John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter

John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter, 1st Earl of Huntingdon of Dartington Hall in Devon, was a half-brother of King Richard II (1377–1399), to whom he remained strongly loyal. He is primarily remembered for being suspected of assisting in the downfall of King Richard's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1355–1397), and then for conspiring against King Richard's first cousin and eventual deposer, Henry Bolingbroke, later King Henry IV (1399–1413).

Occupation

aristocrat

Position held

member of the House of Lords, Lord Great Chamberlain

Citizenship

Kingdom of England

Born

1360

Died

January 16, 1400