Individual

Go to List of Family Names Go to List of People    < Previous Next >

Birth:          ABT 1350 Derbyshire, England
Death:          3 Apr 1385 Arundel, Sussex, England
Cause of Death: complications of childbirth

Notes
ancestry.com
married when both were 15
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_de_Bohun
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.
Family and lineage[edit]

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.


 


Arundel Castle, principal residence of Richard Fitzalan and Elizabeth de Bohun
Marriage and issue[edit]

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. 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.

Richard and Elizabeth had seven children:[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.[2] The marriage was childless.
Lady Eleanor FitzAlan (c.1365- 1375), on 28 October 1371, at the age of about six, 
married Robert de Ufford. Died childless.
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,[3] 4th 
President of the U.S.A.
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.
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.[4]
Lady Margaret FitzAlan (1382- after 1423), married Sir Rowland Lenthall, of Hampton 
Court, Herefordshire, by whom she had two sons.
Son FitzAlan (his name is given as either Richard or William).

Death[edit]

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.[5] 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.

Parents
DE BOHUN William (ABT 1312 - 16 Sep 1360)
DE BADLESMERE Elizabeth (1313 - 8 Jun 1356)

Siblings
DE BOHUN Elizabeth (ABT 1350 - 3 Apr 1385)

Marriage To FITZ ALAN Richard II (1346 - 21 Sep 1397)
    m. 28 Sep 1359 

Notes

Parents
FITZ ALAN Richard "Cropped Hat" (ABT 1313 - 24 Jan 1376)
PLANTAGENET Eleanor (ABT 1311 - 11 Jan 1372)

Children by FITZ ALAN Richard II 1346 - 21 Sep 1397
FITZ ALAN Margaret (ABT 1365 - )

Produced by Fzip 1.7 6/20/2017