Biography of Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 1318-1372
Paternal Family Tree: Anjou aka Plantagenet
Maternal Family Tree: Aoife NI Diarmait Macmurrough Countess Pembroke and Buckingham 1145-1188
Descendants Family Tree: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 1318-1372
On 30 Dec 1292 [her father] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 11) and [her mother] Maud Chaworth (age 10) were married. He the son of Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 47) and Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 44). He a grandson of King Henry III of England.
Before 1316 Henry Hussey 2nd Baron Hussey (age 24) and [her future sister-in-law] Katherine Fitzalan (age 9) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 30) and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
On 11 Sep 1318 Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey was born to Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 37) and Maud Chaworth (age 36). She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 09 Feb 1321 [her future husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 15) and Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 9) were married at Havering atte Bower [Map]. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 35) and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.
Before 17 Nov 1326 Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel (age 41) was captured by John Charleton 1st Baron Cherleton (age 58) at Shrewsbury, Shropshire [Map] whilst attempting to gather troops to suport King Edward II of England (age 42). On 17 Nov 1326 he was beheaded with a blunt sword requiring twenty-two strokes at Hereford [Map]. His son [her future husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 20) succeeded 10th Earl Arundel Sussex.
After 03 Dec 1329 Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle (age 25) and [her future sister-in-law] Eleanor Fitzalan (age 9) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
On 06 Nov 1330 John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont (age 12) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 49) and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 51) and Alice Comyn Baroness Beaumont. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 4 grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 10 Mar 1340 [her father-in-law] Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 61) died at Buchan. His son [her husband] John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont (age 22) succeeded 2nd Baron Beaumont. Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 21) by marriage Baroness Beaumont.
On 04 Apr 1340 [her son] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont was born to [her husband] John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont (age 22) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 21). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England.
On 10 May 1342 [her husband] John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont (age 24) was killed in a tournament at Beaumont, Staffordshire. His son [her son] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont (age 2) succeeded 3rd Baron Beaumont.
On 05 Feb 1344 Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 38) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 25) were married at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges. She by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 63) and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John "Lackland" of England. She a great granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 22 Sep 1345 [her father] Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 64) died at Leicester Castle [Map]. His son [her brother] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Earl Lancaster.
In 1346 [her son] Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 40) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 27). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England.
In 1347 [her daughter] Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 41) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 28) at Arundel Castle [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
In 1347 [her step-son] Edmund Fitzalan (age 20) and Sybil Montagu were married. The difference in their ages was 22 years. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 46) and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 43). He the son of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 41) and Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 35). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.
In Jun 1347 John Warenne 7th Earl Surrey (age 60) died. His nephew [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 41) succeeded 8th Earl Surrey. Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 28) by marriage Countess Surrey. Conisbrough Castle [Map] reverted to the Crown.
Around 1348 [her son] John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 42) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 29) at Etchingham Lewes. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England.
Around 1350 [her daughter] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 44) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 31) at Arundel Castle [Map]. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Before 1353 William Latimer 4th Baron Latimer of Corby (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Elizabeth Fitzalan (age 32) were married. She the daughter of Edmund Fitzalan 9th Earl Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
In 1353 [her son] Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 47) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 34) at Etchingham Lewes. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England.
On 17 Feb 1359 [her son] John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers (age 11) and [her daughter-in-law] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham (age 14) were married. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 53) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 40). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John "Lackland" of England.
In Sep 1359, a case of Marriage of Two Sets of Siblings, siblings from the de Bohun family, children of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 49), his only children, and the Fitzalan family, children of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey 1306, were married:
[her son] Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel (age 13) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 9) were married. She the daughter of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 49) and Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 53) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 40). They were third cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England.
[her son-in-law] Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton (age 18) and [her daughter] Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton (age 12) were married. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 53) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 40). He the son of William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton (age 49) and Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
Before 1361 [her son] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont (age 20) and [her daughter-in-law] Margaret Vere Baroness Devereux and Beaumont were married. She by marriage Baroness Beaumont. She the daughter of John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud Badlesmere Countess of Oxford (age 52). He the son of John Beaumont 2nd Baron Beaumont and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 42). He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England.
On 17 Jun 1369 [her son] Henry Beaumont 3rd Baron Beaumont (age 29) died at Sempringham Priory [Map]. On 17 Jun 1369 His son John Beaumont 4th Baron Beaumont (age 8) succeeded 4th Baron Beaumont.
Before 13 Oct 1370 [her son-in-law] Thomas Holland 2nd Earl Kent (age 20) and [her daughter] Alice Fitzalan Countess Kent (age 20) were married. She by marriage Countess Kent. She the daughter of Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 64) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 52). He the son of Thomas Holland 1st Earl Kent and Joan "Fair Maid of Kent" Princess Wales (age 42). They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.
On 11 Jan 1372 Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 53) died at Arundel [Map]. She was buried at Lewes Priory [Map].
On 24 Jan 1376 [her former husband] Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl Arundel 8th Earl Surrey (age 70) died. He was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. His son [her son] Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl Surrey 11th Earl Arundel (age 30) succeeded 9th Earl Surrey, 11th Earl Arundel Sussex. [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 26) by marriage Countess Arundel Sussex, Countess Surrey.
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Kings Scotland: Great x 6 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 4 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 2 Grand Daughter of Louis "Lion" VIII King France
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Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Plantagenet Duke Normandy
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Empress Matilda Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: King John "Lackland" of England Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Saint" Poitiers X Duke Aquitaine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aenor Chatellerault Duchess Aquitaine
Great x 1 Grandfather: King Henry III of England Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William "Taillefer" Angoulême VI Count Angoulême
Great x 3 Grandfather: Aymer Angoulême I Count Angoulême
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Courtenay
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Courtenay Countess Angoulême
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Courtenay
GrandFather: Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso Barcelona II Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon
Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Provence IV Count Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rainou of Sabran
Great x 3 Grandmother: Gersenda II Sabran Countess Provence
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humbert Savoy III Count Savoy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Savoy I Count Savoy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Macon Countess Savoy
Great x 2 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence
Great x 4 Grandfather: William I-Count Geneva
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Geneva Countess Savoy
Father: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Louis VII King Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Philip II of France 2 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Adèle Blois Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Louis "Lion" VIII King France 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin Flanders V Count Hainault
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabelle Flanders Queen Consort France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Metz Countess Hainault and Flanders
Great x 1 Grandfather: Robert Capet Count of Artois Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Sancho III King Castile
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso VIII King Castile
Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Ramirez Queen Consort Castile
Great x 2 Grandmother: Blanche Ivrea Queen Consort France Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Queen Consort Castile Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort Franks and England
GrandMother: Blanche Capet Queen Navarre 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Godfrey Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Reginar VIII Duke Lower Lorraine I Duke Brabant
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Luxemburg Duchess Lower Lorraine
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Reginar II Duke Brabant 3 x Great Grand Son of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Metz Count Boulogne
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Metz 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Blois I Countess Boulogne Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Matilda Reginar Countess Saint Pol 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Swabia
Great x 2 Grandmother: Marie Swabia Duchess Brabant
Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp
Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne de Saint Valéry Saint Valéry Baroness Beauchamp
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beauchamp
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Ferrers
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Maudit
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit
Great x 4 Grandfather: Waleran Beaumont 4th Earl Warwick
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont
GrandMother: Isabella Beauchamp Baroness Monthermer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Clare 2nd Earl Hertford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud St Hilary Countess Hertford
Great x 1 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Bigod 2nd Earl Norfolk
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ida Tosny Countess Norfolk
Great x 2 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke