Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand

Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand
Arms of Robert de Holland: Azure semée-de-lys argent, a lion rampant of the second
Spouse(s)	Maud la Zouche
Father	Sir Robert de Holland
Mother	Elizabeth de Samlesbury
Born	c. 1283 Lancashire
Died	1328
Buried	Lancashire

Robert de Holland, 1st Baron Holand (c. 1283 – 1328) was an English nobleman, born in Lancashire.

He was a son of Sir Robert de Holland of Upholland, Lancashire and Elizabeth, daughter of William de Samlesbury.

Robert was a member of the noble Holland family and a favourite official of Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster and had been knighted by 1305. Robert was appointed on 20 December 1307 in a matter concerning the Knight Templars, shortly before Edward II ordered their arrest and trials in January 1308. In October 1313 Robert was pardoned for his role in the death of Piers Gaveston. From 1314 to 1321 he was called to Parliament as a Baron and was appointed as Secretary to the Earl of Lancaster.

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.

On 4 March 1322 Sir Robert was ordered to join the king with horses and men to defend against Lancaster's rebellion. Twelve days later Robert betrayed the king and fought alongside Lancaster at the Battle of Boroughbridge.

After their defeat, Robert surrendered and was imprisoned and had his lands confiscated. He was released from prison but was accused of having joined with other rebels in raids on the estates of Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester over the next few years. Robert was again imprisoned in Warwick Castle before being moved in 1326 to Northampton Castle from which he escaped.