Talk:Maud Holland

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Did you know... that when she was around ten years old, Maud Holland was married to Hugh Courtenay, with the approval of Pope Urban V?

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 16:20, 5 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that in 1362 Edward the Black Prince arranged the marriage of his step-daughter Maud Holland, who was then aged around eight? Source: "the prince was also discussing his stepdaughter Maud's future at the same time. By October 1362 the Earl of Devon had agreed that his grandson and heir, Hugh Courtenay, would marry Maud" from: Lawne, Penny (15 February 2015). Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-4456-4471-4.
- ALT1: ... that when she was around ten years old Maud Holland was married to Hugh Courtenay, with the approval of Pope Urban V? Source: "papal dispensation was required .. by February 1365 the marriage had taken place" from: Lawne, Penny (15 February 2015). Joan of Kent: The First Princess of Wales. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-4456-4471-4.
- ALT2: ... that Maud Holland was one of the first women to become Ladies of the Garter? Source: "eight women were made Ladies of the Garter at this time. Only two women had previously had this honour bestowed upon them ...the new Ladies of the Garter were ... his half-sister Maud, Lady Courtenay, future countess of St Pol" from:Warner, Kathryn (15 October 2017). Richard II: A True King's Fall. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-4456-6279-4.
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Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 11:10, 29 January 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Nice work @Dumelow:. Length good. I went to look at reference 4 to check the approx. age at marriage which seemed the most hooky factoid. I could not get to see the whole book but I searched for "Maud" and one extract said she was "about ten" when she married. Can you resolve this? Victuallers (talk) 22:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Victuallers, thanks for finding that. I hadn't previously spotted Maud was on p306 of Lawne, only on p278. I can only see Fisher (which appeared to give a 1359 birth date) in snippet view, so have preferred the date of c.1354 used by Lawne (who also has a later publication date). Article and hooks now updated to reflect this - Dumelow (talk) 08:01, 30 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

- Thought I'd ticked this already. Its fine G2G Victuallers (talk) 19:12, 1 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]