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Before 18th October 1444 [his father] John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 29] and [his mother] Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk [aged 27] were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk. She the daughter of [his grandfather] William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu and [his grandmother] Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford. He the son of John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk and Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk [aged 44]. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
On 18th October 1444 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk was born to John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 29] and Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk [aged 27]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 2.08%.
In 1451 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 6] was created 1st Earl Surrey.
On 17th February 1461 the Lancastrian army defeated the Yorkist army at Second Battle of St Albans and rescued King Henry VI of England and II of France [aged 39]. The Lancastrian army was commanded by Henry Holland 3rd Duke Exeter [aged 30] and included Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland [aged 39], [his father] John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 45], Henry Grey 4th or 7th Baron Grey of Codnor [aged 26], Henry Roos and Richard Welles 7th Baron Welles, Baron Willoughby [aged 33].
Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley [aged 33], William Tailboys 7th Baron Kyme [aged 46], John Talbot 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury [aged 12] and Thomas Tresham [aged 41] were knighted.
The Yorkist army included Richard "Kingmaker" Neville Earl Warwick, 6th Earl Salisbury [aged 32], William Fitzalan 9th or 16th Earl of Arundel [aged 43], John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 61] and [his uncle] Henry Bourchier 2nd Count of Eu 1st Earl Essex [aged 57]. John Neville 1st Marquess Montagu [aged 30] was captured. Robert Poynings [aged 42] and James Luttrell [aged 34] were killed.
John Grey [aged 29] was killed fighting for Lancaster. A death that was to have far reaching consequences; his widow Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England [aged 24] subsequently married King Edward IV of England [aged 18].
During the battle William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville [aged 68] and Thomas Kyriell [aged 65] were assigned to the protection of the King Henry VI. After the battle both were beheaded against all decent laws of battle.
William Bonville 1st Baron Bonville was beheaded. His great granddaughter Cecily succeeded 2nd Baroness Bonville.
Thomas Kyriell was beheaded.
William Cotton [aged 21] was killed.
On 6th November 1461 [his father] John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk [aged 46] died. He was buried at Thetford Priory, Norfolk [Map]. His son John [aged 17] succeeded 4th Duke Norfolk, 7th Earl Norfolk, 5th Earl Nottingham, 10th Baron Mowbray, 11th Baron Segrave and Earl Marshal.
In 1462 John Paston [aged 18] served under John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 17].
In 1472 King Edward IV of England [aged 29] appointed new Garter Knights given the large number of vacant positions as a result of the recent Warwick rebellion:
203rd John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 27].
204th John Stafford 1st Earl Wiltshire [aged 44].
205th Walter Devereux Baron Ferrers of Chartley [aged 40].
206th Walter Blount 1st Baron Mountjoy [aged 56].
207th John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 47].
208th John de la Pole 2nd Duke of Suffolk [aged 29].
Before 10th December 1472 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 28] and Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Duchess Norfolk. She the daughter of John "Old Talbot" Talbot 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Margaret Beauchamp Countess Shrewsbury and Waterford. He the son of John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk [aged 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 10th December 1472 [his daughter] Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk was born to John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 28] and [his wife] Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk [aged 30] at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 15th January 1478 her second cousin once removed Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort England. She died aged eight in 1481.
In November 1474 [his mother] Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk [aged 57] died.
On 17th January 1476 John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk [aged 31] died at Framlingham Castle, Suffolk [Map]. Suspicious since he was only 32? Duke Norfolk, Earl Surrey and Earl Nottingham extinct. His daughter Anne [aged 3] succeeded 8th Countess Norfolk, 11th Baroness Mowbray, 12th Baroness Segrave and inherited the vast Mowbray estates. She was subsequently married to Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York [aged 2] two years later.
Paston Letters Volume 5 881. 17th January 1476. Sir John Paston To John Paston1
Lyke it yow to weete, that not in the most happy season 1476 ffor me, it is so ffortunyd, that wher as my Lorde off Norffolke [aged 31], yisterdaye beying in goode heele, thys nyght dyed abowte mydnyght, wherffor it is ffor aIle that lovyd hym to doo and helpe nowe that, that maye be to hys honoure, and weell to hys sowele. And it is soo, that thys contre is nott weell purveyd off clothe off golde ffor the coveryng ffor hys bodye and herse; wherffor every man helpyng to hys power, I putte the cowncell off my lorde in cowmffort, that I hoped to gete one ffor that daye, if it weer so that it be nott broken, or putt to other use.
Wherffor please it yow to sende me worde iff it be so, that ye have, or kan kom by the clothe off tyssywe that I bowte ffor our ffaders tombe, and I undretake it shall be saffyd ageyn ffor yowe on hurt at my perell; I deeme herby to gete greet thanke, and greet assystence in tyme to come; and that owther Syme or Mother Brown maye deliver it me to morow by vij. off the clokke.
