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Lord Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, 2nd Count of Eu, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex

Lord Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, 2nd Count of Eu, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex

Male 1406 - 1483  (77 years)

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  1. 1.  Lord Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, 2nd Count of Eu, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of EssexLord Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, 2nd Count of Eu, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex was born in 1406 (son of Lord William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu and Lady Anne Plantagenet, of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford and Eu); died on 4 Apr 1483; was buried in Little Easton Church, Essex, England.

    Henry married Isabel Plantagenet, of Cambridge, Countess of Essex before 25 Apr 1426. Isabel (daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne Mortimer) was born in 1409; died on 2 Oct 1484; was buried in Little Easton Church, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Fulke Bourchier died in died young.
    2. Isabel Bourchier was born in 1431; died in died young.
    3. Sir Humphrey Bourchier, Lord Cromwell was born in 1433 in Great Totham, Essex, England; died on 14 Apr 1471 in Battle of Barnet, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.
    4. William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier was born about 1435 in Great Totham, Essex, England; died on 26 Jun 1480.
    5. Henry Bourchier was born about 1437 in Great Totham, Essex, England; died on 12 Aug 1458.
    6. Thomas Bourchier was born in 1440; died on 26 Oct 1491; was buried in Ware, hertfordshire.
    7. Sir John Bourchier, 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby was born in 1438; died in 1495.
    8. Florence Bourchier died about 1525.
    9. Hugh Bourchier died in died young.
    10. Sir Edward Bourchier died on 30 Dec 1460.
    11. Laura Bourchier, Countess of Devon was born in 1440.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lord William Bourchier, 1st Count of EuLord William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu was born on 4 Jul 1374 in Little Eaton, Essex, England (son of Lord William de Bourchier, Earl of Eu & Louvaine in Normandy and Eleanor de Louvaine); died on 28 May 1420 in Troyes, France; was buried in Llanthony Priory, Gloucestershire, England.

    William married Lady Anne Plantagenet, of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford and Eu on 20 Nov 1405 in Little Eaton, St Alkmund, Essex, England. Anne (daughter of Thomas Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor de Bohun, of Gloucester) was born in Apr 1383 in Pleshey, Essex, England; died on 16 Oct 1438 in Priory, Llanthony, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Lady Anne Plantagenet, of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford and Eu was born in Apr 1383 in Pleshey, Essex, England (daughter of Thomas Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor de Bohun, of Gloucester); died on 16 Oct 1438 in Priory, Llanthony, Gloucestershire, England.
    Children:
    1. 1. Lord Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, 2nd Count of Eu, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex was born in 1406; died on 4 Apr 1483; was buried in Little Easton Church, Essex, England.
    2. William Bourchier, 9th Baron Fitzwaryn was born in 1407; died in 1474.
    3. Cardinal Thomas Bourchier, Cardinal of Canterbury Cathedral was born in 1413; died on 30 Mar 1486 in Knole House, near Sevenoaks, Kent, England; was buried in Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury, Kent, England.
    4. John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners was born about 1415 in Little Eaton, Essex, England; died on 16 May 1474 in Chertsey, Surrey, England; was buried in Chertsey Abbey, Chertsey, Surrey, England.
    5. Eleanor Bourchier, Duchess of Norfolk was born in 1417; died in Nov 1474.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Lord William de Bourchier, Earl of Eu & Louvaine in NormandyLord William de Bourchier, Earl of Eu & Louvaine in Normandy was born about 1 May 1330 in Halstead, Essex, England (son of Sir Robert de Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier and Margaret de Prayers, Countess of Essex); died on 5 Jul 1375 in Little Eaton, Essex, England.

    William married Eleanor de Louvaine. Eleanor (daughter of John de Louvaine) was born on 27 Mar 1345; died on 5 Oct 1397. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Eleanor de Louvaine was born on 27 Mar 1345 (daughter of John de Louvaine); died on 5 Oct 1397.
    Children:
    1. 2. Lord William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu was born on 4 Jul 1374 in Little Eaton, Essex, England; died on 28 May 1420 in Troyes, France; was buried in Llanthony Priory, Gloucestershire, England.
    2. John Bourchier was born about 1375; died on 21 May 1400.
    3. Fulk Bourchier was born about 1374.

  3. 6.  Thomas Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Gloucester was born on 7 Jan 1355 (son of Edward Plantagenet, King Edward III and Philippa, of Hainault); died on 8 Sep 1397.

