Editing Joan of Kent (section)

==Death and burial==
[[John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter]], was Joan's son by her first marriage. In 1385, while campaigning with his half-brother King Richard II in the [[Kingdom of Scotland]], John Holland became involved in a quarrel with Sir [[Ralph Stafford (died 1385)|Ralph Stafford]], son of the [[Hugh Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford|2nd Earl of Stafford]], a favourite of Queen [[Anne of Bohemia]]. Stafford was killed and John Holland sought sanctuary at the [[shrine]] of St [[John of Beverley]]. On the king's return, Holland was condemned to death. Joan pleaded with her royal son for four days to spare his half-brother. Aware that she was dying Joan wrote her will on 7 August 1385 and died either the following day, 8 August 1385,<ref name=":0" /> or on 14 August<ref name=Barber/> probably at [[Wallingford Castle]]. King Richard then relented and pardoned Holland, who was sent on a [[pilgrimage]] to the [[Holy Land]].{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

Joan was buried beside Thomas Holland her first husband, at the [[Greyfriars, Stamford|Greyfriars]]{{Efn|The site of the present hospital{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}}} in [[Stamford, England|Stamford]], Lincolnshire, as she had requested in her will. Her third husband, Edward the Black Prince had planned that he and Joan would be buried in the [http://frenchchurchcanterbury.org.uk/history/the-chapel-of-prince-edward.html Black Prince Chantry] in the crypt of [[Canterbury Cathedral]], where there is a ceiling boss sculpted with likenesses of her face.<ref>{{cite web |title=72: Fair Maid of Kent roof boss, Canterbury Cathedral, north nave aisle |url=http://www.finestoneminiatures.com/catalog/catalog_72.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511005315/http://www.finestoneminiatures.com/catalog/catalog_72.htm |archive-date=11 May 2011 |access-date=8 January 2014 |publisher=Fine Stone Miniatures}}</ref> However, due to his status Edward's last resting place was in the [[Trinity Chapel]] of Canterbury Cathedral.