Biography of Margaret Wake Countess Kent 1297-1349

Paternal Family Tree: Wake

Maternal Family Tree: Clemence Roches Countess Blois

1314 Battle of Bannockburn

1327 Abdication of Edward II

1327 Death of King Edward II

1330 Execution of Edmund of Woodstock

1348-1350 Black Death Plague Outbreak

Before 24 Sep 1291 [her father] John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell (age 23) and [her mother] Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell were married. She by marriage Baroness Wake of Liddell. He a great x 2 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.

On 20 Mar 1297 Margaret Wake Countess Kent was born to John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell (age 29) and Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.

Around 1312 John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch (age 18) and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 14) were married. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1314 [her husband] John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch (age 20) succeeded 4th Lord Baddenoch. Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 16) by marriage Lord Baddenoch.

Battle of Bannockburn

On 24 Jun 1314 the Scottish army of King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland (age 39) including, James "Black" Douglas (age 28), heavily defeated the English army led by [her future brother-in-law] King Edward II of England (age 30) at the Battle of Bannockburn.

Gilbert de Clare 8th Earl Gloucester 7th Earl Hertford (age 23) was killed. Earl Gloucester, Earl Hertford extinct.

[her husband] John Comyn 4th Lord Baddenoch (age 20), Robert Felton 1st Baron Felton (age 44) and William Vesci were killed.

William Marshal 1st Baron Marshal (age 36) was killed. His son John Marshal 2nd Baron Marshal (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baron Marshal.

Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford (age 40) was killed. His son Roger Clifford 2nd Baron Clifford (age 14) succeeded 2nd Baron de Clifford.

John Lovell 2nd Baron Lovel (age 25) was killed. His son John Lovell 3rd Baron Lovel succeeded 3rd Baron Lovel of Titchmarsh.

Henry Bohun was killed by King Robert the Bruce I of Scotland. He was buried in Llanthony Secunda Priory, Gloucestershire [Map].

Walter Fauconberg 2nd Baron Fauconberg (age 50) possilby died although his death is also reported as being on 31 Dec 1318.

Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere (age 38), Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex (age 38), Goronwy ap Tudur Hen Tudor, Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 35), Aymer de Valence 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 39) and Robert Umfraville 8th Earl Angus (age 37) fought.

Pain Tiptoft 1st Baron Tibetot (age 34) was killed. His son John Tiptoft 2nd Baron Tibetot succeeded 2nd Baron Tibetot.

John Montfort 2nd Baron Montfort (age 23) was killed. Peter Montfort 3rd Baron Montfort (age 23) succeeded 3rd Baron Montfort.

Thomas Grey (age 34) undertook a suicidal charge that contributed to the English defeat and subsequently blemished his career.

William Latimer 2nd Baron Latimer of Corby (age 38) was captured.

Michael Poynings (age 44) was killed.

In 1325 Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 23) and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 27) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England. They were half second cousin twice removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1326 [her son] Edmund Plantagenet 2nd Earl Kent was born to [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 24) and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 28). He a grandson of King Edward I of England.

Before 12 Oct 1326 [her brother-in-law] Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk (age 26) and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk were married. She by marriage Countess Norfolk. He the son of King Edward I of England and Margaret of France Queen Consort England.

In 1327 [her daughter] Margaret Plantagenet was born to [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 25) and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 29). She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Abdication of Edward II

On 25 Jan 1327 [her brother-in-law] King Edward II of England (age 42) abdicated II King England. His son King Edward III of England (age 14) succeeded III King England.

Death of King Edward II

On 21 Sep 1327 [her brother-in-law] King Edward II of England (age 43) was murdered at Berkeley Castle [Map]. There is speculation as to the manner of his death, and as to whether he died at all. Some believe he may have lived the rest of his life in Europe.

On 29 Sep 1328 [her daughter] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales was born to [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 27) and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 31) at Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire [Map]. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Execution of Edmund of Woodstock

On 19 Mar 1330 the King's uncle [her husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (age 28) was beheaded at Winchester Castle [Map]. Earl Kent forfeit. The executioner was a convicted latrine cleaner who was also facing the death penalty; no-one else would undertake the task of executing a member of the Royal family. Edmund had been convicted of plotting against the court believing his brother Edward II was still alive. It later emerged the plot had been created by Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March (age 42) to entrap Edmund. King Edward III of England (age 17) was unable to show leniency risking complicity in the plot. He was buried at Westminster Abbey [Map].

