Eleanor Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset
Lady Eleanor Beauchamp[1] | |
|---|---|
| Baroness de Ros Duchess of Somerset | |
| Born | September 1408[2] Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England[3] |
| Died | 6 March 1467 (aged 58–59)[2] Baynard's Castle, London, England[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset Walter Rokesley |
| Issue | 13, including: Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset |
| Father | Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick |
| Mother | Elizabeth de Berkeley |
Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, Baroness de Ros and Duchess of Somerset (September 1408 – 6 March 1467)[2] was the second daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley, daughter of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley.[3]
First marriage
On 17 December 1423, Lady Eleanor was married to Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros.[3][4] They were parents of the following surviving issue:
- Margaret de Ros (b. 1425 – d. 10 December 1488), married firstly (as his second wife) William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux (d. 1462), secondly Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough.
- Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros (b. 9 September 1427 – d. 17 May 1464)
- Richard Ros (b. 8 March 1429 – after 1492)
Second marriage
Eleanor married Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset sometime between 1431 and 1433 in an unlicensed marriage, although this was pardoned on 7 March 1438.[3] He was the son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret Holland. They had the following surviving issue:
- Eleanor Beaufort, Countess of Ormonde (b. between 1431 and 1433 - d. August 16, 1501), married firstly James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde and secondly Sir Robert Spencer.[5]
- Joan Beaufort (b. 1433 – d. 11 August 1518), married firstly Robert St Lawrence, 3rd Baron Howth and secondly Sir Richard Fry.[5][6]
- Anne Beaufort (b. 1435 – d. 17 September 1496),[5][7] who married, Sir William Paston (b. 1436 – died before 7 September 1496),[8] a younger son of William Paston (1378–1444), Justice of the Common Pleas.[9]
- Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (b. 26 January 1436 – d. 15 May 1464)[10]
- Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford (b. 1437 – d. 1474),[11][12] married firstly Humphrey, Earl of Stafford and secondly Sir Richard Darell.[10]
- Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset (b. 1439 – d. 4 May 1471)[10]
- John Beaufort, Earl of Dorset (b. 1441[13] – 4 May 1471)[10]
- Thomas Beaufort (b. 1442 – d. 1517)[5]
- Elizabeth Beaufort (b. 1443 - died before 1475),[14] married Sir Henry FitzLewis.[5]
- Mary Beaufort (b. between 1431 and 1455)[5]
Third marriage
She married thirdly to Walter Rokesley. There was no known issue from this marriage.[2]
Death
She died on 6 March 1467 at the age of 58 at Baynard's Castle, London, England.[2]
Ancestry
References
- ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 220.
- ^ a b c d e f Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 614.
- ^ a b c d Lundy, Darryl (18 May 2005). "Lady Eleanor Beauchamp". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
- ^ Crawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands: England, Earls – Created 1067–1122". Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 106.
- ^ The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, by Gerald Paget, Vol. I, p. 23.
- ^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 654
- ^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 502
- ^ Davis 1971, p. lvii.
- ^ a b c d Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 105.
- ^ The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. II, p. 422.
- ^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 503
- ^ Royal Ancestry" 2013 Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 653
- ^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 655