Holand, John (1395 - 1447)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 5
Properties - 16
Total events naming patron - 19
Troupes - 4
Venues - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 5
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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1395-03-29
Death Date: 1447-08-05

Notes

Under father’s attainder from Jan. 1400/1; restored in blood 29 March 1417; in France on military & naval campaigns from 1415; taken prisoner at the battle of Baugé 22 March 1420/1; in captivity at Anjou for five years; released and returned to England 1425 or early 1426

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Stafford, Anne ( - 1432)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1427-3-6
    Union ended: n.d.
  2. Portugal, Beatrice of ( - 1439)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: ca. 1432-3-1
    Union ended: n.d.
  3. Montagu, Anne ( - 1457)
    Type: marriage
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.
  4. Not identified, ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From Montagu, Anne ( - 1457)

  1. Female offspring: Holland, Anne (1430 - 1486)

From Stafford, Anne ( - 1432)

  1. Male offspring: Holand, Henry (1430 - 1475) (patron)

From Not identified, ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Holand, William (n.d.) (patron)

Primary Title

14th Earl of Huntingdon
Earl of Huntingdon

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1413-04-08
    Vacated 1447-08-05
  • Earl of Huntingdon
    Assumed By 1415
    Vacated 1417-08-05
  • 14th Earl of Huntingdon
    Assumed 1415-03-29
    Vacated 1447-08-05
  • Knight of the Garter
    Assumed 1416-05 (installed on this date)
    Vacated 1447-08-05
  • 3rd Duke of Exeter
    Assumed 1443/4-01-06
    Vacated 1447-08-05

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Vice Admiral, England 1417-7 n.d.
Constable, London 1420-8-20 1447-08-5 Granted to Holand & son in surviviorship 28 Feb. 1446/7; held jointly with son after this date
JP, Bedfordshire 1426 n.d.
Privy Councillor, England 1426-11-24 1445-05 (probably until death)
JP, Devon 1427 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1427 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1427 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1427 n.d.
JP, Herefordshire 1427 1428
JP, Essex 1427 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1428 1429
JP, Hertfordshire 1428/9 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1428/9 n.d.
JP, Essex 1429 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1430/1 n.d.
JP, Somerset 1431 n.d.
JP, Herefordshire 1431 1433
JP, Devon 1431 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1431 1433
JP, Essex 1431 1435
JP, Huntingdonshire 1431/2 n.d.
Deputy Marshal of England, England 1432-11-15 1436-09-12 During minority of John, son and heir of John, Duke of Norfolk
JP, Sussex 1433 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1433 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1434/5 1440
JP, Bedfordshire 1434/5 n.d.
Captain, Northumberland 1435-7-12 n.d. Held jointly with Earl of Northumberland; part of the Marches towards Scotland
Commissioner of Array, Sussex 1435 n.d.
Commissioner of Array, Kent 1435 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1435 1437
JP, Devon 1435 n.d.
JP, Herefordshire 1435 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1435 n.d.
Keeper, Marches towards Scotland 1435-7-12 n.d. Held jointly with Earl of Northumberland
Lord High Admiral, England 1435-10-2 1447-08-5 Renewed for life 14 Feb. 1445/6; held jointly with son Henry
JP, Cornwall 1435/6 n.d.
JP, Herefordshire 1436/7 n.d.
JP, Essex 1436/7 1438
JP, Huntingdonshire 1437 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1437 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1437 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1438 n.d.
JP, Devon 1438 n.d.
JP, Bedfordshire 1438/9 1440
JP, Sussex 1438/9 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1439 n.d.
Lieut, France 1439-3-27 1445 Appointed for six years
JP, Herefordshire 1440/1 n.d.
JP, Essex 1440/1 1443
JP, Huntingdonshire 1440/1 1443
JP, Sussex 1440/1 1442
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Surrey 1441 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Kent 1441 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, London 1441 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Middlesex 1441 n.d.
Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer, Essex 1441 n.d.
JP, Cornwall 1441 1443
JP, Herefordshire 1442/3 n.d.
JP, Devon 1443 1444
JP, Bedfordshire 1443 n.d.
JP, Surrey 1443 1444
JP, Hertfordshire 1443 n.d.
JP, Sussex 1443/4 n.d.
Captain, France 1444 1447
JP, Cornwall 1444/5 n.d.
JP, Hertfordshire 1445 n.d.
JP, Essex 1445/6 n.d.
JP, Huntingdonshire 1446 n.d.

General Lands Note

Livery of lands 29 March 1417; livery of mother’s lands 8 March 1425/6

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Coldharbour, London (city-county)
  • Coldharbour, London (city-county)
    Patrimony; held by stepfather Sir John Cornewall
    Acquired: 1443/4-01-24
  • Dartington Hall, Devon
    (Performance Venue)

Lands

  • Bedfordshire: Stevington Manor
  • Berkshire: Ardington Manor
  • Cheshire: Northwich Manor
  • Cornwall
  • Devon: Barnstaple
  • Devon: Barnstaple Castle, Manor and Town; Blackborough Bolhay; Combe Martin; Dartington; Fremington Manor and Hundred; Holsworthy; Langacre; North Lew; South Molton Manor and Hundred; Torrington; Winkleigh Manors
  • Flintshire: Hope & Hopedale Castle, Lordship, and Town
  • Hertfordshire: Berkhampstead Castle and Manor
    Acquired: 1443-12-01
    Divested: 1447-08-05
    Granted for life
  • Hertfordshire: St Albans
  • Huntingdonshire
  • Pembrokeshire
  • Somerset: Blagdon, Lydford, and Haslebury Manors
  • Wiltshire

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1443-1444 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1444-1446 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1444-1445 Chartham Manor, near Canterbury , Kent Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1445-1445 Canterbury (Unknown), Canterbury , Kent Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1447-1447 Chartham Manor, near Canterbury , Kent Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s
Performance 1416-1416 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1425-1426 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1427-1428 Guildhall, Cambridge , Cambridgeshire Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1427-1428 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1428-1429 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1429-1430 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1431-1432 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1432-1432 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1435-1436 Guildhall (1), Barnstaple , Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1438-1439 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1440-1441 Dover (Unknown), Dover , Kent Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s
Performance 1434-1434 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrels
Performance 1438-1438 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrels
Performance 1439-1439 Exeter (Unknown), Exeter , Exeter (city-county) in Devon Earl of Huntingdon's Trumpeters

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Duke of Exeter's Minstrel/s Holand, John (1395 - 1447) Entertainers/Minstrels 5
Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrel/s Holand, John (1395 - 1447) Entertainers/Minstrels 11
Earl of Huntingdon's Minstrels Holand, John (1395 - 1447) Entertainers/Minstrels 2
Earl of Huntingdon's Trumpeters Holand, John (1395 - 1447) Musicians 1

Owned Venues

Venue Name County Venue Type
Dartington Hall Devon Private Residence

Bibliographic Sources

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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.
Emery, Anthony. Dartington Hall. Oxford: Clarendon P, 1970.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)
Stansfield, Michael. 'John Holland, Duke of Exeter and Earl of Huntingdon (d 1447) and the Costs of the Hundred Years War.' . Profit, Piety and the Professions in Later Medieval England. Hicks, Michael, ed. Gloucester UK & Wolfeboro Falls USA: Alan Sutton, 1990.