Henri Holland
Henri Holland (1430 † 1475), Duke of Exeter, Count de Huntingdon, was a lancastrien chief during the Guerre of the Two-Pinks. He was wire of Jean Holland, duke of Exeter, and Anne Stafford. He succeeded to him in 1447. Like great-grandson of Jean of Ghent, it could have claimed with the throne after the death of Henri VI. However it was cruel, of a wild and unforeseeable temperament, and had little support.
It was during a time guard of the Tour of London. He married in 1447 Anne of York, sister of the future Edouard IV and girl of Richard Plantagenêt, Duc of York and Cécile Neville. There remained however enemy Maison of York and held a command soldiers at the time of the victories lancastriennes of Wakefield and Saint-Albans.
It was égelement ordering with the demolished of Towton. He flees while passing by Scotland, and joined the queen Marguerite exiled in France. In 1461, it was déchut of its titles, which were given to his wife who separated in 1464. During the brère period of restoration of Henri VI, it could recover its titles, its goods and its loads.
It ordered the left side of the army of Lancaster to the Bataille of Barnet. It was seriously wounded, but survived. He was imprisoned and his wife divorced. It was " volontaire" to take part in the forwarding of Edouard IV in France in 1475. To the return, it fell from the boat which brought back it to England and drowned. Some say that it would have been thrown to the sea on the order of the king.
He had a girl, Anne Holland (1455 † 1475), married to Thomas Grey, Marquis de Dorset.
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