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Lady Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey

Female 1350 - 1385  (~ 35 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth de Bohun 
    Title Lady 
    Suffix Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey 
    Birth ~ 1350  Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Female 
    Baptism Lewes Priory, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 3 Apr 1385  Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Person ID I42418  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2015 

    Father Sir William de Bohun, Knight, 1st Earl of Northampton,   b. 0___ 1312, Caldecot, Rutland, Northampton, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1360, (England) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 48 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Badlesmere, Countess of Northampton,   b. 0___ 1313, Badlesmere Manor, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1356, (Lancashire) England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 43 years) 
    Marriage 0___ 1335  Badlesmere Castle, Badlesmere, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6, 7, 8] 
    Family ID F15823  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sir Richard FitzAlan, Knight, 11th Earl of Arundel,   b. 25 Mar 1346, Arundel, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1397, London, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 28 Sep 1365  (Derbyshire) England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 11] 
    Residence (Family) Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan, Duchess of Norfolk,   b. 1366, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1425, Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
     2. Lady Joan FitzAlan, Baroness Bergavenny,   b. 0___ 1375, Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1435, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
    Photos
    Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England    		Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England
    ...principal residence of Sir Richard Fitzalan, Earl of Surrey and Lady Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey
    Family ID F15349  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - ~ 1350 - Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - - Lewes Priory, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Sep 1365 - (Derbyshire) England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Apr 1385 - Arundel, West Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - - Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lady Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey (c. 1350 – 3 April 1385) was a member of the Anglo-Norman Bohun family, which wielded much power in the Welsh Marches and the English government. She was the first wife of Richard FitzAlan, a powerful English nobleman and military commander in the reigns of Edward III and Richard II. She was the mother of seven of his children, and as the wife of one of the most powerful nobles in the realm, enjoyed much prestige and took precedence over most of the other peers' wives.

      Family and lineage

      Lady Elizabeth de Bohun was born around 1350, the daughter of William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth de Badlesmere. Her older brother Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford married Joan FitzAlan, a sister of the 11th Earl of Arundel, by whom he had two daughters. Elizabeth had a half-brother, Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March, by her mother's first marriage to Sir Edmund Mortimer.

      Her paternal grandparents were Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. Her maternal grandparents were Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare.

      Lady Elizabeth's parents both died when she was young, her mother having died in 1356, and her father in 1360.


      Arundel Castle, principal residence of Richard Fitzalan and Elizabeth de Bohun

      Marriage and issue

      On 28 September 1359, by Papal dispensation,[1] Elizabeth married Richard FitzAlan, who succeeded to the earldoms of Arundel and Surrey upon the death of his father, Richard FitzAlan, 3rd Earl of Arundel in 1376. Their marriage was especially advantageous as it united two of the most powerful families in England. The alliance was further strengthened by the marriage of Elizabeth's brother, Humphrey to FitzAlan's sister Joan.

      As the Countess of Arundel, Elizabeth was one of the most important women in England, who enjoyed much prestige, and after the Queen, the Duchesses of Lancaster and York, and the Countess of Buckingham, took precedence over the other noble ladies in the realm.

      At the coronation of King Richard II, FitzAlan carried the crown. In the same year, 1377, he was made Admiral of the South and West. The following year, 1378, he attacked Harfleur, but was repelled by the French.

      FitzAlan allied himself with the King's uncle Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, who was married to FitzAlan's niece Eleanor de Bohun, who was also Elizabeth's niece. The two men eventually became members of the Council of Regency, and formed a strong and virulent opposition to the King. This would later prove fatal to both men.

      Richard and Elizabeth had seven children:[1]

      Thomas FitzAlan, 5th Earl of Arundel, Earl of Surrey KG (13 October 1381- 13 October 1415), married 26 November 1405, Beatrice, illegitimate daughter of King John I of Portugal and Inez Perez Esteves.[2] The marriage was childless.
      Lady Eleanor FitzAlan (c.1365- 1375), on 28 October 1371, at the age of about six, married Robert de Ufford. Died childless.
      Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan (1366- 8 July 1425), married firstly before 1378, Sir William de Montagu, secondly in 1384, Thomas Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, by whom she had four children, thirdly before 19 August 1401, Sir Robert Goushill, by whom she had two daughters, and fourthly before 1411, Sir Gerard Afflete. The Howard Dukes of Norfolk descend from her daughter Margaret Mowbray who married Sir Robert Howard. Joan Goushill, daughter from the 3rd marriage, was ancestress of James Madison,[3] 4th President of the U.S.A.
      Lady Joan FitzAlan (1375- 14 November 1435), married William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny, by whom she had a son, Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester and a daughter Joan de Beauchamp, wife of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde.
      Lady Alice Fitzalan (1378- before October 1415), married before March 1392, John Cherlton, Lord Cherlton. Had an affair with Cardinal Henry Beaufort, by whom she had an illegitimate daughter, Jane Beaufort.[4]
      Lady Margaret FitzAlan (1382- after 1423), married Sir Rowland Lenthall, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire, by whom she had two sons.
      Son FitzAlan (his name is given as either Richard or William).

      Death

      Elizabeth de Bohun died on 3 April 1385 at the age of about thirty-five. She was buried at Lewes in Sussex. Her husband married secondly Philippa Mortimer on 15 August 1390, by whom he had a son: John FitzAlan (1394- after 1397).

      Richard FitzAlan was executed by decapitation on 21 September 1397 at Tower Hill Cheapside, London for having committed high treason against King Richard.[5] His titles and estates were attainted until October 1400, when they were restored to his son and heir, Thomas FitzAlan, 5th Earl of Arundel, by the new king, Henry IV, who had ascended to the English throne upon the deposition of King Richard in 1399. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S6242] Eleanor Plantagenet, Countess of Arundel (1311-1372) 8 - Generation Registry: http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/register.

    2. [S7392] "Lady Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey (c. 1350 - 3 April 1385)" biography, https://en.wikipe.

    3. [S7507] "Elizabeth de Badlesmere, Countess of Northampton (1313 - 8 June 1356)" biography, http://bit.ly/1Jso1r3.

    4. [S7510] "William Brereton (1506- ?)" Pedigree & 9-Generation Ahnentafel, cited on "Our Family Histories", August 24, 2015, http:.

    5. [S9759] "Edward Cary" 9-Generation Ahnentafel, http://www.ourfamilyhistories.org/ahnentafel.php?personID=I16536&tree=00&parentse.

    6. [S7511] "Humphrey (VII) de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford (1276 - 16 March 1322)" biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey.

    7. [S7941] "Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere (ca. 1 April 1287 - 22 October 1333/3 January 1334, disputed)" biography, https:.

    8. [S9922] "A Registry of Henry de Bohun (~ 1177-1220)", accessed & downloaded November 12th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, http://ww.

    9. [S7376] "Richard FitzAlan, 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel and 9th Earl of Surrey, KG (1346 - 21 September 1397)" biography, https:/.

    10. [S7821] "William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny (~ 1343-1411)", biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_de_Beaucham.

    11. [S9926] "William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton" biogrpahy, accessed & downloaded from Wikipedia November 12th, 2016 by David.


  

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