Biography of 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 [her grandfather] Edmund "Crouchback" Plantagenet 1st Earl of Leicester 1st Earl Lancaster (age 47) and [her grandmother] Blanche Capet Queen Navarre (age 44). He a grandson of King Henry III 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 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 15) and Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 9) were married at Havering atte Bower, Essex [Map]. She by marriage Countess Arundel. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel (age 35) and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 03 Dec 1322 [her mother] Maud Chaworth (age 40) died.

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.

In 1337 [her brother] Henry of Grosmont 1st Duke Lancaster (age 27) was created 1st Earl Lincoln. [her sister-in-law] Isabel Beaumont Duchess Lancaster (age 17) by marriage Countess Lincoln.

On 10 Mar 1340 [her father-in-law] Henry Beaumont Earl Buchan (age 61) died at Buchan. His son [her husband] John (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 (age 2) succeeded 3rd Baron Beaumont.

14 Dec 1344 [her future husband] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 38) and Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 32) marriage annulled by Pope Clement VI on the grounds that he had never freely consented to marry Isabel. He, at this time, is believed to be having an affair with her first cousin Eleanor (age 26) who he married four months later.

On 05 Apr 1345 Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 39) and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 26) were married at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges. She by marriage Countess Arundel. She the daughter of Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster (age 64) and Maud Chaworth. He the son of Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel and Alice Warenne Countess Arundel. They were half third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John 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 (age 35) succeeded 4th Earl of Leicester, 4th Earl Lancaster.

In 1346 [her son] Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of 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 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of 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 Jun 1347 John Warenne 7th Earl of Surrey (age 60) died. His nephew [her husband] Richard (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.

Before 16 Jul 1347 [her step-son] Edmund Fitzalan (age 20) and Sybil Montagu (age 17) were married. She the daughter of William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury (age 46) and Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury (age 43). He the son of [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 41) and Isabel Despencer Countess Arundel (age 35). He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.

Around 1348 [her son] John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of 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 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of 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.

In 1353 [her son] Archbishop Thomas Fitzalan aka Arundel was born to [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of 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 [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of 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 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 [her former husband] 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 [her grandson] John (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 [her husband] Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of 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 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 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey (age 70) died. He was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. His son [her son] Richard (age 30) succeeded 9th Earl Surrey, 4th or 11th Earl Arundel. [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey (age 26) by marriage Countess Arundel, Countess Surrey.