John Bourchier (died 1495)
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Sir John Bourchier was a 15th century English knight and nobleman.
He was the 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby
by virtue of the fact that his wife Elizabeth Grey was the heiress of the title. Their marriage occurred before May 1462.
Bourchier was the son of Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex
and his wife Isabella Plantagenet. After Elizabeth Grey died Bourchier married Elizabeth Chichele in about 1490.
According to some sources Bourchier died in Spain.
He was the 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby
Baron Ferrers of Groby
The peerage title Baron Ferrers of Groby was created in the Peerage of England in 1300 when William Ferrers, 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby was summoned to parliament. He was a grandson of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby. In 1475 the eighth baron was created the Marquess of Dorset, with which...
by virtue of the fact that his wife Elizabeth Grey was the heiress of the title. Their marriage occurred before May 1462.
Bourchier was the son of Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex
Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex
Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, KG , was the eldest son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu and Anne of Gloucester...
and his wife Isabella Plantagenet. After Elizabeth Grey died Bourchier married Elizabeth Chichele in about 1490.
According to some sources Bourchier died in Spain.
Sources
- http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOURCHIER1.htm#John%20BOURCHIER2