Peerage Record – 10206

     Lennart Gustaf Nicholas Paul Bernadotte, Count of Wisborg was born on 8 May 1909 at Stockholm, Sweden^G.² He was the son of Karl Wilhelm Louis Bernadotte, Prince of Sweden and Mariya Pavlovna Romanov, Grand Duchess of Russia. He married, firstly, Karin Emma Louise Nissvandt, daughter of Sven Nissvandt and Anna-Lisa Lindberg, on 11 March 1932 at London, England^G.² He and Karin Emma Louise Nissvandt were divorced on 27 January 1972 at Konstanz, Germany^G. He married, secondly, Sonja Anita Maria Hauntz, daughter of Wolfgang Haunz and Anita Mayr, on 29 April 1972 at Mainau, Germany^G. He died on 21 December 2004 at age 95 at Konstanz, Germany^G.³
     He gained the title of Count Bernadotte af Wisborg [Luxemburg] on 2 July 1951.² He gained the title of Prince Lennart of Sweden.⁴ He gained the title of Duke of Smaland.²

     Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent was born on 29 September 1328.² She was the daughter of Edmund of Woodstock, 1st Earl of Kent and Margaret Wake, Baroness Wake. She married, firstly, Thomas de Holand, 1st Earl of Kent, son of Robert de Holand, 1st Lord Holand and Maude la Zouche, between 1339 and 1340.² She married, secondly, William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury, son of William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury and Catherine Grandison, between 1340 and 1341.² She married, thirdly, Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes, on 10 October 1361.² She died on 8 August 1385 at age 56 at Wallingford Castle, Berkshire, England^G.³ She was buried at Grey Friars Church, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England^G.³
     Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent also went by the nick-name of ‘the Fair Maid of Kent’.⁴ She was also known as Jeanette. Her marriage to William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury was annulled on 13 November 1349. The marriage was annuled by the Pope becuase her marriage to William de Montacute was bigamous, and she was ordered to return to her first husband, Thomas de Holand.² She succeeded as the 4th Countess of Kent [E., 1321] on 26 December 1352.³ She succeeded as the 5th Baroness Wake [E., 1295] on 26 December 1352.³ She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1378.³

     Edward of Angoulême was born on 27 January 1365 at Angoulême, Angoumois, France^G.² He was the son of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent.³ He died in January 1372 at Bordeaux, Dauphine, France^G.² He was buried at Church of the Austin Friars, London, England^G.²

     Richard II, King of England was born on 6 January 1367 at Bordeaux, Dauphine, France^G.³ He was the son of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent.¹ He married, firstly, Anne of Bohemia, daughter of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Elisabeth von Pommern, on 20 January 1382.³ He married, secondly, Isabelle de France, daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern, on 4 November 1396 at St. Nicholas’ Church, Calais, France^G.⁴ He married Isabelle de France, daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern, on 30 September 1399.⁵ He died on 6 January 1400 at age 33 at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, Yorkshire, West Riding, England^G, probably murdered.⁴ He was buried in 1413 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.⁴ He was buried at King’s Langley Church, King’s Langley, Hertfordshire, England^G.⁴
     He was also known as Richard of Bordeaux.¹ He was created 1st Earl of Chester [England] on 10 November 1376.³ He was created 1st Duke of Cornwall [England] on 10 November 1376.³ He was created Prince of Wales on 20 November 1376.³ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 23 April 1377.³ He succeeded as the King Richard II of England on 21 June 1377.³ He was crowned King of England on 16 July 1377 at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G, and styled ‘Rex Angliae et Franciae et Dominus Hiberniae.⁶‘ He was deposed as King of England on 19 August 1399.³ He abdicated as King of England on 29 September 1399.³ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁷
     

     Anne of Bohemia was born on 11 May 1366 at Prague, Czech Republic^G.¹ She was the daughter of Charles IV de Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and Elisabeth von Pommern.² She married Richard II, King of England, son of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent, on 20 January 1382.³ She died on 7 June 1394 at age 28 at Sheen Palace, Surrey, England^G.² She was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.²
     She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1382.² After her marriage, Anne of Bohemia was styled as Queen Consort Anne of England on 22 January 1382.²

