Biography of Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham 1525-1559
Paternal Family Tree: Fitzmaldred aka Neville
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Merbury
In or before 1491 [her father] George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny (age 22) and Mary Brooke Baroness Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Bergavenny. They were half first cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
On 20 Sep 1492 [her grandfather] George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny (age 52) died. His son [her father] George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny (age 23) succeeded 5th Baron Bergavenny, 3rd Baron Bergavenny.
Before 14 Nov 1508 [her father] George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny (age 39) and Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Bergavenny. She the daughter of Thomas Fitzalan 17th Earl Arundel (age 58) and Margaret Woodville Countess Arundel. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
Before 05 Sep 1513 [her father] George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny (age 44) and Margaret Brent Baroness Bergavenny were married. She by marriage Baroness Bergavenny. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Around Jun 1519 [her father] George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny (age 50) and [her mother] Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny (age 24) were married. She by marriage Baroness Bergavenny. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham (age 41) and Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham. They were second cousin twice removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
Around 1525 Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham was born to George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny (age 56) and Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny (age 29).
Around 1535 [her father] George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny (age 66) died. His son [her brother] Henry Neville 6th and 4th Baron Bergavenny (age 5) succeeded 6th Baron Bergavenny, 4th Baron Bergavenny.
In 1545 William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 17) and Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham (age 20) were married. They were half second cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 17 Dec 1545 [her mother] Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny (age 50) died in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire [Map].
In 1549 [her son] Francis Brooke was born to [her husband] William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 21) and Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham (age 24).
After 1553 [her husband] William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 25) separated Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham (age 28).
On 29 Sep 1558 [her father-in-law] George Brooke 9th Baron Cobham (age 61) died. His son [her husband] William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 30) succeeded 10th Baron Cobham. Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham (age 33) by marriage Baroness Cobham.
On 22 Sep 1559 Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham (age 34) died.
On or before 25 Sep 1559 [her daughter] Frances Brooke was born to [her former husband] William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 31) and Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham (deceased).
Henry Machyn's Diary. 25 Sep 1559. The xxv day of September ded my yonge lade Cobham (deceased) in Kent, the wyff of [her former husband] lord Cobham (age 31), and the [lord] warden of the Synke Porttes in Kentt.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 28 Sep 1559. The xxviij day of September ther was preparyd for the berehyng of yonge lade Cobham (deceased), ix baners of sondre armes, and a viij dosen of skochyons of armes, and a x dosen penselles for her herse at Cobham, the wyche was never shyche [such] sene with lyke fassyon.
Henry Machyn's Diary. 04 Oct 1559. The iiij day of October whent to here from Cobbam hall my yonge lade Cobbam (deceased), the wyff of my [her former husband] lord Cobbam (age 31), latte mad lord Warden of the v portes, with prestes and clarkes syngyng, and ij haroldes of armes, master Clarenshux (age 49) and , with lx baners of armes of hys and hers petegree; one was a grett baner of ys harmes and hers; and mony morners in blake a C [100], and a lx [60] women in rosett cassokes of brod cloth, be-syd men in mantyll frys-gownes, and the women had nuw raylles; and ther was a goodly hers [hearse] with-owtt wax, and garnyshed with grett baners and velvett, and xx [20] dosen penselles, and vij dosen skochyons of armes; and the chyrche and the plasse hangyd with blake and armes, and a bony .. the velvett a goodly bordur mad and gyldyd, and with ther armes; and so the dene of Rochastur and all the colege both prest and clarke dyd syng, and the qweresters; and Torner the precher dyd pryche; and after all done, they whent to the plasse to dener, for ther was a gret dener, and ther was a ij M. pepull that had ij d. apesse, and after dener pore pepull had boyth mett and drynke; all thys done in Kent.
Note. P. 213. Funeral of lady Cobham. Dorothy, daughter of George lord Bergavenny, by Mary, daughter of Edward duke of Buckingham. This funeral is recorded in the College of Arms, I. 9, f. 161b, and I. 13, f. 14.
On 25 Feb 1560 [her former husband] William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 32) and Frances Newton Baroness Cobham (age 21) were married at Whitehall Palace [Map]. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England. 
On 06 Mar 1597 [her former husband] William Brooke 10th Baron Cobham (age 69) died. His son Henry Brooke 11th Baron Cobham (age 32) succeeded 11th Baron Cobham.
Thomas Brooke and Christina Duke were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
John Brooke and Alice Norton were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Neville 1st Baron Bergavenny Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward III of England
Son of King Edward II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster
GrandFather: George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 1st Baron Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 1st Earl of Worcester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey
Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Beauchamp 3rd Baroness Bergavenny 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh
2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh
5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Despencer Countess Warwick and Worcester Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund of Langley 1st Duke York Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance York Countess Gloucester Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Castile Duchess York
6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: George Neville 5th and 3rd Baron Bergavenny 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh Fenn
GrandMother: Margaret Fenne Baroness Bergavenny
Dorothy Neville Baroness Cobham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Stafford 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Stafford 2nd Duke of Buckingham 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset
Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence
2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beaufort 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandFather: Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Woodville
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Woodville
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Woodville 1st Earl Rivers
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bittelsgate
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Bittelsgate
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beauchamp
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Woodville Duchess Buckingham Duchess Bedford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Luxemburg Count St Pol
3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Peter Luxemburg I Count Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Brienne
Great x 2 Grandmother: Jacquetta of Luxemburg Duchess Bedford 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Francesco Baux 1st Duke Andria
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margherita Baux 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sueva Orsini 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Mother: Mary Stafford Baroness Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Percy 4th Earl of Northumberland 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings
9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Grey Baroness Poynings
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne
GrandMother: Eleanor Percy Duchess Buckingham 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William ap Thomas "Blue Knight of Gwent" Herbert
Great x 2 Grandfather: William "Black William" Herbert 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 4 Grandfather: Dafydd Gam Brecon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gwladys ferch Dafydd Gam "Star of Abergavenny" Brecon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Herbert Countess Northumberland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux
6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Crophull 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Devereux 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Merbury