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Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent

1301 - 1330

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Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent (5 August 1301 – 19 March 1330), whose seat was Arundel Castle in Sussex, was the sixth and youngest son of King Edward I of England, and the second son of his second wife Margaret of France, and was a younger half-brother of King Edward II. Edward I had intended to make substantial grants of land to Edmund, but when the king died in 1307, Edward II refused to respect his father's intentions, mainly due to his favouritism towards Piers Gaveston. Edmund remained loyal to his brother, and in 1321 he was created Earl of Kent. He played an important part in Edward's administration as diplomat and military commander and in 1321–22 helped suppress a rebellion. Discontent against the King grew and eventually affected Edmund. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent is the 12,315th most popular politician (down from 12,148th in 2019), the 2,855th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,590th in 2019) and the 413th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent ranks 12,315 out of 19,576. Before him are Nebiriau II, Vilhelm Buhl, John McDonnell, Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, Émile Fayolle, and Caterina Visconti. After him are Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, Lucius Aurelius Cotta, Ferdinand Sarrien, Siegfried Kasche, Romuald Traugutt, and Jon Huntsman Jr..

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1301, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent ranks 15. Before him are Andrew Corsini, Prince Morikuni, Nitta Yoshisada, Simone Boccanegra, Ubayd Zakani, and Muhammad Shah of Brunei. After him are Carlo I Tocco, Andronikos Asen, Irene Gattilusio, and Tughluq Khan. Among people deceased in 1330, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent ranks 14. Before him are Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, Alexios II of Trebizond, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany, Ugolino di Nerio, Yolande of Dreux, Queen of Scotland, and Euphemia of Pomerania. After him is James Douglas, Lord of Douglas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent ranks 2,856 out of 8,785. Before him are John Chadwick (1920), Lily Collins (1989), John McDonnell (1951), Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739), Allen Jones (1937), and Patrick Troughton (1920). After him are Hayley Atwell (1982), Ebenezer Cobb Morley (1831), Henry Wood (1869), Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon (1863), E. W. Hornung (1866), and Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent ranks 413. Before him are Ed Davey (1965), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Bobby Sands (1954), Ruth Belville (1854), John McDonnell (1951), and Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany (1739). After him are Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton (1831), Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621), John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1845), Henry of Scotland (1115), Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841), and Rosamund Clifford (1150).

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