     Isabelle de France was born on 9 November 1387 at Hotel du Louvre, Paris, France^G.² She was the daughter of Charles VI, Roi de France and Isabelle von Bayern. She was also reported to have been born on 9 November 1389 at Paris, France^G. She married Richard II, King of England, son of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent, on 4 November 1396 at St. Nicholas’ Church, Calais, France^G.² She married Richard II, King of England, son of Edward of Woodstock, Prince of Wales and Joan of Kent, Countess of Kent, on 30 September 1399.³ She married Charles d‘Orléans, Duc d’Orléans, son of Louis de Valois, Duc d’Orléans and Valentine Visconti, on 29 June 1406.² She died on 13 September 1409 at age 21 at Château of Blois, Blois, Berri, France^G, in childbirth.² She was buried circa 1624 at Church of the Celestines, Paris, France^G.² She was buried at St. Laumer’s Abbey, Blois, Berri, France^G.²
     She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1396.² After her marriage, Isabelle de France was styled as Queen Consort Isabella of England on 7 January 1397.²

     Enguerrand VII de Coucy, Sire de Coucy was born circa 1339.¹ He was the son of Enguerrand VI de Coucy, Sire de Coucy and Katharina von Habsburg.² He married, firstly, Isabella of England, daughter of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes, on 27 July 1365 at Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He married, secondly, Isabel de Lorraine, daughter of Jean I, Duc de Lorraine and Sophie von Württemberg, in 1380.² He died on 18 February 1397 at Bursa, Anatolia, Turkey^G, from the palgue, while still a prisoner.³ He was buried at Abbey of Villeneuve, Soissons, France^G.³
     He gained the title of 4th Lord Gynes, de jure.⁴ He was also known as Ingelram de Coucy.² He gained the title of Sire de Coucy.^1,2 He gained the title of Sire d’ Oisy, in the district of Marle.² He gained the title of Sire de La Fère.² In 1360 he was one of the hostages for John, King of France, to England, and so arrived in England.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1365.² He was created 1st Earl of Bedford [England] on 11 May 1366.^1,2 He gained the title of Comte de Soissons on 9 July 1367, purchasing this territory from another of the hostages to England.^1,2 He resigned as all of his English honours, on the accession of King Richard II on 26 August 1377.² He held the office of Grand Butler of France.² He held the office of Governor of Brittany in 1380.³ He held the office of Marshal of France.² He fought in the Battle of Nicopolis on 28 September 1396, where he was taken prisoner by the Turks.³

     Constanza de Castilla, Reina de Castilla was born in 1354 at Castro Kerez, Castile, Spain^G.² She was the daughter of Pedro I, Rey de Castilla y León and Maria de Padilla. She married John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, son of Edward III, King of England and Philippe d‘Avesnes, on 21 September 1371 at Roquefort, Gascogne, France^G.² She died on 24 March 1394 at Leicester, Leicestershire, England^G.² She was buried at Newark Abbey, Leicester, Leicestershire, England^G.²
     She succeeded as the Reina Constanza de Castilla on 13 March 1369.² From 21 September 1371, her married name became Beaufort. She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1378.²

     Sir Edward Mountagu, Lord Mountagu was born circa 1304.² He was the son of Sir William Montague, 2nd Lord Montagu and Elizabeth de Montfort. He married, secondly, Joan (?)³ He married Alice of Norfolk, daughter of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk and Alice Hayles, before 16 January 1339.² He died on 14 July 1361.¹
     He was also known as Edward de Montacute.² He gained the title of 1st Lord Mountagu.

     Marie de Bourgogne was born circa 1290. She was the daughter of Robert II de Bourgogne, Duc de Bourgogne and Agnes de France.^1,2 She married Edouard I de Bar, Comte de Bar, son of Henry III de Bar, Comte de Bar and Eleanor of England, in 1310.²