Margaret Holland | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Somerset Duchess of Clarence | |
 | |
| Born | 1385 |
| Died | 30 December 1439 (aged 54)[1] Bermondsey Abbey, London, England |
| Buried | Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, England |
| Family | Holland family |
| Spouse | John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset (m. 1397, died 1410) Thomas of Lancaster, Duke of Clarence (m. 1411, died 1421) |
| Issue | |
| Father | Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent |
| Mother | Alice 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]
- ^ Connor 2007, p. 388, per John Stone's Chronicle.
- ^ Barker, Jessica (2020). Stone Fidelity: Marriage and Emotion in Medieval Tomb Sculpture. Boydell & Brewer. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-78327-271-6.