John Holland | |
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| Duke of Exeter Earl of Huntingdon and Ivry | |
 John Holland's effigy, Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, Tower of London | |
| Born | 29 March 1395[1][2][3] Dartington, Devonshire, England |
| Died | 5 August 1447 (aged 52) Stepney, Middlesex, England |
| Buried | St Katharine's by the Tower, London |
| Family | Holland |
| Spouses | Lady Anne Stafford Beatrice of Portugal Lady Anne Montacute |
| Issue more... | Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter Anne Holland, Baroness Neville |
| Father | John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter |
| Mother | Elizabeth of Lancaster |
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon, KG (29 March 1395 – 5 August 1447) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. His father, the 1st Duke of Exeter, was a maternal half-brother to Richard II of England, and was executed after King Richard's deposition. The Holland family estates and titles were forfeited, but John was able to recover them by dedicating his career to royal service. Earl of Huntingdon, of the Castle, town, manor of Barnstable and manors of Dartington, Fremington, South Molton, Torrington, Devon, Stevington, Bedfordshire, Ardington, Berkshire, Haslebury, Blagdon and Somerset.[4] Holland rendered great assistance to his cousin Henry V in his conquest of France, fighting both on land and on the sea. He was marshal and admiral of England and governor of Aquitaine under Henry VI.[5]
- ^ Griffiths 2004.
- ^ Cokayne, Gibbs & Doubleday 1926, p. 205.
- ^ Richardson 2011, p. 23.
- ^ Richardson 2011, pp. 134–135, No. 8.
- ^ Chisholm 1911, p. 65.