Elizabeth Talbot, Duchess of Norfolk

English noblewoman

Elizabeth de Mowbray
Duchess of Norfolk
Countess of Surrey
BornElizabeth Talbot
c. December 1442 / January 1443
Diedbetween 6 November 1506 and 28 June 1507
Noble familyTalbot
Spouse(s)John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk
IssueAnne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
FatherJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
MotherLady Margaret Beauchamp

Elizabeth de Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk (née Talbot; c. December 1442/January 1443 – between 6 November 1506 and 28 June 1507) was a daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife Lady Margaret Beauchamp. Her exact date of death is uncertain, and based only on the references to "her will dated the 6th of November, 1506, which was proved the 28th of June, 1507" [1]

Family

Lady Elizabeth Talbot was a daughter of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife Lady Margaret Beauchamp.[2] Her older sister was Lady Eleanor Talbot, believed to have been King Edward IV's wife or mistress.[3] Elizabeth's maternal grandparents were Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley. One of her brothers was John Talbot, 1st Viscount Lisle, a nobleman and soldier.

Marriage

She was married to John de Mowbray. He succeeded his father as Duke of Norfolk in 1461, making her the Duchess of Norfolk by marriage. They had only one surviving daughter, who inherited the Warwick estates.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Elizabeth Talbot, Duchess of Norfolk
16. Richard Talbot, 2nd Baron Talbot
8. Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Lord Talbot
17. Elizabeth de Comyn
4. Richard, 4th Baron Talbot[3]
18. James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde
9. Petronilla Butler
19. Eleanor de Bohun
2. John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury[2]
20. John Strange, 2nd Lord Strange
10. Richard, Baron Lestrange[3]
5. Ankaret Strange of Blackmere[3]
22. Edmund Fitzalan, 9th Earl of Arundel
11. Mary FitzAlan
23. Alice de Warenne
1. Elizabeth de Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk
24. Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
12. Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick
25. Katherine Mortimer
6. Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick[3]
26. William Ferrers, 3rd Baron Ferrers of Groby
13. Margaret Ferrers
3. Lady Margaret Beauchamp[2]
28. Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley
14. Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley
29. Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley
7. Elizabeth de Berkeley[3]
30. Warin de Lisle, 2nd Lord Lisle
15. Margaret de Lisle, Baroness Berkeley
31. Margaret Pipard

References

  1. ^ Charles Botolph Joseph, Lord Mowbray, The History of the Noble House of Stourton, of Stourton, in the County of Wilts (Elliot Stock, 1899) p.803
  2. ^ a b c Richmond 2004.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Pollard 2004.
  4. ^ Weir 2008, p. 141.

Works cited

  • Pollard, A.J. (2004). "Talbot, John, first earl of Shrewsbury and first earl of Waterford (c.1387–1453)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26932. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  • Richmond, Colin (2004). "Mowbray, John (VII), fourth duke of Norfolk (1444–1476)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19455. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  • Weir, Alison (2008). Britain's Royal Families, The Complete Genealogy. Vintage Books. ISBN 978-0-09-953973-5.