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Elizabeth Plantagenet
- Preferred Name: Elizabeth Plantagenet[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
- Gender: F
- Burial: 23 MAY 1316 in Walden Abbey, Herts, England at LATI: N2.0247 LONG: E0.2391 with note: GEDCOM data
- FSID: MCT9-W4B
- Affiliation: with note: Description: House of Plantagenet
- Death: 5 MAY 1316 in Quendon, Essex, England at LATI: N1.9506 LONG: E0.1989
- Birth: 7 AUG 1282 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales at LATI: N3.2833 LONG: E3.4667
- Notes:
=== Life Sketch ===
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (7 August 1282 - 5 May 1316) was the eighth and youngest daughter of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile. Of all of her siblings, she was closest to her younger brother King Edward II, as they were only two years apart in age.
In April 1285 there were negotiations with Floris V for Elizabeth's betrothal to his son John I, Count of Holland. The offer was accepted and John was sent to England to be educated. On 8 January 1297 Elizabeth was married to John at Ipswich. In attendance at the marriage were Elizabeth's sister Margaret, her father, Edward I of England, her brother Edward, and Humphrey de Bohun. After the wedding Elizabeth was expected to go to Holland with her husband, but did not wish to go, leaving her husband to go alone. It is recorded that while in Ipswich the King, in some outburst, threw his daughter's coronet into the fire: a great ruby and a great emerald were supplied by Adam the Goldsmith for stones lost as a result.
After some time travelling England, it was decided Elizabeth should follow her husband. Her father accompanied her, travelling through the Southern Netherlands between Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven and Brussels, before ending up in Ghent. There they remained for a few months, spending Christmas with her two sisters Eleanor and Margaret. On 10 November 1299, John died of dysentery, though there were rumours of his murder. No children had been born from the marriage.
On her return trip to England, Elizabeth went through Brabant to see her sister Margaret. When she arrived in England, she met her stepmother Margaret, whom Edward had married while she was in Holland. On 14 November 1302 Elizabeth was married to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, 3rd of Essex, also Constable of England, at Westminster Abbey.
The children of Elizabeth and Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford were:
1. Margaret de Bohun (born 1302 - died 7 Feb. 1304).
2. Humphrey de Bohun (born c. Oct. 1303 - died c. Oct. 1304).
3. Lady Eleanor de Bohun (17 October 1304 - 1363)
4. John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (23 November 1306 - 1335)
5. Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford (6 December c. 1309 - 1361)
6. Margaret de Bohun, 2nd Countess of Devon (3 April 1311 - 1391)
7. William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (1312-1360).
8. Edward de Bohun (1312-1334), twin of William
9. Eneas de Bohun, (1314 - after 1322); he is mentioned in his father's will
10. Isabel de Bohun (b&d 5 May 1316)
During Christmas 1315, Elizabeth, who was pregnant with her eleventh child, was visited by her sister-in-law, Queen Isabella of France. On 5 May 1316 she went into labour, giving birth to her daughter Isabella. Both Elizabeth and her daughter Isabella died shortly after the birth, and were buried together in Walden Abbey Church, Walden Essex. [1]
[1] Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Wikipedia.
BIO
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm#EdwardIdied1307B as of 1/24/2016
ELIZABETH (Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire Aug 1282-Quendon, Essex [5] May 1316, bur Walden Ab
=== Death ===
Died in childbirth, her 11th child also didn’t survive and was buried with her mother
=== Line 24929 from GEDCOM File not recogniz ===
Line 24929 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [PRINCESS OF ENGLAND] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== Life Sketch ===
Elizabeth of Rhuddlan (7 August 1282 – 5 May 1316) was the eighth and youngest daughter of King Edward I and Queen Eleanor of Castile. Of all of her siblings, she was closest to her younger brother King Edward II, as they were only two years apart in age.
In April 1285 there were negotiations with Floris V for Elizabeth's betrothal to his son John I, Count of Holland. The offer was accepted and John was sent to England to be educated. On 8 January 1297 Elizabeth was married to John at Ipswich. In attendance at the marriage were Elizabeth's sister Margaret, her father, Edward I of England, her brother Edward, and Humphrey de Bohun. After the wedding Elizabeth was expected to go to Holland with her husband, but did not wish to go, leaving her husband to go alone. It is recorded that while in Ipswich the King, in some outburst, threw his daughter's coronet into the fire: a great ruby and a great emerald were supplied by Adam the Goldsmith for stones lost as a result.
After some time travelling England, it was decided Elizabeth should follow her husband. Her father accompanied her, travelling through the Southern Netherlands between Antwerp, Mechelen, Leuven and Brussels, before ending up in Ghent. There they remained for a few months, spending Christmas with her two sisters Eleanor and Margaret. On 10 November 1299, John died of dysentery, though there were rumours of his murder. No children had been born from the marriage.
