Margaret Holland, Duchess of Clarence

Margaret Holland
Countess of Somerset
Duchess of Clarence
Born1385
Died30 December 1439 (aged 54)[1]
Bermondsey Abbey, London, England
BuriedCanterbury Cathedral, Kent, England
FamilyHolland family
SpouseJohn Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (m. 1397, died 1410)
Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence (m. 1411, died 1421)
Issue
FatherThomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
MotherAlice FitzAlan

Margaret Holland (1385 – 30 December 1439) was a medieval English noblewoman and a member of the powerful Holland family. Through her marriages she became Countess of Somerset and Duchess of Clarence. She was 'at the very centre of royal power and prestige' throughout her lifetime.[2]

  1. ^ Connor 2007, p. 388, per John Stone's Chronicle.
  2. ^ Barker, Jessica (2020). Stone Fidelity: Marriage and Emotion in Medieval Tomb Sculpture. Boydell & Brewer. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-78327-271-6.