Lord John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Bourchier

1329 - 1400  (71 years)

• Name	John Bourchier  [1]
  Title	Lord
  Suffix	2nd Baron Bourchier
  Birth	1329  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1400  [2]
  Person ID	I379	Bourchiers
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Sir Robert de Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier,   b. 6 Oct 1306   d. 9 Apr 1349, Halstead, Essex, England (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Margaret de Prayers, Countess of Essex,   b. 7 Oct 1307, Sible Hedingham, Essex, England d. 1 Jun 1360, Little Eaton, Essex, England (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud Coggeshall
  Marriage	Bef 1374
  Children	+ 1. Lord Bartholomew Bourchier, 3rd Baron Bourchier,   b. 1374   d. 18 May 1409 (Age 35 years)
  Family ID	F506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2015

  
  

• Photos		BourchierArms Caption Note: Canting arms of Bourchier: Argent, a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable Picture Note: from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Bourchier,_1st_Count_of_Eu Keywords: Picture
  		Coat_of_Arms_of_Sir_John_Bourchier,_2nd_Baron_Bourchier,_KG Picture Note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bourchier,_2nd_Baron_Bourchier Keywords: Picture

  
  

• Notes

  John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Bourchier (d. 21 May 1400), KG, was a soldier and diplomat in the service of the crown. Family John was the eldest son of Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier and his wife Margaret Prayers. He inherited the title when his father died in 1349, along with estates and property focused around Essex. Life John followed his father in pursuing a military career, serving with Edward, the Black Prince in Gascony in 1355 and was at the Battle of Auray in 1364. Other known engagements include being one of the Council to the King's Lieutenant in France in 1370 and being part of the 1379 fleet that was unsuccessful in its attempt to support the Breton Army. In 1384, he was sent as Governor in Chief to Flanders, remaining for 18 months in Ghent. He was summoned to Parliament regularly between 1381 and 1399 before being excused due to age and infirmities. He was made Knight of the Garter in 1392. He died 21 May 1400. Marriage and Issue He married, before 1374, Maud Coggeshall, daughter of Sir John Coggeshall. They had one known son. Bartholomew Bourchier, 3rd Baron Bourchier b. 1374, d. 18 May 1409 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bourchier,_2nd_Baron_Bourchier

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] Tudor Place Website, (http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOURCHIER1.htm). [S1870] Wikipedia, (en.wikipedia.org), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bourchier,_1st_Baron_Bourchier.