Robert De Holland, 1st Baron Holand

1270 - 1328  (58 years)

• Name	Robert De Holland
  Title	1st Baron Holand
  Birth	1270	Lancastershire, England
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Oct 1328	Lancastershire, England
  Death	7 Oct 1328	Herefordshire, England   [1]
  Person ID	I8078	footsteps
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Roger De Holland,   b. 1236, Lancastershire, England d. Bef 1305, Lancastershire, England (Age < 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth De Samlesbury,   b. 1256, Lancastershire, England d. 1320, Lancastershire, England (Age 64 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1275	Lancastershire, England
  Family ID	F2753	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda La Zouche,   b. 1289, Leicestershire, England d. 31 May 1349, Northinghamshire, England (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1310	Hampshire, England
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Holland, 1st Earl Of Kent ,   b. 5 May 1314, Netherlands d. 26 Dec 1360, Normandie, France (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F628	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Notes

  He (Robert de Holand) subsequently became chief councillor of Earl Thom a s , a n d t hus grew in importance and wealth. In 1310 he founded a colleg e o f p r i e sts in the Chapel of St . Thomas at Upholland, later altered t o a P r i o r y of Benedictine monks. He took sides with Earl Thomas in var ious c o n t e ntions with the king, being pardoned in 13 for his complicity i n t h e d e a th of Sir Peter de Gavaston, Earl of Cornwall. He was summone d t o P a r l iament from 29 July 1314 to 15 May 1321, whereby he is held to h a v e b e c ome Lord Holand (Holland).

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Corr. with Barbara Baker, (bdocbaker@comcast.net).