Elizabeth de Bohun Countess of Arundel

• Preferred Name: Elizabeth de Bohun Countess of Arundel^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}
  
• Alternate Name: Elizabeth Fitzalan
  
• Alternate Name: Elizabeth Bohun
  
• Gender: F
  
• Death: 3 APR 1385 in Arundel, Sussex, England
  
• Birth: 1350 in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England at LATI: N2.652 LONG: E0.479
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Countess of SurreyBET 1376 AND 1397
  
• Burial: AFT 3 APR 1385 in Lewes Priory, Lewes, Sussex, England at LATI: N0.8736 LONG: E0.0112 with note: Lewes Priory - Now in ruins
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Countess of ArundelBET 1376 AND 1397
  
• FSID: L8BX-895
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  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.
  
  «b»Family and lineage«/b»
  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.
  
  «b»Marriage and issue«/b»
  On 28 September 1359, by Papal dispensation, 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.
  
  «b»Richard and Elizabeth had seven children:«/b»
  
  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. The marriage was childless.
  
  2.) Lady Eleanor FitzAlan (c.1365-1375), on 28 October 1371, at the age of about six, married Robert de Ufford. Died childless.
  
  3.) 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, 4th President of the USA
  
  4.) 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.
  
  5.) 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.
  
  6.) Lady Margaret FitzAlan (1382-after 1423), married Sir Rowland Lenthall, of Hampton Court, Herefordshire, by whom she had two sons.
  
  7.) Son FitzAlan (his name is given as either Richard or William).
  
  «b»Death«/b»
  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. 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.
  
  Elizabeth was born at Castle Badlesmere, Kent, England in 1313 to Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare. She was the third of four daughters. She had one younger brother, Giles de Badlesmere, 2nd Baron Badlesmere, who married Elizabeth Montagu, but did not have any children.
  
  Her paternal grandparents were Guncelin de Badlesmere and Joan FitzBernard, and her maternal grandparents were Thomas de Clare, Lord of Thomond and Juliana FitzGerald of Offaly.
  
  Elizabeth's father was hanged, drawn and quartered on 14 April 1322 for having participated in the Earl of Lancaster's rebellion against King Edward II of England; and her mother imprisoned in the Tower of London until 3 November 1322. She had been arrested the previous October for ordering an assault upon Queen consort Isabella after refusing her admittance to Leeds Castle, where Baron Badlesmere held the post of governor.[1] Elizabeth and her siblings were also sent to the Tower along with their mother.[2] She was eight years old at the time and had been married for five years to her first husband; although the marriage had not yet been consummated due to her young age.
  
  In 1328, Elizabeth's brother Giles obtained a reversal of his father's attainder, and he succeeded to the barony as the 2nd Baron Badlesmere. Elizabeth, along with her three sisters, was a co-heiress of Giles, who had no children by his wife. Upon his death in 1338, the barony fell into abeyance. The Badlesmere estates were divided among the four sisters, and Elizabeth's share included the manors of Drayton in Sussex, Kingston and Erith in Kent, a portion of Finmere in Oxfordshire as well as property in London.[3]
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISH%20NOBILITY%20MEDIEVAL.htm#WilliamBohunNorthamptondied1360 as of 8/21/2016
  
  ELIZABETH de Bohun (-3 Apr 1385, bur Lewes). A manuscript which narrates

• m. 28 SEP 1359 in Derbyshire, England

1. Elizabeth Arundel, b. 1366 in Arundel Castle, Sussex, England     d. 8 JUL 1425 in Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England

1. Title: William Bohun & Badlesmere in Family Group Records Collection, Archives Section, 1942-1969; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QR-4ZZP?cc=2060211&wc=WWJR-J29%3A352088201%2C353685601
   Author: "Family Group Records Collection, Archives Section, 1942-1969," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QR-4ZZP?cc=2060211&wc=WWJR-J29%3A352088201%2C353685601 : 20 May 2014), B > Bohler, Michael - Boker, James (1717) > image 912 of 1448; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, compiler, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9QR-4ZZP;
   Note: William Bohun (1314-1360) married Elizabeth Badlesmere in 1335 according to research before 1935
   Page: Names, dates, locations, and relationships match research
   
2. Title: Findagrave
   Author: Elizabeth de Bohun FitzAlan 3 Apr 1385
   Publication: Name: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101940113/elizabeth-fitzalan;
   
3. Title: Fitzalan, Elizabeth, "Encyclopedia.com"
   Publication: Name: https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/fitzalan-elizabeth-d-1385;
   
4. Title: Elizabeth Fitzalan (1350-1385), Wikipedia
   Author: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Fitzalan,_Countess_of_Arundel
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Fitzalan,_Countess_of_Arundel;
   Note: Elizabeth Fitzalan (née 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. 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. 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. Elizabeth de Bohun died on 3 April 1385 at the age of about thirty-five. She was buried at Lewes in Sussex.
   
5. Title: Elizabeth de Bohun FitzAlan, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-F3Y5 : 17 July 2020), Elizabeth de Bohun FitzAlan, 1385; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-F3Y5;
   Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101940113/elizabeth-fitzalan Elizabeth de Bohun FitzAlan BIRTH 1350 England DEATH 3 Apr 1385 (aged 34–35) England BURIAL Lewes Priory Lewes, Lewes District, East Sussex, England MEMORIAL ID 101940113 Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey. Daughter of William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton and Elizabeth Badlesmere. Wife of Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel. She became the wife of Sir Richard FitzAlan, by papal dispensation, on 28 September 1359.
   
6. Title: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
   Publication: Name: https://search.ancestry.com/collections/60526/records/241785;
   
7. Title: Elizabeth de Bohun FitzAlan, "Find A Grave Index"
   Author: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-F3Y5 : 17 July 2020), Elizabeth de Bohun FitzAlan, 1385; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
   Publication: Name: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLG-F3Y5;
   
8. Title: Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel, "Wikipedia"
   Publication: Name: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_de_Bohun;