Thomas Plantagenet

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Thomas Plantagenet

Birth
Warwickshire, England
Death
22 Mar 1421 (aged 32)
Bauge, Departement de Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Burial
Canterbury, City of Canterbury, Kent, England Add to Map
Memorial ID
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1st Duke of Clarence, KG, KB
1st Earl of Aumale
Lord High Steward of England

House of Plantagenet

Son of King Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun. Paternal grandson of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Blanche of Lancaster. Maternal grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Lady Joan FitzAlan.

He married Margaret de Holland, widow of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, in 1411. She was the daughter of Thomas de Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, and Joan Plantagenet, "The Fair Maid of Kent".

The marriage did not produce any children, but Thomas had a natural son named Sir John Clarence, who fought with his father in France and is also buried at Canterbury Cathedral.

Thomas' titles became extinct on his death without legitimate issue.
1st Duke of Clarence, KG, KB
1st Earl of Aumale
Lord High Steward of England

House of Plantagenet

Son of King Henry IV of England and Mary de Bohun. Paternal grandson of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and Blanche of Lancaster. Maternal grandson of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Lady Joan FitzAlan.

He married Margaret de Holland, widow of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset, in 1411. She was the daughter of Thomas de Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, and Joan Plantagenet, "The Fair Maid of Kent".

The marriage did not produce any children, but Thomas had a natural son named Sir John Clarence, who fought with his father in France and is also buried at Canterbury Cathedral.

Thomas' titles became extinct on his death without legitimate issue.