    Thomas married Eleanor de Bohun, of Gloucester. Eleanor (daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford and Joan Fitzalan) was born in 1366 in Herefordshire, England; died on 3 Oct 1399 in Aldgate, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Eleanor de Bohun, of Gloucester was born in 1366 in Herefordshire, England (daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford and Joan Fitzalan); died on 3 Oct 1399 in Aldgate, London, England.
    Children:
    1. 3. Lady Anne Plantagenet, of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford and Eu was born in Apr 1383 in Pleshey, Essex, England; died on 16 Oct 1438 in Priory, Llanthony, Gloucestershire, England.
    2. Joanna Plantagenet
    3. Emma Plantagenet
    4. Humphrey Plantagenet
    5. Joan Plantagenet
    6. Isabel Plantagenet
    7. Richard Berners Plantagenet
    8. Phillipa Plantagenet


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Sir Robert de Bourchier, 1st Baron BourchierSir Robert de Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier was born on 6 Oct 1306 (son of Sir John de Bourchier, Knight and Helen de Colchester); died on 9 Apr 1349 in Halstead, Essex, England; was buried in Halstead, Essex, England.

    Robert married Margaret de Prayers, Countess of Essex. Margaret (daughter of Sir Thomas Prayers, of Sible Hedingham and Anne, of Essex) was born on 7 Oct 1307 in Sible Hedingham, Essex, England; died on 1 Jun 1360 in Little Eaton, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Margaret de Prayers, Countess of Essex was born on 7 Oct 1307 in Sible Hedingham, Essex, England (daughter of Sir Thomas Prayers, of Sible Hedingham and Anne, of Essex); died on 1 Jun 1360 in Little Eaton, Essex, England.
    Children:
    1. Lord John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Bourchier was born in 1329; died on 21 May 1400.
    2. 4. Lord William de Bourchier, Earl of Eu & Louvaine in Normandy was born about 1 May 1330 in Halstead, Essex, England; died on 5 Jul 1375 in Little Eaton, Essex, England.
    3. Maud de Bourchier was born about 1335.
    4. Henry de Bourchier was born about 1335.
    5. Bartholomew de Bourchier

  3. 10.  John de Louvaine died in 1347.
    Children:
    1. 5. Eleanor de Louvaine was born on 27 Mar 1345; died on 5 Oct 1397.

  4. 12.  Edward Plantagenet, King Edward IIIEdward Plantagenet, King Edward III was born on 13 Nov 1312 in Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England (son of Edward Plantagenet, King Edward II and Isabella, - of France); died on 21 Jul 1377 in Sheen Palace, Richmond, London, England; was buried in Westminster Abbey, London, England.

    Edward married Philippa, of Hainault on 24 Jan 1328. Philippa was born on 24 Jun 1314; died on 15 Aug 1369. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 13.  Philippa, of Hainault was born on 24 Jun 1314; died on 15 Aug 1369.
    Children:
    1. Edward Plantagenet, The Black Prince was born on 15 Jun 1330 in Woodstock Palace, Oxfordshire, England; died on 8 Jun 1376.
    2. Isabella Plantagenet was born on 16 Jun 1332.
    3. Joan Plantagenet was born on 19 Dec 1333.
    4. William Plantagenet was born on 16 Feb 1337.
    5. Lionel Plantagenet was born on 29 Nov 1338.
    6. John Plantagenet, of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster was born on 6 Mar 1340 in Ghent, Flanders, Belgium; died on 3 Feb 1399 in Leicester Castle, Leicestershire; was buried in St Paul's Cathedral, London, England.
    7. Edmund Plantagenet, of Langley, 1st Duke of York was born on 5 Jun 1341.
    8. Blanche Plantagenet was born in Mar 1342.
    9. Mary Plantagenet was born on 10 Oct 1344.
    10. Margaret Plantagenet was born on 20 Jul 1346.
    11. Thomas Plantagenet, of Windsor was born in 1347; died in Sep 1348.
    12. 6. Thomas Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Gloucester was born on 7 Jan 1355; died on 8 Sep 1397.

  6. 14.  Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford was born on 25 Mar 1342 in Hereford, Herefordshire, England (son of 1st Earl of Northampton William de Bohun, Earl of Northampton and Lady Elizabeth de Badlesmere); died on 16 Jan 1373.

    Humphrey married Joan Fitzalan after 9 Sep 1359. Joan (daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 6th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel) was born about 1345; died on 17 Apr 1419. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 15.  Joan Fitzalan was born about 1345 (daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 6th Earl of Arundel and Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel); died on 17 Apr 1419.
    Children:
    1. 7. Eleanor de Bohun, of Gloucester was born in 1366 in Herefordshire, England; died on 3 Oct 1399 in Aldgate, London, England.
    2. Queen Mary de Bohun, Queen of Henry IV died in 1394.
    3. Elizabeth de Bohun