On her return trip to England, Elizabeth went through Brabant to see her sister Margaret. When she arrived in England, she met her stepmother Margaret, whom Edward had married while she was in Holland. On 14 November 1302 Elizabeth was married to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, 3rd of Essex, also Constable of England, at Westminster Abbey.
The children of Elizabeth and Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford were:
1. Margaret de Bohun (born 1302 - died 7 Feb. 1304).
2. Humphrey de Bohun (born c. Oct. 1303 - died c. Oct. 1304).
3. Lady Eleanor de Bohun (17 October 1304 – 1363)
4. John de Bohun, 5th Earl of Hereford (23 November 1306 – 1335)
5. Humphrey de Bohun, 6th Earl of Hereford (6 December c. 1309 – 1361)
6. Margaret de Bohun, 2nd Countess of Devon (3 April 1311 – 1391)
7. William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (1312–1360).
8. Edward de Bohun (1312–1334), twin of William
9. Eneas de Bohun, (1314 - after 1322); he is mentioned in his father's will
10. Isabel de Bohun (b&d 5 May 1316)
During Christmas 1315, Elizabeth, who was pregnant with her eleventh child, was visited by her sister-in-law, Queen Isabella of France. On 5 May 1316 she went into labour, giving birth to her daughter Isabella. Both Elizabeth and her daughter Isabella died shortly after the birth, and were buried together in Walden Abbey Church, Walden Essex. [1]
[1] Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Wikipedia.
BIO
BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLAND,%20Kings%201066-1603.htm#EdwardIdied1307B as of 1/24/2016
ELIZABETH (Rhuddlan Castle, Flintshire Aug 1282-Quendon, Essex [5] May 1316, bur Walden Ab
=== Line 24929 from GEDCOM File not recogniz ===
Line 24929 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: TITL [PRINCESS OF ENGLAND] From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
=== Death ===
Died in childbirth, her 11th child also didn’t survive and was buried with her mother
Preferred Parents:
Mother: Eleanor of Provence CASTILLE Y LEON, b. 1244 in Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain d. 29 NOV 1290 in Herdeby, Lincolnshire, , England
Family 1: Humphrey de Bohun 4th Earl of Hereford VII, b. 1276 in Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England, United Kingdom d. 16 MAR 1322 in Boroughbridge, Yorkshire, England
- m. 14 NOV 1302 in Westminster Abbey, London, England
- William de Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton, b. 24 MAR 1312 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England d. 16 SEP 1360 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
- Eleanor de Bohun Countess of Ormonde, b. 17 OCT 1304 in Knaresborough Castle, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England d. 7 OCT 1363 in Aldgate, Middlesex, England
- Agnes de Bohun, b. 1309 in Caldecott, Northamptonshire, England d. in Exeter, Devon, England
- Margaret de Bohun Countess of Devon, b. 3 APR 1311 in Caldecote, Northamptonshire, England d. 16 DEC 1291
Family 2: John de Holland I Count, b. 1284 in Grafschaft Holland, HRR d. 10 NOV 1299 in Haarlem, Grafschaft Holland, HRR
- m. 8 JAN 1297 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Sources:
- Title: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, "History of Royal Women"
Publication: Name: https://www.historyofroyalwomen.com/elizabeth-of-rhuddlan/elizabeth-of-rhuddlan-the-kings-favourite-sister/;
- Title: Elizabeth, "Lives of the Princesses of England, from the Norman Conquest by Mary Anne Everett Green", Page 1
Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/livesprincesses02greegoog/page/n33/;
- Title: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, "Royal Wales", Pages 10, 118
Publication: Name: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Royal_Wales/7XmvBwAAQBAJ;
- Title: Elizabeth Plantagenet, "Find A Grave Index"
Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-KNN5 : 24 May 2022), Elizabeth Plantagenet, ; Burial, Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England, Walden Abbey; citing record ID 12535575, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVC-KNN5;
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12535575/elizabeth-plantagenet
BIRTH 7 Aug 1282 Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales
DEATH 5 May 1316 (aged 33) Quendon, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
BURIAL Walden Abbey
Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
MEMORIAL ID 12535575
She married John I, Count of Holland and Zealand, on January 18, 1297 at Ipswitch Priory. She then married Humphrey de Bohun, 4th earl of Hereford, on November 14, 1302. Elizabeth died at Quendon, Essex while giving birth to her 11th child at the age of about 34.
- Title: Elizabeth, "Lives of the Princesses of England, from the Norman Conquest by Mary Anne Everett Green, Page 1"
Publication: Name: https://archive.org/details/livesprincesses02greegoog/page/n33/;
- Title: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, "Historical Dictionary of the British Monarchy", Page 182
Publication: Name: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historical_Dictionary_of_the_British_Mon/BiyyueBTpaMC;
- Title: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, "Women of Medieval Wales: Elizabeth of Rhuddlan, Gwenllian Ferch Gruffydd, Gwenllian of Wales, Joan, Lady of Wales"
Publication: Name: https://books.google.com/books/about/Women_of_Medieval_Wales.html?id=h2sQTwEACAAJ;
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