On 07 Apr 1330 [her son] John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent was born to [her former husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent (deceased) and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 33) at Arundel Castle [Map]. He a grandson of King Edward I of England.

Around Mar 1340 [her son-in-law] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent (age 26) and [her daughter] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 11) were married in secret. It isn't clear whether the marriage was canonical given the secrecy; there were no witnesses. She twelve years old. A subsequent investigation by papal commissioners confirmed it as valid. She the daughter of [her former husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 42). He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England. She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Around Nov 1340 [her son-in-law] William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury (age 12) and [her daughter] Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 12) were married. She was already married albeit secretly to [her son-in-law] Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent (age 26). The subsequent investigation found her marriage to Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent to be valid. She the daughter of [her former husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 43). He the son of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 39) and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 36). She a granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 03 Apr 1348 [her son] John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent (age 17) and [her daughter-in-law] Isabella aka Elizabeth Julich Countess Kent (age 18) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of William Jülich V Duke Jülich (age 49) and Joanna Hainault Duchess Guelders (age 33). He the son of [her former husband] Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent and Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 51). They were half second cousin once removed. He a grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 31 May 1349 [her brother] Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell (age 52) died. He was buried at Haltemprice Priory [Map]. His sister Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 52) succeeded 3rd Baroness Wake of Liddell.

1348-1350 Black Death Plague Outbreak

On 29 Sep 1349 Margaret Wake Countess Kent (age 52) died of plague. Her son [her son] John Plantagenet 3rd Earl Kent (age 19) succeeded 4th Baron Wake of Liddell and inherited her dower lands and the estates she had inherited from her brother [her brother] Thomas Wake 2nd Baron Wake of Liddell.

Margaret Wake Countess Kent 1297-1349 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

King John of England 1166-1216

Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw 1172-1240

Royal Ancestors of Margaret Wake Countess Kent 1297-1349

Kings Wessex: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 5 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 3 Grand Daughter of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Robert "Pious" II King France

Royal Descendants of Margaret Wake Countess Kent 1297-1349

King Richard II of England

Joan Beaufort Queen Consort Scotland

King Edward IV of England

King Richard III of England

Anne Neville Queen Consort England

King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland

George Wharton

Brigadier-General Charles FitzClarence

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

Queen Consort Camilla Shand

Diana Spencer Princess Wales

Ancestors of Margaret Wake Countess Kent 1297-1349

Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Wake

GrandFather: Baldwin Wake

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Stuteville

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Stuteville

Father: John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell 2 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Quincy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Senlis

Great x 2 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester

Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Quincy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 2nd Earl of Leicester

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Beaumont 3rd Earl of Leicester

Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Gael Countess Leicester

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Grandesmil

Great x 3 Grandmother: Petronilla Grandesmil Countess Leicester

GrandMother: Hawise Quincy Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Great x 3 Grandfather: Iorwerth "Drwyndwn aka Flat Nosed" Aberffraw

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gwladus Unknown Queen Consort Gwynedd

Great x 2 Grandfather: Llewellyn "The Great" Aberffraw

Great x 3 Grandmother: Marared ferch Madog Mathrafal

Great x 4 Grandmother: Susanna Aberffraw

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elen ferch Llewellyn Aberffraw Countess Huntingdon and Mar Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King John of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hamelin Warenne Earl of Surrey

Great x 3 Grandmother: Adela Plantagenet

Margaret Wake Countess Kent 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Eustace Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Engeurrand "Crusader" Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alix Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Fiennes

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guillaume Flanders

Great x 3 Grandmother: Sibylle Flanders

Great x 1 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alberic Dammartin

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin

Great x 4 Grandfather: Renaud II Count Clermont

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mathilde Clermont

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adelaide I Countess Vermandois

GrandFather: William Fiennes

Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Provence

Mother: Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Erard Brienne II Count Brienne

Great x 2 Grandfather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem

Great x 4 Grandfather: Amadeus Montfaucon

Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Beaumont 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand II King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Urraca Burgundy Queen Consort Leon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Beregaria Ivrea Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile

Great x 3 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun V Viscount Châteaudun

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Preuiily Viscountess Châteaudun

Great x 2 Grandfather: Geoffrey Chateaudun VI Viscount Châteaudun

Great x 1 Grandmother: Jeanne Chateaudun

Great x 2 Grandmother: Clemence Roches Countess Blois