Sir John Bourchier, Knight, 1st Baron Berners

Male 1415 - 1474  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name John Bourchier 
    Title Sir 
    Suffix Knight, 1st Baron Berners 
    Birth ~ 1415  Little Eaton, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 0May 1474  [2
    Person ID I46939  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 24 Feb 2017 

    Father Sir William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu,   b. 0___ 1374, Halstead, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1420, Troyes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 46 years) 
    Mother Anne of Gloucester,   b. 30 Apr 1383   d. 16 Oct 1438, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Marriage ~ 1405  [3, 4
    Family ID F17231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lady Margery Berners   d. 0___ 1475 
    Marriage ~ 1441  [1, 2
    Children 
     1. Joan Bourchier,   b. Abt 1442, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Oct 1470 (Age ~ 28 years)
     2. Humphrey Bourchier
     3. Elizabeth Bourchier
     4. Thomas Bourchier
    Family ID F17233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
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  • Notes 
    • John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners, KG (died May 1474) was an English peer.

      Bourchier was the fourth son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu, and his wife Anne of Woodstock, Countess of Buckingham, daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, and William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin jure uxoris, were his elder brothers. He was knighted in 1426 and in 1455 he was summoned to the House of Lords as John Bourchier de Berners, which created the title of Baron Berners. In 1459 he was further honoured when he was made a Knight of the Garter. He also served as Constable of Windsor Castle from 1461 to 1474.

      Lord Berners married Margery, daughter of Sir Richard Berners. He died in May 1474 and was succeeded in the barony by his grandson John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, his son Sir Humphrey Bourchier having been killed at the Battle of Barnet in 1471. Margery, Lady Berners, died in 1475. His daughter Joan Bourchier married Sir Henry Neville (d. 26 July 1469), son of George Neville, 1st Baron Latimer and Elizabeth Beauchamp, and had issue which included Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer, father of John Nevill, 3rd Baron Latimer.[3]

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  • Sources 
    1. [S10123] "John Bourchiers" profile, accessed & downloaded Thursday, December 8th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, http://www.tudorpla.

    2. [S10457] "John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Friday, February 24th, 201.

    3. [S10119] "Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester" biography, accessed & downloaded Thursday, December 8th, 2016 by David A.

    4. [S10122] "Anne of Gloucester" biography, accessed & downloaded Thursday, December 8th, 2016 by David A. Hennessee, https://en.wik.