Anne of Gloucester was born 30 April 1383 in Pleshey, Essex, England, United Kingdom to Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) and Eleanor de Bohun (c1366-1399) and died 16 October 1438 Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. She married Thomas Stafford (1375-1392) 1390 JL . She married Edmond Stafford (1378-1403) 28 June 1398 JL . She married William Bouchier (1386-1420) 1405 JL .
Biography
Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford (30 April 1383 – 16 October 1438) was the eldest daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, and Eleanor de Bohun.
Early Life
Anne was born on 30 April 1383, and was baptised at Pleshey, Essex sometime before 6 May. Her uncle, John of Gaunt, ordered several payments to be made in regards to the event.
Her father was the youngest son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Her mother was Eleanor de Bohun, the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Joan Fitzalan. Her mother was also a great-great-granddaughter of Edward I.
Marriage to Thomas Stafford
Anne married three times. Her first marriage was to Thomas Stafford, 3rd.Earl of Stafford (1368 - 4 July 1392), and took place around 1390. The couple had no children, and after his death Anne married his younger brother Edmund.
Marriage to Edmund Stafford
On 28 June 1398, Anne married Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (2 March 1378 – 21 July 1403), and had children:
- Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402-1460) - A major military commander in the War of the Roses. He married Anne, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. Joan was a daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster and his mistress Katherine Swynford
- Anne Stafford, Countess of March, who married Edmund Mortimer, 5th Earl of March. Edmund was a great-grandson of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence. Edmund and Anne had no children. She married, secondly, John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (d. 1447), and had one son: Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (d. 1475), and a daughter Anne, who married John Neville, 1st Baron Neville de Raby
- Philippa Stafford, died young
Marriage to William Bourchier
In about 1405 Anne married William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu (d. 1420), son of Sir William Bourchier and Eleanor of Louvain, by whom she had the following children:
- Henry Bourchier, Earl of Essex. He married Isabel, daughter of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, and Anne de Mortimer. Isabel was also an older sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York
- Eleanor Bourchier, Duchess of Norfolk, married John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
- William Bourchier, Baron FitzWarin jure uxoris
- Cardinal Thomas Bourchier
- John Bourchier (1415-1474), 1st Baron Berners. John was the grandfather of John, Lord Berners, the translator of Froissart
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402-1460) | 1402 | 10 June 1460 Northampton, England | Anne Neville (1414-1480) |
| Anne Stafford (1403-1432) | 1403 | 20 September 1432 | Edmund Mortimer (1391-1425) John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (1396-1447) |
| Philippa Stafford | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex (c1409-1483) | |||
| William Bourchier, 1st Baron FitzWarin (1412-1471) | |||
| Thomas Bourchier (c1413-1480) | |||
| John Bourchier (1415-1474) | 1415 England, United Kingdom | May 1474 England, United Kingdom | Margery Berners (-1475) |
| Eleanor Bourchier (c1417-1474) | 1417 | November 1474 | John de Mowbray (1415-1461) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (c1381-1399) | April 1382 England | 2 September 1399 England | |
| Anne of Gloucester (1383-1438) | 30 April 1383 Pleshey, Essex, England, United Kingdom | 16 October 1438 Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom | Thomas Stafford (1375-1392) Edmond Stafford (1378-1403) William Bouchier (1386-1420) |
| Joan of Gloucester (1384-1400) | 1384 England | 16 August 1400 Essex, England | Gilbert Talbot, 5th Baron Strange of Blackmere (1383-1419) |
| Isabel of Gloucester (1386-1402) | 1386 England | 1402 England | |
| Philippa of Gloucester (c1388-c1388) | 1388 England | 1388 England | |
See Also
- Anne Plantagenet
- House of Plantaganet
External Links
- wikipedia:en:Anne of Gloucester
- Anne of Woodstock, Countess of Buckingham at thePeerage
- Anne of Gloucester at Genealogics
- Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Anne-of-Gloucester-Countess-of-Stafford/6000000011088044226, retrieved 01 Jan 2024
- Plantagenet Family Genealogy, TudorPlace.com.ar, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/PLANTAGENET.htm, retrieved 01 Jan 2024
- WorldConnect: db: yewenyi, id: I11429
- Stirnet : Plantagenet Family
Sources
- Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 84. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
- G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant', new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 344. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
Notable Ancestors
Notable Descendants
- Roger Ludlow (1590-1664) - Cofounder of the Colony of Connecticut, See Ludlow Family Ancestry.
References
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