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Alice Holland, Countess of Kent (c. 1350 – 17 March 1416), formerly Lady Alice FitzAlan, was an English noblewoman, a daughter of the 10th Earl of Arundel, and the wife of the 2nd Earl of Kent, the half-brother of King Richard II.
She was the maternal grandmother of Anne Mortimer, thus an ancestor of King Edward IV and King Richard III. Through her daughter, Margaret, King Henry VII was her descendant. She was also the maternal grandmother of Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland.
She was appointed a Lady of the Garter in 1388.
Together Thomas Holland and Alice had ten children:
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Lady Alice Fitzalan, Countess of Kent, Lady Holand, was a daughter of Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel (1306 - 1376) and Eleanor of Lancaster (1318 - 1372). Alice was the wife of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, the half-brother of King Richard II of England.
Lady Alice was born in 1350 at Arundel Castle in Sussex, England, the second eldest daughter of Richard Fitzalan, '"Copped Hat", 10th Earl of Arundel, and Eleanor of Lancaster. Her paternal grandparents were Edmund Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel, and Alice de Warenne. Her maternal grandparents were Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, and Maud Chaworth.
Alice was the wife of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, Baron Holand ((1354 - 1397); they were married April 10, 1364, He was one of the half-brothers of the future King Richard II of England by his mother Joan of Kent's first marriage to Thomas Holland, 1st Earl of Kent. Upon her marriage, Alice was styled as Lady Holand. Alice would not assume the title of Countess of Kent until 1381, when her husband was created earl.
In 1366, Alice's husband was appointed captain of the English forces in Aquitaine, and in 1375, he was made a Knight of the Garter. In 1377, his half-brother Richard succeeded to the throne of England, as Richard II. Alice's husband would become one of the young king's chief councillors and exert a strong influence over his brother which led to the enrichment of Thomas and Alice. In 1388, she was appointed the 23rd "Lady of the Garter" in 1388.
Together Thomas and Alice had ten children:
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Arundel Castle, Arundel, Sussex, England
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Up Holland, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
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Upholland, Lancashire, England
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Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Up Holland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Upholland, Lancashire, , England
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Brockenhurst, Kent, England
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Upholland, Lancashire, England
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Upholland, Lancashire, England (United Kingdom)
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