William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu

Family and Education

b.c.1374, s. of Sir William Bourgchier (d.1375), yr. s. of Robert, 1st Lord Bourgchier, by Eleanor (1345-97), yr. da. and event. sole h. of Sir John Lovayne (d.1347) of Little Easton and Bildeston, Suff. m. between July 1403 and Feb. 1405, Anne (c.1382-16 Oct. 1438) o. surv. da. and h. of Thomas of Woodstock, duke of Gloucester, by Eleanor, er. da. and coh. of Humphrey de Bohun, earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton, wid. of Thomas, 3rd earl of Stafford (d.1392) and of Edmund, 5th earl of Stafford (d.1403), 4s. 1da. Kntd. by Sept. 1396; cr. count of Eu (arr. Dieppe) 10 June 1419. d. 28 May 1420.

Children:

• Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex. (1404 – 4 April 1483)
• Sir William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin jure uxoris.
• Thomas Bourchier, (c. 1404 – 30 March 1486) later cardinal
• John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners (1415 – 16 May 1474)
• Eleanor Bourchier, (c. 1417 – November, 1474) she became Duchess of Norfolk, as wife to John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Biography

History of Parliament Online

Links

• wikipedia.org
• Royal Genealogy Database at Hull
• thepeerage.com