Lady Eleanor Beauchamp
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Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, Baroness de Ros and Duchess of Somerset (September 1408 – 6 March 1467) at Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England, was the second daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
and Elizabeth de Berkeley.
. They were parents of the following surviving issue:
and Lady Margaret Holland
. They had the following surviving issue:
Their unlicensed marriage was later pardoned on 7 March 1438, and they had the following children:
Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, Count of Aumale, KG was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.-Early Life:...
and Elizabeth de Berkeley.
First marriage
Sometime before 1430, Lady Eleanor was married to Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de RosThomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros of Helmsley was an English nobleman.-Lineage:He was the second son of William de Ros, 7th Baron de Ros and Margaret Fitzalan...
. They were parents of the following surviving issue:
- Thomas de Ros, 10th Baron de RosThomas de Ros, 10th Baron de RosThomas de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros of Helmsley was a follower of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses.-Family:...
(September 9, 1427 - May 17, 1464). - Richard de Ros (March 8, 1429 - after 1492).
- Margaret de Ros (1432 - December 10, 1488), married firstly (as his second wife) William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron BotreauxWilliam de Botreaux, 3rd Baron BotreauxWilliam de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux was a prominent baron in Somerset and the south-west of England. He inherited from his father the barony by writ of Botreaux as well as substantial family landholdings which included a moiety of the feudal barony of North Cadbury, Somerset, in the parish...
(d.1462), secondly Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough.
Second marriage
Eleanor married Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset sometime between 1431 and 1435 in an unlicensed marriage, although this was pardoned on 7 March 1438. He was the son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of SomersetJohn Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
John Beaufort, 1st Marquess of Somerset and 1st Marquess of Dorset, later only 1st Earl of Somerset, KG was the first of the four illegitimate children of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and his mistress Katherine Swynford, later his wife...
and Lady Margaret Holland
Margaret Holland
Margaret Holland, Countess of Somerset was the daughter of Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent, who was the son of Joan "the Fair Maid of Kent"...
. They had the following surviving issue:
Their unlicensed marriage was later pardoned on 7 March 1438, and they had the following children:
- Eleanor BeaufortEleanor BeaufortEleanor Beaufort was the daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and his second wife, Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset. She was a sister of the 3rd and 4th Dukes of Somerset....
, married first James Butler, 5th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 5th Earl of OrmondeJames Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, KG was born on 24 November 1420. He was the son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond and Joan de Beauchamp...
and second Sir Robert Spencer. - Elizabeth Beaufort (d. before 1472), married Sir Henry FitzLewis.
- Henry Beaufort, styled 2nd Duke of SomersetHenry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of SomersetHenry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset was an important Lancastrian military commander during the English Wars of the Roses. He is sometimes numbered the 2nd Duke of Somerset, since the title was re-created for his father after his uncle died...
(1436–1464) - Margaret Beaufort, Countess of StaffordMargaret Beaufort, Countess of StaffordMargaret Beaufort was a daughter of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp.Her maternal grandparents were Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and his first wife Elizabeth Beauchamp, 4th Baroness Lisle...
(bef. 1439–1474), married first Humphrey, Earl of StaffordHumphrey Stafford, Earl of StaffordHumphrey Stafford , generally known by his courtesy title of Earl of Stafford was the son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville ....
and second Sir Richard Darell. - Edmund Beaufort, styled 3rd Duke of SomersetEdmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of SomersetEdmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, 6th Earl of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, 3rd Earl of Dorset was an English nobleman and military commander during the Wars of the Roses....
(c. 1439– 4 May 1471) - Anne Beaufort (c. 1453 – c. 1496), married Sir William Paston, Esq.
- John Beaufort, Earl of DorsetJohn Beaufort, Marquess of DorsetJohn Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset, Earl of Dorset was a member of the Beaufort family during the Wars of the Roses.He was the third son of Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset and his wife, Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick...
(c. 1455– 4 May 1471) - Lady Joan Beaufort (d. 11 August 1518), married first Sir Robert St. Lawrence and second Sir Richard Fry. No issue.
- Thomas Beaufort (c. 1455–c. 1463)
- Mary Beaufort (b. between 1431 and 1455)