Note 1. [From Fenn, ii. 186.] This letter is not addressed, but must have been intended for the writer's brother John, or else, as Fenn suggests, for his mother, Margaret. Sir John, however, ends by saying, 'Within four days I hope to see you'; and it appears by next letter that he was actually with his brother at Norwich within three days, whereas he paid no visit to his mother, who seems to have been living, as she had done for some time, at Mautby. This letter must have been written from Framlingham, whither Sir John had doubtless gone to petition the Duke of Norfolk about Caister.
Item, as ffor other means, I have sente my servaunt Richard Toring to London, whyche I hope shall brynge me goode tydyngs ageyn, and with in iiij. dayes I hope to see yowe.
Wretyn on Wednysdaye. xvij. daye off Janyver, anno E. iiili xyO.
John Paston, K.
Abbot John Whethamstede’s Chronicle of the Abbey of St Albans
Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.
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On 7th February 1477 [his future son-in-law] Richard of Shrewsbury 1st Duke of York [aged 3] was created 1st Duke Norfolk, 1st Earl Norfolk by his father King Edward IV of England [aged 34] in preparation for his marriage to Anne Mowbray 8th Countess Norfolk [aged 4]. She, Anne, being daughter of the last Duke of Norfolk of the 1st Creation John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk.
On 10th May 1507 [his former wife] Elizabeth Talbot Duchess Norfolk [aged 64] died.
King Edward III of England 1312 1377
John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster 1340 1399
Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 1364 1425
Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 1379 1440
John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 1337 1388
Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby
Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey 1318 1372
Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 1306 1376
Kings Wessex: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 10 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 16 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 4 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 16 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 8 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mowbray 2nd Baron Mowbray 
3 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mowbray 3rd Baron Mowbray 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline de Braose Baroness Mowbray 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Mowbray 4th Baron Mowbray Baron Segrave 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Plantagenet Baroness Mowbray 
Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth 
9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Segrave 3rd Baron Segrave 
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Segrave 4th Baron Segrave 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Fitzalan Baroness Segrave 
4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Segrave 5th Baroness Segrave Baroness Mowbray Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk son of King Edward I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Plantagenet 1st Duchess of Norfolk 
Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Hales Countess Norfolk
Grandfather: John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk 3 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 9th Earl of Surrey 4th or 11th Earl of Arundel 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex 
5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton Grandson 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
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bohun Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
father: John Mowbray 3rd Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Baron Neville of Raby 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 2nd Baron Neville of Raby 6 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Euphemia Clavering Baroness Neville Raby 
5 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Audley 1st Baron Audley of Stratton Audley 
2 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Audley Baroness Greystoke and Neville 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Iseult Mortimer 
3 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 9th and 1st Baron Percy 8 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Percy 10th and 2nd Baron Percy 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Fitzalan Baroness Percy 4 x Great Granddaughter of King John of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Clifford 1st Baron Clifford 
6 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Idonia Clifford Baroness Percy 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Clare Baroness Clifford Baroness Welles 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Grandmother: Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk Great Granddaughter 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 
daughter of King Philip IV of France
Great x 2 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William of Avesnes I Count Hainaut III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainaut Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 
Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Giles "Payne" Roet 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Swynford aka Roet Duchess Lancaster
John Mowbray 4th Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Bourchier 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter of Colchester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen of Colchester
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Bourchier
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Prayers Baroness Bourchier
Grandfather: William Bourchier 1st Count of Eu
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Louvain
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Louvaine
mother: Eleanor Bourchier Duchess Norfolk Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Edward I of England son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Edward II of England son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward III of England son of King Edward II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King Philip IV of France son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabella of France Queen Consort England daughter of King Philip IV of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Blois I Queen Navarre 
Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas of Woodstock 1st Duke of Gloucester son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Avesnes II Count Hainaut II Count Holland 3 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William of Avesnes I Count Hainaut III Count Avesnes III Count Holland II Count Zeeland 4 x Great Grandson of King Stephen I England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Luxemburg Countess Hainaut and Holland 
5 x Great Granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Philippa of Hainaut Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Valois I Count Valois son of King Philip III of France
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Valois Countess Zeeland Holland Avesnes and Hainaut Granddaughter of King Philip III of France
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Capet Countess Valois Great Granddaughter of King Louis VIII of France
Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex 5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bohun 1st Earl of Northampton Grandson 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
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 7th Earl Hereford 6th Earl Essex 2nd Earl of Northampton Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Bartholomew Badlesmere 1st Baron Badlesmere
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Badlesmere Countess Northampton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Clare Baroness Badlesmere 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Duchess Gloucester 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Fitzalan 2nd or 9th Earl of Arundel 4 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Fitzalan 3rd or 10th Earl of Arundel 8th Earl of Surrey 5 x Great Grandson of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Warenne Countess Arundel 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Fitzalan Countess Essex, Hereford and Northampton 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Plantagenet 3rd Earl of Leicester 3rd Earl Lancaster Grandson of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Plantagenet Countess Arundel and Surrey Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Chaworth 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks