Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameThomas Of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester, 20G Uncle
Birth7 Jan 1355, Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England
DeathSep 1397, Calais
BurialWestminster Abbey, London, England
FatherEdward III King Of England (1312-1377)
MotherPhilippa Of Hainault Queen of England (1314-1369)
Notes for Thomas Of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester
Known as Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Married Eleanor de Bohun daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Leader of the Lords Appellant a group of nobles who rebelled against King Richard II. Richard deposed them in 1397 and Thomas was imprisoned in Calais to await trial. Murdered probably by Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk and Sir Nicholas Colfox, presumably on behalf of Richard II.
Married Eleanor de Bohun daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Leader of the Lords Appellant a group of nobles who rebelled against King Richard II. Richard deposed them in 1397 and Thomas was imprisoned in Calais to await trial. Murdered probably by Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk and Sir Nicholas Colfox, presumably on behalf of Richard II.