Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham 1381-1446

Paternal Family Tree: Cobham

Maternal Family Tree: Gwenllian Unknown

On 17th February 1359 John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers [aged 11] and [his mother] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham [aged 14] were married. He the son of Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey [aged 53] and Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey [aged 40]. They were fifth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1368 [his father] Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham [aged 19] and Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Cobham, Ferrers and Strange [aged 28] were married at Lingfield, Surrey. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. She the daughter of Ralph Stafford 1st Earl Stafford [aged 66] and Margaret Audley Countess Stafford. They were third cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

In 1380 [his father] Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham [aged 31] and [his mother] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham [aged 35] were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. They were second cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.

In 1381 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham was born to Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham [aged 32] and Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham [aged 36] at Sterborough Castle, Kent. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.62%.

Around 1383 [his aunt] Joan Maltravers died. Her sister [his mother] Eleanor [aged 38] succeeded 2nd Baroness Maltravers. John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers by marriage Baron Maltravers.

Before 1st August 1385 [his half-brother] John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel [aged 20] and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Zouche, Harringworth, Maltravers and Arundel were married. She by marriage Baroness Maltravers, Baroness Arundel. They were half third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 14th August 1390 [his half-brother] John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel [aged 25] died. He was buried at Missenden Abbey [Map]. His son [his nephew] John [aged 5] succeeded 3rd Baron Arundel.

Around 1394 [his brother-in-law] William Ros 6th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 24] and [his half-sister] Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 22] were married. She by marriage Baroness Ros Helmsley. She brought a 40 mark annuity to the marriage awarded to her by King Richard II of England [aged 26] following the death of his wife Anne of Bohemia Queen Consort England [aged 27] in whose household she had been. She the sister of the Earl of Arundel [aged 48]. He the son of Thomas Ros 4th Baron Ros Helmsley and Beatrice Stafford Countess Desmond [aged 53]. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Henry III of England.

Around 1400 [his daughter] Eleanor Cobham Duchess of Gloucester was born to Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 19] and [his future wife] Eleanor Culpepper Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 15]. She married 1428 her sixth cousin Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester.

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On 6th July 1403 [his father] Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham [aged 55] died. His son Reginald [aged 22] succeeded 3rd Baron Cobham.

On 12th January 1405 [his mother] Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham [aged 60] died at Sussex. She was buried at Lewes Priory [Map]. Her grandson [his nephew] John [aged 19] succeeded 3rd Baron Maltravers.

In or before 1411 [his son] Reginald Cobham 4th Baron Cobham was born to Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 29] and [his future wife] Eleanor Culpepper Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 25]. He married before August 1446 Elizabeth Savage Baroness Cobham and had issue.

In 1412 [his son] Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham was born to Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 31] and [his future wife] Eleanor Culpepper Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 27] at Lingfield, Kent. He married (1) after 1412 Elizabeth Chidiock Baroness Cobham Sternborough, daughter of John Chidiock 5th Baron Fitzpayn and Eleanor Fitzwarin (2) in or before 1467 his fourth cousin Anne Stafford Baroness Cobham Sternborough, daughter of Humphrey Stafford 1st Duke of Buckingham and Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham, and had issue.

After 1412 [his son] Thomas Cobham 5th Baron Cobham and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Chidiock Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 8] were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham.

Around 1419 [his daughter] Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun was born to Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 38] and [his future wife] Eleanor Culpepper Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 34]. She married (1) before 18th March 1434 her fourth cousin once removed Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin, son of John Strange 6th Baron Strange Knockin and Maud Mohun Baroness Strange Knockin, and had issue (2) 1450 Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley and had issue.

Before 1422 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 40] and Eleanor Culpepper Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 36] were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham.

Before 1422 [his wife] Eleanor Culpepper Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 36] died. She was buried at Lingfield, Kent.

In May 1426 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 45] was knighted.

Around 1427 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 46] and Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 37] were married. She by marriage Baroness Cobham. They were half fifth cousins. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Around 1427 William Clifford and [his wife] Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 37] were married. They were fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 5 grandson of King John of England. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

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In 1428 [his son-in-law] Humphrey Lancaster 1st Duke Gloucester [aged 37] and [his daughter] Eleanor Cobham Duchess of Gloucester [aged 28] were married. She by marriage Duchess Gloucester. He the son of King Henry IV of England and Mary Bohun. They were sixth cousins.

Before 18th March 1434 [his son-in-law] Richard Strange 3rd Baron Dunster 7th Baron Strange Knockin [aged 52] and [his daughter] Elizabeth Cobham Baroness Strange and Mohun [aged 15] were married. She by marriage Baroness Strange Knockin, Baroness Mohun of Dunster. The difference in their ages was 37 years. They were fourth cousin once removed.

In July 1439 [his half-sister] Margaret Fitzalan Baroness Ros of Helmsley [aged 67] died.

In 1446 Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham [aged 65] died at Sterborough Castle, Kent. His son Reginald [aged 35] succeeded 4th Baron Cobham. Elizabeth Savage Baroness Cobham [aged 60] by marriage Baroness Cobham.

On 6th November 1453 [his former wife] Anne Bardolf Baroness Cobham Sternborough [aged 64] died. William Beaumont 2nd Viscount Beaumont [aged 15] was restored 6th Baron Bardolf of Wormegay in Norfolk.

Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham 1381-1446 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham 1381-1446

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

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 7 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 8 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King John of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 9 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Royal Descendants of Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham 1381-1446
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

George Wharton [1]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [1]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [6]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [1]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [11]

Ancestors of Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham 1381-1446

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Cobham

Great x 1 Grandfather: Reginald Cobham

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Neville

Grandfather: Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Devereux

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Devereux 1st Baron Devereux Lyonshall 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Bigod 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 8 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: Pierre Grandison

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Grandison

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Devereux 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John "Tadody aka Fatherless" Braose 8th Baron Bramber 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard de de Braose Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margred verch Llewellyn Baroness Clifford Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margery de Braose 2 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Le Rus

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Le Rus

father: Reginald Cobham 2nd Baron Cobham 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Plantagenet Baroness Berkeley Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley 2 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Zouche

Great x 3 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eva Zouche 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Millicent Cantilupe 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva de Braose 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Grandmother: Joan Berkeley Baroness Cobham Sternborough 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Baron Mortimer of Wigmore Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 2nd Baron Mortimer of Wigmore 2 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud de Braose 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Roger Mortimer 1st Earl March 3 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Fiennes 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Blanche Beaumont 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Mortimer Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Geneville 1st Baron Geneville 8 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Piers Geneville 9 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Baroness Geneville 8 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd

Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Geneville Baroness Mortimer 2nd Baroness Geneville 6 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh XII of Lusignan VII Count of La Marche III Count Angoulême 4 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jeanne Lusignan 5 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jeanne Fougères Countess Lusignan Countess La Marche and Angoulême

Reginald Cobham 3rd Baron Cobham 6 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Maltravers

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Maltravers

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Maltravers

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Gorges

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Maltravers 1st Baron Maltravers

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Gorges

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Gorges

Grandfather: John Maltravers 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 5th Baron Berkeley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 6th and 1st Baron Berkeley Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella Plantagenet Baroness Berkeley Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 7th and 2nd Baron Berkeley 2 x Great Grandson of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Ferrers Baroness Berkeley 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Milicent Berkeley 3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Zouche

Great x 3 Grandfather: Eudo Zouche

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Bisset

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eva Zouche 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Millicent Cantilupe 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva de Braose 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

mother: Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham 5 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England

Grandmother: Gwenllian Unknown