John, 3rd Earl of Kent, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British Earl
Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1330
Place of Birth: Arundel, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-Dec-1352
Profession: aristocrat
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John, 3rd Earl of Kent
- John (7 April 1330 – 26 December 1352), an English nobleman, was the Earl of Kent (1331–52) and 4th Baron Wake of Liddell (1349–52).
- His promising career was cut short by an untimely death at the age of twenty-two. He was born on 7 April 1330 at Arundel Castle in Sussex, the youngest son and posthumous child of Edmund of Woodstock, Earl of Kent, and Margaret Wake.
- He was thus a grandson of Edward I and cousin of Edward III.
- John's father was executed for treason on 19 March 1330 by the orders of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March just three weeks before his birth.
- Upon Edward III taking control of government the attainder of his father was reversed and his elder brother Edmund inherited the earldom.
- Upon Edmund's death in October 1331, John succeeded to the title as an infant.
- His heir throughout his life was his elder sister, Joan.John took part in the campaign that culminated in the battle of Crécy in 1346.
- He was probably in the retinue of Duke Henry of Lancaster, although he may not have been present at Crécy itself.
- Contemporary witnesses make no record of his military exploits, if any there were.
- In 1347 the king granted him his entire inheritance, making him independent of his mother at the age of seventeen.
- He owned estates, including 43 manors and 30 advowsons, in seventeen counties, as well as various rents and knight's fees in a further six counties.
- His annual income was over £6,000 at a time when £1,000 was considered sufficient to maintain the lifestyle of an earl.On 3 April 1348, John married, by Papal dispensation, Isabella (also known as Elizabeth, born c.
- 1330, died 6 June 1411), daughter of William V, Duke of Jülich, and Joanna.
- In 1349 John's uncle, Thomas Wake, 2nd Baron of Liddell, died childless and his estates passed to his sister, John's mother.
- Margaret died of the plague within a few months and John inherited both her dower lands and Thomas's estate.
- He took possession in February 1350.
- John received livery of all his lands from the king on 10 April 1351, having come of age three days earlier.In 1352, John's sister Joan gave birth to a son, John Holland, named after his uncle, who probably served as his godfather.
- John's own marriage to Isabella remained childless.
- John was at his favourite manor in Woking, when, on 23 December 1352, he granted the manor of Ryhall to Bartholomew de Burghersh.
- Shortly after, he fell ill.
- He did not recover and died on 26 December 1352.
- He was buried next to his father in the church of Greyfriars at Winchester.
- His titles passed to his only surviving sister Joan who became the 4th Countess of Kent, and the 5th Baroness Wake of Liddell suo jure.
- John's widow was still being titled Countess of Kent, however, as late as 1396.
- She entered Waverley Abbey after John's death, and before her own death she requested that she be buried next to him at Greyfriars.
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