Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex
| Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex m. bef. 1426; dec. 1483 |
| Issue | |
| William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier Henry Bourchier Humphrey Bourchier, 1st Baron Cromwell John Bourchier Edward Bourchier Thomas Bourchier Florence Bourchier Laura Bourchier, Countess of Devon |
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| Father | Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge |
| Mother | Anne de Mortimer |
| Born | 1409 |
| Died | 2 October 1484 (aged 74–75) |
| Burial | Beeleigh Abbey, Maldon, Essex; transferred to Little Easton Church, Essex |
Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex (1409 – 2 October 1484) was the only daughter of Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne de Mortimer. She was an older sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and, like him, simultaneously a great-grandchild (through their father) and a great-great-great grandchild (through their mother) of King Edward III of England.
She is sometimes referred to as Isabel of York.
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[edit] Marriage and issue
On 18 February 1413 she was either betrothed or married to Sir Thomas Grey. He was a namesake son of Sir Thomas Grey and Lady Alice Neville, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland and Margaret Stafford.
The engagement would presumably have been negated with the execution of her father for treason in 1415. Richard had been stripped of all his titles and estates by King Henry V of England and his daughter was effectively disinherited.
She is known to have married Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex at some point prior to 1426. They were parents to at least eleven children.
- William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier (d. 1480). Married Anne Woodville, daughter of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg. They were parents of Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex and Hon. Cecily Bourchier, wife of John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley.
- Henry Bourchier (d. 1462). Married Elizabeth Scales, 8th Baroness Scales.
- Humphrey Bourchier, 1st Baron Cromwell (d. 14 April 1471). Killed in the Battle of Barnet.
- John Bourchier (d. 1495). Married first Elizabeth Ferrers and secondly Elizabeth Chichelle.
- Edward Bourchier (d. 30 December 1460). Killed in the Battle of Wakefield.
- Thomas Bourchier (b. prior to 1448 d. 1492). Married Isabella Barre.
- Florence Bourchier (d. 1525).
- Fulk Bourchier. Considered to have died young.
- Hugh Bourchier. Considered to have died young.
- Isabella Bourchier. Considered to have died young.
- Laura Bourchier. (b.1440) Married John Courtenay, 7th Earl of Devon.
[edit] Death
Her husband died on 4 April 1483. She remained a widow and died a year and a half later on 2 October 1484. A manuscript calendar records her death on VI Non Oct in 1484.[1] She was first buried in Beeleigh Abbey, Maldon, Essex, but was later transferred to Little Easton Church.[2]
[edit] Ancestry
Isabel was descended from English and Castilian royalty, as well as several major English aristocratic families.
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