331, a year after his father,
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent
Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (5 August 130119 March 1330), whose seat was Arundel Castle in Sussex, 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 ...
, was attainted. His mother was
Margaret Wake, 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell
Margaret Wake, ''suo jure'' 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell and Countess of Kent (c. 1297 – 19 September 1349), was the wife of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent, the youngest surviving son of Edward I of England and Margaret of France.Marsh ...
.
In 1330 he was, on the petition of his mother and the reversal of his father's condemnation, recognised as Earl of Kent. He died very soon after, aged just 5, and was succeeded by his 1 year old brother,
John, 3rd Earl of Kent
John (7 April 1330 – 26 December 1352), an English nobleman, was the Earl of Kent (1331–52) and 4th Baron Wake of Liddell (1349–52). His promising career was cut short by an untimely death at the age of twenty-two.
He was born on 7 April ...
. He in turn died aged 22, and the Earldom of Kent was held in abeyance by their sister,
Joan of Kent
Joan, Countess of Kent (29 September 1326/1327 – 7 August 1385), known as The Fair Maid of Kent, was the mother of King Richard II of England, her son by her third husband, Edward the Black Prince, son and heir apparent of King Edward III. ...
. In a separate creation of the Earldom of Kent, her
first husband was created Earl of Kent.
Ancestry
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1326 births
1331 deaths
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 ...
Earls of Kent (1321 creation)
Royalty and nobility who died as children