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19 march 1330 lord warden of the cinque ports 5 august 1301 winchester castle 1st earl of kent 51 : landmark_region : gb_dim :1000 inline 29 58 n 0 7 43 w type margaret wake , 3rd baroness wake of liddell arms kent.svg of edmund of woodstock , 1st earl of edmund of woodstock execution coat of arms of edmund , earl of kent westminster abbey new creation 1318 -- 1330 woodstock , oxfordshire edward i of england margaret of france younger half-brother of edward ii of england edmund of tartas joan , 4th countess of kent , princess , of wales john , 3rd earl of kent 2nd earl of kent margaret , viscountess edmund , 2nd earl of kent war of saint-sardos 26 july 1321 -- 19 march 1330 edmund of woodstock , 1st earl of kent

edmund of woodstock , 1st earl of kent

edmund of woodstock , 1st earl of kent -lrb- 5 august 1301 -- 19 march 1330 -rrb- was the son of edward i of england , and a younger half-brother of edward ii .
edward i had intended to make substantial grants of land to edmund , but when the king died in 1307 , edward ii failed to follow through on his father 's intentions , much due to his favouritism towards piers gaveston .
edmund still remained loyal to his brother , and in 1321 he was created earl of kent .
he played an important part in edward 's administration , acting both as diplomat and military commander , and in 1321 -- 22 helped suppress a rebellion against the king .
discontent against the king grew , however , and eventually affected also edmund .
the antagonism was largely caused by edward 's preference for his new favourites , hugh despenser the younger and his father .
in 1326 , edmund joined a rebellion led by queen isabella and roger mortimer , whereby edward ii was deposed .
edmund failed to get along with the new administration , and in 1330 he was caught planning a new rebellion , and executed .
once the new king , edward iii , came of age and assumed personal control of government , he annulled the charges against his uncle .
the title and estates of the earl of kent descended on edmund 's son , also called edmund .
when this edmund died , in 1331 , his brother john became earl .
though he was officially exonerated , edmund did not enjoy a great reputation during his life and afterwards , due to his unreliable political dealings .
