Alice Holland, Countess of Kent
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For other people named Alice Fitzalan, see Alice Fitzalan.
Lady Alice Holland, Countess of Kent (c. 1350[1] – 17 March 1416), LG, formerly 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. As the maternal grandmother of Anne de Mortimer, she was an ancestor of kings Edward IV and Richard III, as well as King Henry VII and the Tudor dynasty through her daughter Margaret Holland. She was also the maternal grandmother of Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots.
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Alice FitzAlan | |
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Lady Holland Countess of Kent Lady of the Garter | |
Born | 1350 Arundel Castle, Sussex, England |
Died | 17 March 1416 (aged 66) |
Noble family | FitzAlan (by birth) Holland (by marriage) |
Spouse(s) | Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent |
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Father | Richard Fitzalan, 3rd Earl of Arundel and 8th Earl of Surrey |
Mother | Eleanor of Lancaster |
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She was appointed a Lady of the Garter in 1388.