Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 19
Total events naming patron - 19
Troupes - 5
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1430-06-27
Death Date: 1475-09

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

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. York, Anne of (1439 - 1476/7)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: 1446-1
    Union ended: 1472-11-12

Primary Title

4th Duke of Exeter

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1439-05-15
    Vacated 1475-09
  • 15th Earl of Huntingdon
    Assumed 1447-08-05
    Vacated 1461-11-04 (date attainted)
  • 4th Duke of Exeter
    Assumed 1447-08-05
    Vacated 1461-11-04 (date attainted)

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 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1451 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Wales 1452 n.d.
JP, Devon 1457 1459
JP, Cornwall 1458 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Devon 1459 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Northamptonshire 1459 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Bedfordshire 1459 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Cornwall 1459 n.d.
Constable, Northamptonshire 1459-12-19 (for life) 1461-11-4 (date attainted)
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1459/60 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1459/60 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1459/60 n.d.
JP, Northamptonshire 1470/1 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1470/1 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1470/1 n.d.

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 Properties

Residence

  • Coldharbour, London (city-county)
  • Coldharbour, London (city-county)
  • Dartington Hall, Devon
    (Performance Venue)
    Patrimony

Lands

  • Bedfordshire: Ampthill Castle
    Acquired: 1452-06-02
    Divested: 1454-09
    Seized by force
  • Bedfordshire: Stevington Manor
    Acquired: 1451
    This and seven other manors inherited from cousin
  • Berkshire: Ardington Manor
  • Cheshire: Northwich Town
  • Cornwall
  • Derbyshire: Dalbury and Wirksworth Manors
    These manors and possibly others
  • Devon: Barnstaple, Bovy Tracy, Combe Martin, Dartington, Fremington, Holsworthy, and South Molton Manors
    These 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 Manor
    This manor and one other
  • Rutland: Ridlington Manor
  • Somerset: Blagdon and Lydford Manors and Stone Hundred
    These lands and another manor and hundred
  • Wiltshire: Barford St Martin Manor

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1452-1453 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Duke of Exeter's Entertainers
Performance 1453-1454 King's College, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Duke of Exeter's Entertainers
Performance 1448-1448 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Exeter's Minstrel
Performance 1462-1463 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Duke of Exeter's Minstrel
Performance 1445-1446 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1451-1452 Worcester (Unknown), Worcester , Worcestershire Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1456-1457 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1458-1459 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1462-1463 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1446-1446 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Exeter's Minstrels
Performance 1447-1447 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Exeter's Minstrels
Performance 1448-1448 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Duke of Exeter's Minstrels
Performance 1453-1453 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Duke of Exeter's Minstrels
Performance 1454-1455 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Duke of Exeter's Minstrels
Performance 1455-1455 Rye (Unknown), Rye , Sussex Duke of Exeter's Minstrels
Performance 1457-1458 Booth Hall, Shrewsbury , Shropshire Duke of Exeter's Minstrels
Performance 1452-1453 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Duke of Exeter's Performers
Performance 1454-1454 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Duke of Exeter's Performers
Performance 1454-1455 Lydd (Unknown), Lydd , Kent Duke of Exeter's Performers

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Exeter's Entertainers Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Duke of Exeter's Minstrel Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) Entertainers/Minstrels 5
Duke of Exeter's Minstrels Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) Entertainers/Minstrels 7
Duke of Exeter's Performers Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) Entertainers/Minstrels 3

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Dartington Hall Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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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. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)