Sir Robert de Holand III, First Baron of Holand ¹

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Married ~1308-1314 Winchester, Hampshire, England
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He was a son of Sir Robert de Holland of Upholland, Lancashire and Elizabeth, daughter of William de Samlesbury.

He was a member of the noble Holland family and a favourite official of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and had been knighted by 1305. His favoured treatment by the powerful earl caused his rival knights in the area, led by Sir Adam Banastre, Sir Henry de Lea, and Sir William de Bradshagh (Bradshaw), to start a campaign of violence towards him and the earl's other supporters known as the Banastre Rebellion. The rebels protested against the earl's actions and authority by attacking the homes of his supporters and several castles, including Liverpool Castle. Sir Robert later assisted in the hunt for fugitives after the rebels had been routed in Preston by a force under the command of the Sheriff.

The manors of Thornton and Bagworth were acquired by him in 1313. From 1314 to 1321 he was called to Parliament as a member of the House of Lords. In 1322 his part in the Battle of Boroughbridge, when he defected from Lancaster to the King, was deemed treacherous and cowardly and led to his disfavour. Although King Edward III of England would later pardon him, the partisans of the Earl of Lancaster considered him a traitor and had him executed.[1] The execution occurred in 1328 by beheading in Essex; his head was sent to the new earl and his body to Lancashire to be buried.

Christened: 1321 in Lord Holland
M.P. 1314-1321

Married between 1284-1317

Robert received knighthood about 1261. He began as a Lancashire Squire and owed his advancement to the household of the feudal lord, Thomas, Earl of Lancashire, who was the grandson of King Henry III. Sir Robert took part in the Scottish warsat the end of the reign of King Edward I and the beginning of the reign of King Edward II (Longshanks). For his valiant service in the Scottish turmoils, the Earl of Lancashire bestowed on Sir Robert de Holland seven manors in Derbyshire. Also, in 1307, he obtained further territorial rights from the Crown and was given leave to fortify his mansions of Holland in Lancashire. Robert was also appointed Chief Justice of Chester. In the 5th year of King Edward Longshanks reign, Robert was constituted governor of Beeston Castle in com. Crest. In the 8th year of Longshanks reign, Robert was summoned tp parliament among the barons of the realm. Unfortunately, the Earl of Lancashire headed a feudal party against the Crown. Robert de Holland accompanied him in these military operations. In 1312, they executed Piers Gaveston, King Edward's favorite, on Blacklow Hill, near Warwick. Robert de Holland subsequently surrendered to the King and was stripped of his territorial possession. His estates were eventually restored to him, however, the Earl of Lancashire opposed. Robert de Holland was accused of abandoning his lord (who had raised him from nothing) and was taken to the woods near Henley Park on Oct. 7, 1328 where he was beheaded.

Robert married Maud la Zouche Baroness of Holand, daughter of Alan la Zouche 1st Baron of Ashby and Eleanor de Segrave. (Maud la Zouche Baroness of Holand was born about 1289 in Ashby, Leicestershire, England and died on 31 May 1349 in Upholland, Lancashire, England.)