Notes
Ward of father-in-law Duke of York during minority (1447–23 July 1450); held in custody for causing disorder in the north with Thomas Percy, 1st Baron Egremont, May 1454 at Pontefract Castle, Yorkshire, 24 July 1454; released March 1445; incarcerated Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, June 1455; released by 9 June 1458; held at Berkhamsted Castle Nov. 1458–Feb. 1458/9 after attempting to seize Warwick; principal member of the Lancastrian party; attainted 4 Nov. 1461; fled to Flanders, Aug. 1463; returned to England, Feb. 1470/1; in custody 26 May 1471—20 May 1475; joined Edward IV's expedition to invade France; drowned in Channel on return
Parents
Mother: Stafford, Anne ( - 1432)
Father: Holand, John (1395 - 1447)
Marriages/Other Unions
- Type: marriageUnion began: 1446-1Union ended: 1472-11-12
Primary Title
- 4th Duke of Exeter
Titles
- 4th Duke of ExeterAssumed: 1447-08-05Vacated: 1461-11-04 (date attainted)
- 15th Earl of HuntingdonAssumed: 1447-08-05Vacated: 1461-11-04 (date attainted)
- Knight Assumed: 1439-05-15Vacated: 1475-09
General Lands Note
Special livery of father’s lands 23 July 1450; livery of dower lands of stepmother Anne, father’s 3rd wife, 9 June 1457 or 1458; all lands were granted to Holand's wife Anne upon his attainder
Details of Offices
| Began | Ended | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable, London | 1446/7 -2 -28 | 1460 | Held jointly, then solely from 6 Aug. 1447 |
| Lord High Admiral, England | 1450 -7 -23 (date assumed office) | 1460 | Father |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1450/1 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London | 1451 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wales | 1452 | ||
| JP, Devon | 1457 | 1459 | |
| JP, Cornwall | 1458 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Bedfordshire | 1459 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Cornwall | 1459 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Devon | 1459 | ||
| Commissioner of Array, Northamptonshire | 1459 | ||
| Constable, Northamptonshire | 1459 -12 -19 (for life) | 1461 -11 -4 date attainted | |
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London | 1459/60 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex | 1459/60 | ||
| Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent | 1459/60 | ||
| JP, Bedfordshire | 1470/1 | ||
| JP, Huntingdonshire | 1470/1 | ||
| JP, Northamptonshire | 1470/1 |
Details of Properties
Residence
- Coldharbour, London (city-county)
- Coldharbour, London (city-county)
- Dartington Hall, DevonPatrimony
Lands
- Bedfordshire: Ampthill CastleAcquired: 1452-06-02Divested: 1454-09Seized by force
- Bedfordshire: Stevington ManorAcquired: 1451This and seven other manors inherited from cousin
- Berkshire: Ardington Manor
- Cheshire: Northwich Town
- Cornwall
- Derbyshire: Dalbury and Wirksworth ManorsThese manors and possibly others
- Devon: Barnstaple, Bovy Tracy, Combe Martin, Dartington, Fremington, Holsworthy, and South Molton ManorsThese manors and others
- Flintshire: Hope and Hopedale Lordship
- Hertfordshire: Great Gaddesden Manor
- Lancashire: Haydock and Newton Manors
- London (city-county): Coldharbour Lane
- Northamptonshire: Aldwinkle, Caldecote, Chevelston, Thorpe Achurch, and Thorpe Waterville Manors
- Pembrokeshire: Manorbier ManorThis manor and one other
- Rutland: Ridlington Manor
- Somerset: Blagdon and Lydford Manors and Stone HundredThese lands and another manor and hundred
- Wiltshire: Barford St Martin Manor
Event Naming Patron
Patronized Troupes
| Troupe Name | Patron | Troupe Type | # of events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrels | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrels | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrels | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrels | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrels | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrels | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrels | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Entertainers | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Entertainers | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrel | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Minstrel | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Performers | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Performers | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
| Duke of Exeter's Performers | Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) | Entertainers/Minstrels | 1 |
Owned Venues
| Venue Name | County | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Dartington Hall | Devon | Private Residence |
Bibliographic Sources
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Edward IV – Henry VI [1467–77]. London: HMSO, 1900
- Calendar of Patent Rolls, Henry VI [1422--61]. 6 vols. London: HMSO, 1901--11
- The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
- Weinreb, Ben, and Christopher Hibbert, eds. The London Encyclopaedia. London: Macmillan, 1983
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.