Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu 1275-1345

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Before January 1273 [her future husband] Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall [aged 13] and Joan Despencer Baroness Furnivall [aged 15] were married.

In 1275 Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu was born to Peter Montfort [aged 30] at Beaudesert, Warwickshire.

On 4th March 1287 [her father] Peter Montfort [aged 42] died at Beaudesert Castle, Warwickshire.

In or before 1301 William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu [aged 25] and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu [aged 25] were married.

In 1301 [her son] William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury was born to [her husband] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu [aged 26] and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu [aged 26]. He married 1320 Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury, daughter of William Grandison 1st Baron Grandison and Sibylla Tregoz Baroness Grandison, and had issue.

In 1316 [her father-in-law] Simon Montagu 1st Baron Montagu [aged 66] died. His son [her husband] William [aged 41] succeeded 2nd Baron Montagu. Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu [aged 41] by marriage Baroness Montagu.

In 1317 [her son] John Montagu and [her daughter-in-law] Joan Verdun Baroness Furnivall [aged 13] were married at Royal Chapel Windsor Castle.

Before 14th August 1317 [her son] John Montagu died. On 14th August 1317 John Montagu was buried at Lincoln Cathedral [Map].

On 18th October 1319 [her husband] William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu [aged 44] died at Gascony [Map]. His son William [aged 18] succeeded 3rd Baron Montagu.

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Around 1320 [her son] William Montagu 1st Earl Salisbury [aged 19] and [her daughter-in-law] Catherine Grandison Countess of Salisbury [aged 16] were married. She by marriage Baroness Montagu.

Before 8th June 1322 Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall [aged 62] and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu [aged 47] were married. She by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

On 3rd February 1332 [her husband] Thomas Furnival 1st Baron Furnivall [aged 72] died at Sheffield [Map]. His son Thomas succeeded 2nd Baron Furnivall. [her former daughter-in-law] Joan Verdun Baroness Furnivall [aged 28] by marriage Baroness Furnivall.

Before 29th August 1338 [her son] Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu and [her daughter-in-law] Alice Plantagenet [aged 14] were married. She the daughter of Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk [deceased] and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk.

On 20th June 1345 [her son] Bishop Simon Montagu died.

In August 1345 Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu [aged 70] died. She was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].

Monumental Effigies. Elizabeth, wife of [her former husband] William Lord Montacute, (died 1354) in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].

Monumental Effigies. Children of Elizabeth on her tomb in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].

Monumental Effigies. Elizabeth, wife of [her former husband] William Lord Montacute, (died 1354) in Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford [Map].

[her son] Bishop Simon Montagu was born to William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu.

[her son] John Montagu was born to William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu. He married 1317 Joan Verdun Baroness Furnivall.

[her son] Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu was born to William Montagu 2nd Baron Montagu and Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu. He married (1) before 29th August 1338 Alice Plantagenet, daughter of Thomas of Brotherton 1st Earl Norfolk and Alice Hales Countess Norfolk, and had issue (2) after 1352 Joan Unknown and had issue.

Royal Ancestors of Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu 1275-1345

Kings France: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Royal Descendants of Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu 1275-1345
Number after indicates the number of unique routes of descent. Descendants of Kings and Queens not included.

King Edward IV of England [1]

King Richard III of England [1]

Anne Neville Queen Consort England [1]

Queen Anne Boleyn of England [1]

Queen Jane Seymour [1]

Catherine Parr Queen Consort England [1]

Jane Grey I Queen England and Ireland [1]

George Wharton [7]

Brigadier-General Charles Fitz-Clarence [23]

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [86]

Queen Consort Camilla Shand [27]

Diana Spencer Princess Wales [258]

Catherine Middleton Princess of Wales [1]

Ancestors of Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu 1275-1345

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh IV Montfort 8 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thurstan Montfort 4 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandmother: Adeline Beaumont 3 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Montfort 5 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 1 Grandfather: Thurstan Montfort 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Grandfather: Peter Montfort 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Cantilupe

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Cantilupe Baron

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mabel Cantilupe

father: Peter Montfort 8 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Audley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Liulf Audley

Great x 4 Grandmother: Aldgyth Unknown

Great x 2 Grandfather: Adam Audley

Great x 3 Grandmother: Mabella Stanley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Audley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Emma Fitzorm

Grandmother: Alice Audley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ralph Mainwaring

Great x 1 Grandmother: Bertrade Mainwaring

Elizabeth Montfort Baroness Furnivall Baroness Montagu 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks