John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter [SEP] conflict
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (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. Holland rendered
Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter.
Marriage and children.
In 1386 he married Elizabeth of Lancaster, a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (younger brother of the Black Prince) by his wife Blanche of Lancaster, by whom he had children including:
Marriage and children Sons.
- Richard Holland, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon (died 3 September 1400), eldest son and heir, who survived his father only 7 months
- John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1395–1447),