Biography of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501

1455 First Battle of St Albans

1461 Battle of Towton

Before 09 Sep 1427 Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley (age 19) and [her mother] Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 19) were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. She the daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 45) and Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 1386-1422. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

In or before 1432 [her father] Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 26) and [her mother] Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick (age 49) and Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 1386-1422. He the son of John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset and Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence (age 46). They were half fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around 1432 Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde was born to Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 26) and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 23). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In Aug 1441 [her father] Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 35) was created 1st Earl Dorset. [her mother] Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 32) by marriage Countess Dorset. The date possibly 1441.

In 1442 [her father] Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 36) was created 1st Marquess Dorset. [her mother] Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 33) by marriage Marchioness Dorset.

On 30 May 1444 [her uncle] John Beaufort 1st Duke Somerset (age 41) committed suicide. Suicide not certain but likely. Duke Somerset, Earl Kendal extinct. His brother [her father] Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 38) succeeded 4th Earl Somerset. [her mother] Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 35) by marriage Countess Somerset.

His only child Margaret Beaufort Countess Richmond aged one was his heir. King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 22) granted her wardship to William "Jackanapes" de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk (age 47) who married her to his son John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk (age 1).

On 31 Mar 1448 [her father] Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 42) was created 1st Duke Somerset. He is frequently referred to as the 2nd Duke Somerset since his brother [her uncle] John Beaufort 1st Duke Somerset was the 1st Duke Somerset of the first creation. Edmund didn't inherit the Dukedom from his brother; it was a new creation. His did inherit the Earldom.

In 1449 [her future husband] James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 28) was created 1st Earl Wiltshire.

On 23 Aug 1452 James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde (age 59) died at Dublin [Map]. He was buried at St Mary's Abbey, Dublin. His son [her future husband] James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 31) succeeded 5th Earl Ormonde.

First Battle of St Albans

On 22 May 1455 the Wars of the Roses commenced with the First Battle of St Albans. Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York (age 43) commanded with Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury (age 26), Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 55), Edward Brooke 6th Baron Cobham (age 40) and Walter Strickland (age 44).

The Lancastrians ...

[her father] Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset (age 49) was killed. His son [her brother] Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 19) succeeded 2nd Duke Somerset, 5th Earl Somerset. Note his father is frequently incorrectly referred to as the second Duke and Henry as the third Duke. His father's Dukedom, however, was a new creation.

Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland (age 62) was killed. His son Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland (age 33) succeeded 3rd Earl of Northumberland, 6th Baron Percy of Alnwick, 14th Baron Percy of Topcliffe. Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 1422-1480 (age 33) by marriage Countess of Northumberland.

Thomas Clifford 8th Baron Clifford (age 41) was killed. His son John "Butcher" Clifford 9th Baron Clifford (age 20) succeeded 9th Baron de Clifford, 9th Lord Skipton. Margaret Bromflete Baroness Clifford (age 21) by marriage Baroness de Clifford.

William Cotton (age 45) and Richard Fortescue (age 41) were killed.

Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham (age 52) was wounded and captured.

King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 33), John Dudley 1st Baron Dudley (age 54) and Edmund Dudley (age 30) were captured.

Henry Beaufort 2nd or 3rd Duke Somerset (age 19) was wounded. [her future husband] James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 34) and John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock (age 55) fought.

Richard Cotton of Hampstall Ridware (age 51) and his son William Cotton of Connington in Huntingdonshire (age 27) were killed.

Before 03 Jun 1457 [her future husband] James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 36) and Avice Stafford Countess Ormonde 1423-1457 (age 33) were married. She by marriage Countess Ormonde. He the son of James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde and Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.

Around Apr 1458 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 37) and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde (age 26) were married. She by marriage Countess Ormonde. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 49). He the son of James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde and Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde. They were third cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Battle of Towton

On 01 May 1461 [her husband] James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde (age 40) was beheaded at Newcastle upon Tyne [Map] having been captured at, or after, the Battle of Towton. His brother [her brother-in-law] John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde 1422-1476 (age 39) succeeded 6th Earl Ormonde. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.

In 1465 Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe (age 30) and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde (age 33) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 56). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 06 Mar 1468 [her mother] Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset (age 59) died at Baynard's Castle [Map].

In 1472 [her daughter] Margaret Spencer was born to [her husband] Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe (age 37) and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde (age 40). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1477 [her daughter]  was born to [her husband] Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe (age 42) and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde (age 45). She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1491 [her son-in-law] Thomas Carey (age 36) and [her daughter] Margaret Spencer (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe (age 55) and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501 (age 58). He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

On 16 Aug 1501 Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde (age 69) died.

Before 12 Apr 1510 [her former husband] Robert Spencer of Spencer Combe (age 75) died.

Family Trees of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501

Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle 1323-1375

Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501

Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd 1100-1170

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys 1047-1132

Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 8 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Philip "The Fair" IV King France

Royal Descendants of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom x 6

King Charles III x 6

Diana Spencer Princess Wales 1961-1997 x 27

William Windsor Prince of Wales 1982- x 33

Ancestors of Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "The Fair" IV King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 1273-1305 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Hainault II Count Hainault II Count Holland 1247-1304 5 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 6 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainault and Holland 1252-1311 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainault 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois 1273-1299 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: John Beaufort 1st Marquess Somerset and Dorset Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster

Father: Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke Somerset Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert de Holand of Upholland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Holland 1st Baron Holand

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Zouche 1st Baron Zouche Ashby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Zouche Baroness Holand 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Segrave

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward "Longshanks" I of England Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund of Woodstock 1st Earl Kent Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret of France Queen Consort England 1279-1318 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wake 1st Baron Wake of Liddell 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Wake Countess Kent 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fiennes Baroness Wake Liddell 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandMother: Margaret Holland Duchess Clarence 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 8th Earl Arundel 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Vere

Great x 1 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent 1350-1416 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 1248-1302 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Patrick Chaworth

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth

Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde 1432-1501 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick

Great x 3 Grandfather: Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick

Great x 4 Grandmother:

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Tosny 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 1284-1325 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 1314-1369 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Piers Geneville

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Lusignan 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

GrandFather: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ferrers 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Verdun 2nd Lord Verdun

Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Verdun Baroness Ferrers Groby Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Clare Lady Verdun Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Ferrers Groby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Mother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley 2 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Zouche

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 10th and 5th Baron Berkeley, Baron Lisle 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

GrandMother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 1386-1422 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Warin Lisle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tyeys

Great x 2 Grandfather: Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle 6 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pipard

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle