Eleanor Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset

Lady Eleanor Beauchamp^[1]
Lady Eleanor Beauchamp
Baroness de Ros; Duchess of Somerset
Born	September 1408; Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England
Died	6 March 1467 (aged 58–59); Baynard's Castle, London, England
Spouse(s)	Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros; Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset; Walter Rokesley
	Issue 13, including:; Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros; Richard Ros; Eleanor Beaufort, Countess of Ormonde; Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset; Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford; Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset; John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset
Father	Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
Mother	Elizabeth de Berkeley

Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, Baroness de Ros and Duchess of Somerset (September 1408 – 6 March 1467)^[2] was the second daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley, daughter of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley.^[3]

First marriage[]

On 17 December 1423, Lady Eleanor was married to Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros.^[3]^[4] They were parents of the following surviving issue:

Margaret de Ros (b. 1425 – d. 10 December 1488), married firstly (as his second wife) William de Botreaux, 3rd Baron Botreaux (d. 1462), secondly Thomas Burgh, 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough.
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros (b. 9 September 1427 – d. 17 May 1464)
Richard Ros (b. 8 March 1429 – after 1492)

Second marriage[]

Eleanor married Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset sometime between 1431 and 1433 in an unlicensed marriage, although this was pardoned on 7 March 1438.^[3] He was the son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret Holland. They had the following surviving issue:

Eleanor Beaufort, Countess of Ormonde (b. between 1431 and 1433 - d. August 16, 1501), married firstly James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde and secondly Sir Robert Spencer.^[5]
Joan Beaufort (b. 1433 – d. 11 August 1518), married firstly Robert St Lawrence, 3rd Baron Howth and secondly Sir Richard Fry.^[5]^[6]
Anne Beaufort (b. 1435 – d. 17 September 1496),^[5]^[7] who married, Sir William Paston (b. 1436 – died before 7 September 1496),^[8] a younger son of William Paston (1378–1444), Justice of the Common Pleas.^[9]
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (b. 26 January 1436 – d. 15 May 1464)^[10]
Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford (b. 1437 – d. 1474),^[11]^[12] married firstly Humphrey, Earl of Stafford and secondly Sir Richard Darell.^[10]
Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset (b. 1439 – d. 4 May 1471)^[10]
John Beaufort, Earl of Dorset (b. 1441^[13] – 4 May 1471)^[10]
Thomas Beaufort (b. 1442 – d. 1517)^[5]
Elizabeth Beaufort (b. 1443 - died before 1475),^[14] married Sir Henry FitzLewis.^[5]
Mary Beaufort (b. between 1431 and 1455)^[5]

Third marriage[]

She married thirdly to Walter Rokesley. There was no known issue from this marriage.^[2]

Death[]

She died on 6 March 1467 at the age of 58 at Baynard's Castle, London, England.^[2]

Ancestry[]

Ancestors of Lady Eleanor Beauchamp

16. Guy de Beauchamp, 10th Earl of Warwick

8. Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick

17. Alice de Toeni

4. Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick

18. Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March

9. Katherine Mortimer

19. Joan de Geneville, 2nd Baroness Geneville

2. Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick

20. Henry Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby

10. William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby

21. Isabel Verdon

5. Margaret Ferrers

22. Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk

11. Margaret de Ufford

23. Margaret de Norwich

1. Lady Eleanor Beauchamp

24. Thomas de Berkeley, 3rd Baron Berkeley

12. Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley

25. Margaret Mortimer

6. Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley

26. Hugh le Despenser the Younger

13. Elizabeth le Despenser

27. Eleanor de Clare

3. Elizabeth de Berkeley

28. Gerard de Lisle, 1st Baron Lisle

14. Warin de Lisle, 2nd Lord Lisle

29. Eleanor FitzAlan

7. Margaret de Lisle, 3rd Baroness Lisle

30. Sir William Pipard

15. Margaret Pipard

31. Margery

References[]

^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 220.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 614.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Lundy, Darryl (18 May 2005). "Lady Eleanor Beauchamp". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 October 2009.
^ Crawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands: England, Earls – Created 1067–1122". Retrieved 27 October 2009.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 106.
^ The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, by Gerald Paget, Vol. I, p. 23.
^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 654
^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 502
^ Davis 1971, p. lvii.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 105.
^ The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. II, p. 422.
^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 503
^ Royal Ancestry" 2013 Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 653
^ "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 655

[1] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 220.

[Richardson-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Douglas Richardson, Plantagenet Ancestry, p. 614.

[lundy-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Lundy, Darryl (18 May 2005). "Lady Eleanor Beauchamp". The Peerage. Retrieved 6 October 2009.

[crawley-4] Crawley, Charles. "Medieval Lands: England, Earls – Created 1067–1122". Retrieved 27 October 2009.

[Alison-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 106.

[6] The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, by Gerald Paget, Vol. I, p. 23.

[7] "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 654

[8] "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 502

[FOOTNOTEDavis1971lvii-9] Davis 1971, p. lvii.

[Alison105-10] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 105.

[11] The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, by George Edward Cokayne, Vol. II, p. 422.

[12] "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 503

[13] Royal Ancestry" 2013 Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 653

[14] "Royal Ancestry" 2013, Douglas Richardson Vol. IV. p. 655

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Lady Eleanor Beauchamp^[1]
Baroness de Ros Duchess of Somerset
Born	September 1408^[2] Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England^[3]
Died	6 March 1467 (aged 58–59)^[2] Baynard's Castle, London, England^[2]
Spouse(s)	Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset Walter Rokesley
Issue 13, including: Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros Richard Ros Eleanor Beaufort, Countess of Ormonde Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset
Father	Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
Mother	Elizabeth de Berkeley