Henry Bourchier KG (1404 - 1483)

Born 1404 in Little Eaton, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Isabel (York) Bourchier — married 25 Apr 1426 in England

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1483 at about age 79 in Little Eaton, Essex, England

Biography

Henry Bourchier KG is a member of the House of York.

Henry Bourchier, 5th Baron Bourchier, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, KG (c.1404/1406 – 4 Apr 1483), was the eldest son of William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu and Anne of Gloucester. He was a matrilineal great-grandson of Edward III of England.

Titles

1433: inherited title of 5th Baron Bourchier from cousin Elizabeth, 4th Baroness Bourchier (d.1433).

1446: 1st Viscount Bourchier

1452: Knight of the Order of the Garter

1461: created 1st Earl of Essex

Marriage and issue

Prior to 1426, he married Isabel of Cambridge. She was the elder sister of Richard Plantagenet, which made her the aunt of Richard's sons, Edward IV and Richard III. Henry and Isabel had at least eleven children.

Issue

1. William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier (d.1480) m. Anne Woodville, dau of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg.

son. Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex

dau. Cicely Bourchier m. John Devereux, 8th Baron Ferrers of Chartley.

1. Henry Bourchier (d.1462) m. Elizabeth de Scales, Baroness Scales. No issue.
2. Humphrey Bourchier, 1st and last Lord Bourchier of Cromwell (d.14 Apr 1471). Killed in Battle of Barnet.
3. John Bourchier (d.1495)

m.1 first Elizabeth Ferrers

m.2 Elizabeth Chichelle.

1. Edward Bourchier (d.30 Dec 1460). Killed in Battle of Wakefield.
2. Thomas Bourchier (d.1492) m. Isabella Barre. No issue.
3. Florence Bourchier (d.1525).
4. Fulk Bourchier. died young.
5. Hugh Bourchier. died young.
6. Isabella Bourchier. died young.

On his death, she did not remarry and died more than a year later.

Career

Bourchier had considerable military action in France. For his service he was created Viscount Bourchier during the parliament of 1445–6, and elected Knight of the Garter on his third nomination in 1452.

In 1461 he was a Yorkist supporter at the Second Battle of St. Albans and the Battle of Towton. Soon after, Edward IV created him Earl of Essex.

Lord High Treasurer:

29 May 1455 - 05 Oct 1456,

28 Jul 1460 - 14 Apr 1462,

22 Apr 1471 - 04 Apr 1483

Justice in Eyre south of the Trent: (1461 - death).

Death

Bourchier died 4 April 1483.^[1] He was buried at Beeleigh Abbey. His tomb was later moved to Little Easton church.

His heir was his grandson Henry.^[1]

Merges

Henry Bourchier, Earl of Essex^[2][3][4][5]

b: 1404 Little Eaton, ESS, England^[5]

Christening (16-1420)^[5]

m.1 Isabel Plantagenet BEF 25 APR 1428^[5]

m.2 Anne Plantagenet BEF 20 NOV 1405^[5]

Henry

William

Thomas

John

Eleanor

d. 04 Apr 1483 Little Eaton, Essex^[2][5]

Burial: Little Easton, ESS^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} G. McKelvie and M. Hicks. Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem and other Analogous Documents preserved in The National Archives XXXV: 1 Edward V to Richard III (1483-1485). (London, 2021), pp. 36-44 VitalSource Bookshelf https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781800102651/pageid/80 [accessed 19 April 2021].
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Repo: R-1899764835. Dictionary of National Biography, Vol 1-20, 22. Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed. London. Ancestry.com
3. ↑ Pedigree Resource File CD 49. Salt Lake City: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. 2002.
4. ↑ Ancestral File (TM). LDS. June 1998 Repo: R1.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} hofundssonAnces.ged Repo: R1.

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