- Married to youngest son of King Edward III of England
- Duchess of Gloucester
- Duchess of Aumale
- Countess of Buckingham
- Countess of Essex
- 1384: Lady of the Garter
- 1397: Became nun at Barking Abbey
Eleanor de Bohun was born circa 1366 to Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341-1373) and Joan FitzAlan (1347-1419) and died 3 October 1399 of unspecified causes. She married Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) 1376 JL .
Biography
Lady Eleanor de Bohun (c. 1366 – 3 October 1399) was the elder daughter and co-heiress with her sister, Mary de Bohun, of their father Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford. Her mother was Lady Joan Fitzalan, daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and his second wife Eleanor of Lancaster.
Marriage to Thomas of Woodstock
In 1376, she married Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester. Thomas was the youngest son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Following their marriage, the couple went to reside in Pleshey Castle, Essex. Eleanor and her husband had the tutelage of her younger sister, Mary, who was being instructed in religious doctrine. This was being done in the hope that she would enter a convent, thus leaving her share of the considerable Bohun inheritance to Eleanor and Thomas.
Together Eleanor and Thomas had five children:
- Humphrey, 2nd Earl of Buckingham (c1381-1399) - died young
- Anne of Gloucester (1383-1438) - married (1st) Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford; (2nd) Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford; and (3rd) William Bourchier, Count of Eu. Her son by 3rd marriage, John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners, was grandfather of Richard Neville, 2nd Baron Latimer of Snape. Richard's granddaughter, Anne Dawney,[2] was ancestress of Zachary Taylor,[3] 12th President of the U.S.A.
- Joan of Gloucester (1384-1400) = married Gilbert Talbot, 5th Lord Talbot (1383–1419). Died in childbirth.
- Isabel of Gloucester (1386-1402) = died young.
- Philippa of Gloucester (c1388-c1388)= Died young, before Oct 1390.
Children
| 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 | |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Eleanor de Bohun (c1366-1399) | 1366 | 3 October 1399 | Thomas of Woodstock (1355-1397) |
| Mary de Bohun (c1368-1394) | 1368 | 4 July 1394 Peterborough Castle, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom | Henry IV of England (1367-1413) |
| Elizabeth de Bohun (c1370-c1370) | 1370 England | 1370 England | |
See Also
- Eleanor Bohun
- House of Plantagenet
- Bohun Family
External Links
- wikipedia:en:Eleanor de Bohun
- Lady Eleanor de Bohun at thePeerage
- Lady Eleanor de Bohun, Geni.com, https://www.geni.com/people/Lady-Eleanor-de-Bohun/6000000001930960606, retrieved 01 Jan 2024
- Bohun Family Genealogy, TudorPlace.com.ar, http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BOHUN.htm, retrieved 01 Jan 2024
- Eleanor of Woodstock at Find A Grave
Notable Ancestors
Notable Descendants
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