Joan, LG, Princess of Wales

1328 - 1385  (56 years)

• Name	Joan
  Nickname	the Fair Maid of Kent
  Birth	29 Sep 1328	Woodstock, Kent, England   [4, 5, 6, 8, 10]
  General Information	Her other titles were the Countess of Kent. Although the French chronicler Jean Froissart called her "the most beautiful woman in all the realm of England, and the most loving", the appellation "Fair Maid of Kent" does not appear to be contemporary  [1, 2, 3, 10]
  Title(s)	26 Dec 1352 (24 years)  [4, 6, 10]
  On 26 December 1352 she became the Countess of Kent.
  Title(s)	26 Dec 1352 (24 years)  [6]
  She succeeded as the 5th Baroness Wake on 26 December 1352.
  Knighted	1378 (49 years)  [3, 6, 10]
  In 1378 she was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.).
  Will	7 Aug 1385 (56 years)	Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England   [3]
  On 7 August 1385 she made her will in Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England.
  Death	7 Aug 1385	Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10]
  Burial	Aft 7 Aug 1385	Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England The only surviving structure from the medieval friary is the  14th-century gateway known as the "Whitefriars gatehouse".   [3, 4, 6]
  Joan was buried beside her first husband, as requested in her will. [10]
  Probate/Proved	9 Dec 1385 (57 years)	Lambeth, London, England   [3]
  Her will was proved on 9 December 1385.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Edmund Plantagenet, Earl of Kent,   b. Abt 1326   d. 5 Jan 1331  (Age 5 years)   2. Margaret Plantagenet,   b. 1327   d. Before 1352  (Age 24 years) + 3. Joan, LG, Princess of Wales,   b. 29 Sep 1328, Woodstock, Kent, England d. 7 Aug 1385, Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England  (Age 56 years) ▻ Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent,  m. 1339/40 ;   Sir William de Montagu, KG, Earl of Salisbury,  m. 1340/41 ;   Edward of Woodstock, KG, Prince of England,  m. 10 Oct 1361   4. John Plantagenet, Earl of Kent,   b. 7 Apr 1330, Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England d. 26 Dec 1352  (Age 22 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Bodilon de Trèves, Count of Tréves,   b. About 600, Louresse-Rochemenier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France d. About 643, Mas d'Albon, Beaucaire, Gard, Languedoc, France  (Age 43 years)  (22 x Great Grandfather)  Joanna de Fiennes   d. 1310  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3535	Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Edumnd of Woodstock, Earl of Kent,   b. 5 Aug 1301, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 19 Mar 1329/30, Winchester Castle, Winchester, Hampshire, England Winchester Castle,  Winchester, Hampshire, England (Age 28 years)
  Mother	Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake,   b. Abt 1298   d. 29 Sep 1349 (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F2917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sir Thomas de Holand, KG, Earl of Kent,   b. About 1314, England d. 28 Dec 1360, Normandy, France (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1339/40  [3, 4, 6, 7, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 11 years and 3 months - He : ~ 26 years.
  Children	3 sons and 2 daughters
  +   1. Sir Thomas de Holand of Woodstock, KG, Earl of Kent,   b. 1354, Up Holland, Lancashire, England d. 25 Apr 1397, England (Age 43 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Alice FitzAlan  m. 10 Apr 1364     2. Edmund de Holand,   b. Bef 1352  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. John de Holand, Duke of Exeter,   b. Abt 1352   d. Abt 9 Jan 1400 (Age 48 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     4. Joan de Holand,   b. Abt 1356   d. 1384 (Age 28 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Matilda de Holand,   b. Abt 1359   d. Bef 13 Apr 1392 (Age 33 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Sir William de Montagu, KG, Earl of Salisbury,   b. 20 Jun 1329, Donyatt, Somerset, England d. 3 Jun 1397 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	1340/41  [3, 6, 8]
  Age at Marriage	She : ~ 12 years and 3 months - He : ~ 11 years and 6 months.
  Annulled	13 Nov 1349  [6, 8, 9]
  Information	14 Nov 1349  [6]
  	The marriage was annulled by the Pope because her marriage to William de Montacute was bigamous, and she was ordered to return to her first husband, Thomas de Holand.
  Family ID	F8066	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Edward of Woodstock, KG, Prince of England,   b. 15 Jun 1330, Woodstock Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England d. 8 Jun 1376, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England (Age 45 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1361	Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England   [2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : 33 years and 1 month - He : 31 years and 4 months.
  Notes	Marriage Place: There is confusion about where they were married. Weir (1989) states they were probably at St Stephen’s Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, or – less probably – at Canterbury Cathedral or at Windsor Castle. [8]
  Children	2 sons
  1. Edward of Angoulême,   b. 27 Jan 1365, Angoulême, Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. Jan 1372, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Age 6 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Richard II, King of England  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F2921	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2021

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Joan, LG, Princess of Wales(1328 – 1385) 2Edumnd of Woodstock, Earl of Kent(1301 – 19 Mar 1329/30) 4Edward I, King of England (1239 – 1307) 8Henry III, King of England(1207 – 1272) 16John, King of England (1167 – 1216) 17Isabella of Angoulême, Queen of England(1188 – 1246) 9Eleanor of Provence(Abt 1223 – 1291) 18Raymond IV Berenger, Count of Provence and Forcalquier(1198 – 1245) 19Beatrix of Savoy, Countess of Provence(1198 – 1266) 5Marguerite of France(1279 – 1318) 10Philip III, King of France(1245 – 1285) 20Saint Louis IX, King of France(1215 – 1270) 21Margerite of Provence(1221 – 1285) 11Marie of Brabant(1256 – 1321) 22Henry III, Duke of Brabant( – 1260) 23Alix of Burgundy( – 1273) 3Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake(Abt 1298 – 1349) 6Sir John Wake, Lord Wake(1268 – 1300) 12Sir Baldwin Wake, Lord of Bourne(1238 – 10 Feb 1281/82) 24Hugh Wake( – 1241) 25Joan de Stuteville( – 1276) 13Hawise de Quincy(1250 – 1285) 26Robert de Quincy( – 1217) 27Elen verch Llewelyn(Abt 1206 – ) 7Joanna de Fiennes( – 1310) 14John FitzBernard(1247 – ) 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 Sep 1328 - Woodstock, Kent, England Marriage - 10 Oct 1361 - Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England Will - 7 Aug 1385 - Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England Death - 7 Aug 1385 - Wallingford Castle, Wallingford, Berkshire, England Burial - Aft 7 Aug 1385 - Greyfriars, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Probate/Proved - 9 Dec 1385 - Lambeth, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Joan of Kent This is the only known likeness

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S11] Burke, Bernard, A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire , (London: Harrision, 1866). [S1461] Burke, John and John Bernard Burke. The Royal Families of England, Scotland and Wales with their Descendants, Sovereigns and Subjects , (London: E. Churton, 1848). [S1449] Cokayne, George E. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the UK, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, volume VII , (London: The St. Catherine Press, 1929). [S278] Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (web: http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/royal/catalog.html). [S309] Fraser, Antonia. The Lives of the Kings & Queens of England, (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1975). [S1569] Lundy, Darryl. The Peerage web site, (Wellington, New Zealand: http://www.thepeerage.com/index.htm, 2019). [S63] von Redlisch, Marcellus Donald Alexander R. Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants volume 1 , (Cottonport, Louisiana: Order of the Crown of Charlemagne, 1941). [S1682] Weir, Alison. Britain's Royal Families, (London: Vintage Books, 1989). [S59] Weis, Frederick Lewis. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 Fifth Editionif, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1982). [S304] Wikipedia, Joan of Kent.