Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester

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Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester, was a prominent 14th-century English prince and political figure who played a leading role in opposition to the government of his nephew, King Richard II.

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Thomas of Woodstock 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Duke of Gloucester
English prince
Lord Appellant
medieval English nobleman
member of the House of Plantagenet
allegiance Kingdom of England
arrestDate 1397
arrestOrderedBy King Richard II of England
surface form: Richard II of England
birthDate 7 January 1355
birthPlace Oxfordshire NERFINISHED
Woodstock Palace
burialPlace Westminster Abbey, London
surface form: Westminster Abbey
causeOfDeath likely suffocation or strangulation
coatOfArms Royal arms of England differenced by a label of three points ermine
country Kingdom of England
dateOfDukedom 1385
deathContext King Richard II of England
surface form: ordered by or on behalf of Richard II of England
deathDate 8 or 9 September 1397
deathManner murdered
deathPlace Calais
era 14th century
father Edward III of England NERFINISHED
fullName Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester self-linksurface differs
surface form: Thomas of Woodstock
house House of Plantagenet
issue Anne of Gloucester
Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester
surface form: Humphrey of Gloucester

Joan of Gloucester
language Middle English
marriageDate circa 1374
militaryInvolvement Hundred Years' War
militaryRank commander in English forces
mother Queen Philippa of Hainault
surface form: Philippa of Hainault
nobleTitle Duke of Gloucester
Earl of Buckingham
Earl of Buckingham
surface form: Earl of Essex
notableEvent Merciless Parliament
politicalRole leader of opposition to Richard II
one of the Lords Appellant
reignContext reign of Richard II of England
religion Roman Catholicism
roleInEvent leading Lord Appellant in the Merciless Parliament
sibling Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York
Edward the Black Prince
surface form: Edward, the Black Prince

John of Gaunt
surface form: John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster

Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
spouse Eleanor de Bohun
spouseFamily de Bohun family
titleGrantedBy King Richard II of England
surface form: Richard II of England
uncleOf King Richard II of England
surface form: Richard II of England

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Edward III of England child Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Edward of Windsor child Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Queen Philippa of Hainault child Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
subject surface form: Philippa of Hainault
Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester fullName Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Thomas of Woodstock
Mary of Waltham, Duchess of Brittany relative Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York sibling Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Isabella of England, Lady de Coucy sibling Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
John of Gaunt sibling Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence sibling Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Margaret of England, Countess of Pembroke sibling Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
William of Hatfield sibling Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester
William of Windsor sibling Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester