Biography of Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk 1472-1481

Paternal Family Tree: Daubigny

Maternal Family Tree: Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle 1323-1375

1478 Marriage of Richard Duke of York and Anne Mowbray

1483 Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower

Before 10 Dec 1472 [her father] John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 28) and [her mother] Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk (age 30) were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk. She the daughter of [her grandfather] John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and [her grandmother] Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. He the son of [her grandfather] John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk and [her grandmother] Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk (age 55). They were fourth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 10 Dec 1472 Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk was born to John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 28) and Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk (age 30) at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Death of the Duke of Norfolk

On 14 Jan 1476 [her father] John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk (age 31) died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. Suspicious since he was only 32? Duke Norfolk, Earl Surrey and Earl Nottingham extinct. His daughter Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 3) succeeded 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and inherited the vast Mowbray estates. She was subsequently married to [her future husband] Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 2) two years later.

On 07 Feb 1477 [her future husband] Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 3) was created 1st Duke Norfolk, 1st Earl Norfolk by his father [her future father-in-law] King Edward IV of England (age 34) in preparation for his marriage to Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 4). She, Anne, being daughter of the last Duke of Norfolk of the 1st Creation [her father] John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk.

Marriage of Richard Duke of York and Anne Mowbray

                    On 15 Jan 1478 Edward IV's youngest son Richard of Shrewsbury (age 4) and Anne Mowbray (age 5) were married at St Stephen's Chapel in Westminster [Map]. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk. She the daughter of John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk (age 35). He the son of King Edward IV of England (age 35) and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England (age 41). They were second cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. 
                
                    The ceremony was attended by Edward's daughters Elizabeth (age 11), Mary (age 10) and Cecily (age 8).
                
                    The day before Thomas Howard (age 35) was knighted.
                
                    In 1483 Parliament changed the succession so Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York would continue to enjoy her inheritance (she died in 1481) effectively dis-inheriting William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 52) (who was subsequently created Earl and Marquess), and who accepted a payment of £34,000, and John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 53), who was subsequently created Duke of Norfolk, possibly in compensation.
                
                    Thomas Frowyk (age 55) was created Knight of the Bath.
                
                    See Woodville Marriages.

In Mar 1479 [her brother-in-law] George York 1st Duke Bedford (age 2) died of plague at Windsor Castle [Map]. Duke Bedford extinct.

On 19 Nov 1481 Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (age 8) died at Greenwich, Kent [Map]. She was buried at Chapel of St Erasmus of Formiae, Westminster Abbey [Map]. Earl Norfolk extinct. Baron Mowbray and Baron Segrave abeyant.

Mowbray Succession Changed

In Jan 1483 [her former father-in-law] King Edward IV of England (age 40) had Parliament re-enact earlier legislation regarding the Mowbray succession so that his son, [her former husband] Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 9), who had married Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk (who had died in 1481), would continue to benefit from them effectively dis-inheriting William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 57) (who was subsequently created Earl and Marquess) and John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 58) (who would become an ardent supporter of Richard III following Edward's death.

Richard III Rewards his Supporters

                    On 05 Jul 1483 John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk (age 58) was created 1st Duke Norfolk by King Richard III of England (age 30). Margaret Chedworth Duchess Norfolk (age 47) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.
                
                    His son Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 40) was created 1st Earl Surrey. Elizabeth Tilney Countess of Surrey (age 39) by marriage Countess Surrey.
                
                    William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley (age 57) was created 1st Earl Nottingham.
                
                    John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk and William Berkeley 1st Marquess Berkeley were heirs to the vast Mowbray estates that had been inherited by Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk who had been married to [her former husband] Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 9).
                
                    Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke York 1473-'s father [her former father-in-law] King Edward IV of England had legislated that in the event of Anne's death his son Richard would continue to benefit from the inheritance; she died in 1481.
                
                    Francis Lovell 1st Viscount Lovell (age 27) was created 1st Viscount Lovell. Anne Fitzhugh Viscountess Lovell by marriage Viscountess Lovell. [Note. Some sources place his created on 01 Jan 1483 although the source for that is unknown. ]

Disappearance of the Princes in the Tower

                    Around Aug 1483 the Princes in the Tower, brothers [her former brother-in-law] King Edward V of England (age 12) and [her former husband] Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York (age 9)  disappeared from the Tower of London [Map]. 
                
                    King Edward V of England: Earl March, Earl Nottingham, Earl Norfolk, Earl Pembroke extinct.
                
                    Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York: Duke York, Duke Norfolk extinct.

Ancestors of Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk 1472-1481

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet 2nd Countess Norfolk Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 11th Earl of Arundel 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

GrandFather: John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

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 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 Grandmother: Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk Great Grand Daughter 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 Stephen I 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

Father: John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Bourchier

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helen of Colchester

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Bourchier

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Prayers Baroness Bourchier

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Louvain

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Louvaine

GrandMother: Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward II of England Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward III of England Son of King Edward II of England

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

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Hainault I Count Hainault III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grand Son of King Stephen I England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainault Queen Consort England 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Stephen I England

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

Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

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

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Talbot 2nd Baron Talbot 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Boteler Baroness Talbot

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gilbert Talbot 3rd Baron Talbot 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Comyn 3rd Lord Baddenoch 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Comyn Baroness Talbot 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valence Lady Baddenoch

Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard Talbot 7th Baron Strange Blackmere 4th Baron Talbot 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Butler 1st Earl Carrick

Great x 3 Grandfather: James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde

Great x 2 Grandmother: Petronella Butler Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Countess Ormonde Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandFather: John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Fulk Strange 1st Baron Strange Blackmere

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Strange 2nd Baron Strange Blackmere 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Giffard Baroness Strange Blackmere 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Strange 4th Baron Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Boteler 1st Baron Wem and Oversley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ankaret Boteler Baroness Strange Blackmere 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ela Herdeburgh Baroness Wem and Oversley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Ankaret Strange 7th Baroness Strange Blackmere, Baroness Talbot 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

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

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Saluzzo Countess Arundel 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Fitzalan Baroness Strange Blackmere 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Warenne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel

Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Vere

Mother: Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Guy Beauchamp 10th Earl Warwick

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tosny Countess Warwick 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas Beauchamp 12th Earl Warwick 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

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

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Mortimer Countess Warwick 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King John 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: Richard Beauchamp 13th Earl Warwick 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Ferrers 2nd Baron Ferrers of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

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

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Verdun Baroness Ferrers Groby Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Ferrers Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Percy Baroness Ferrers Groby 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

GrandMother: Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9th and 4th Baron Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

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

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

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Berkeley Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Warwick 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard Lisle 1st Baron Lisle

Great x 3 Grandfather: Warin Lisle 2nd Baron Lisle 6 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lisle Baroness Berkeley 3rd Baroness Lisle 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Pipard

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Pipard Baroness Lisle

Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk 1472-1481 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk 1472-1481

Ancestors of Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk 1472-1481