Cenotaph for Eleanor, who is buried with Richard at Chichester Cathedral.
Eleanor Plantagenet of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel was born at Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England and died at Arundel Castle, Sussex, England. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. On November 6,1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children. Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342.
On February 5, 1344, at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel. The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
1. Richard (1346–1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
2. John Fitzalan bef 1349 - 1379
3. Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury c. 1345 -February 19, 1413
4. Joan Fitzalan 1347/1348-April 7, 1419), she married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
5. Alice Fitzalan 1350-March 17, 1416, she married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
6. Mary Fitzalan died August 29, 1396, she married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England, later moved to Chichester Cathedral.
Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed." (bio by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
∼This memorial is dedicated to my ancestor Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.
On November 6, 1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children:
Henry Beaumont, 3rd Lord Beaumont, (4 April 1340 – 17 June 1369), married as her first husband, Margaret de Vere (died 15 June 1398), by whom he had issue.
Matilda Beaumont (died July 1367), married Hugh de Courtenay.
Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342
On February 5, 1344 at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel.
The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
Richard (1346 - 1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
John Fitzalan (bef 1349 - 1379)
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (c. 1345 - February 19, 1413)
Joan Fitzalan (1347/1348 - April 7, 1419), married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Alice Fitzalan (1350 - March 17, 1416), married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (Thomas Holand)
Mary Fitzalan (died August 29, 1396), married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor Fitzalan (1356 - before 1366)
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England. Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed.
There is conflicting information on place of burial. Some information has the couple buried at Lewes Priory while their tombs appear to be located at Chichester Cathedral.
Perhaps they were first interred in Lewes Priory and later their tomb was relocated after the dissolution of churches.
Please visit Eleanor's cenotaph at Lewes Priory
Eleanor Plantagenet of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel was born at Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England and died at Arundel Castle, Sussex, England. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. On November 6,1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children. Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342.
On February 5, 1344, at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel. The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
1. Richard (1346–1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
2. John Fitzalan bef 1349 - 1379
3. Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury c. 1345 -February 19, 1413
4. Joan Fitzalan 1347/1348-April 7, 1419), she married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
5. Alice Fitzalan 1350-March 17, 1416, she married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
6. Mary Fitzalan died August 29, 1396, she married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England, later moved to Chichester Cathedral.
Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed." (bio by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
∼This memorial is dedicated to my ancestor Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.
On November 6, 1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children:
Henry Beaumont, 3rd Lord Beaumont, (4 April 1340 – 17 June 1369), married as her first husband, Margaret de Vere (died 15 June 1398), by whom he had issue.
Matilda Beaumont (died July 1367), married Hugh de Courtenay.
Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342
On February 5, 1344 at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel.
The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
Richard (1346 - 1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
John Fitzalan (bef 1349 - 1379)
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (c. 1345 - February 19, 1413)
Joan Fitzalan (1347/1348 - April 7, 1419), married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Alice Fitzalan (1350 - March 17, 1416), married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (Thomas Holand)
Mary Fitzalan (died August 29, 1396), married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor Fitzalan (1356 - before 1366)
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England. Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed.
There is conflicting information on place of burial. Some information has the couple buried at Lewes Priory while their tombs appear to be located at Chichester Cathedral.
Perhaps they were first interred in Lewes Priory and later their tomb was relocated after the dissolution of churches.
Please visit Eleanor's cenotaph at Lewes Priory
Cenotaph for Eleanor, who is buried with Richard at Chichester Cathedral.
Eleanor Plantagenet of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel was born at Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England and died at Arundel Castle, Sussex, England. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. On November 6,1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children. Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342.
On February 5, 1344, at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel. The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
1. Richard (1346–1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
2. John Fitzalan bef 1349 - 1379
3. Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury c. 1345 -February 19, 1413
4. Joan Fitzalan 1347/1348-April 7, 1419), she married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
5. Alice Fitzalan 1350-March 17, 1416, she married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
6. Mary Fitzalan died August 29, 1396, she married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England, later moved to Chichester Cathedral.
Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed." (bio by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
∼This memorial is dedicated to my ancestor Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.
On November 6, 1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children:
Henry Beaumont, 3rd Lord Beaumont, (4 April 1340 – 17 June 1369), married as her first husband, Margaret de Vere (died 15 June 1398), by whom he had issue.
Matilda Beaumont (died July 1367), married Hugh de Courtenay.
Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342
On February 5, 1344 at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel.
The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
Richard (1346 - 1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
John Fitzalan (bef 1349 - 1379)
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (c. 1345 - February 19, 1413)
Joan Fitzalan (1347/1348 - April 7, 1419), married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Alice Fitzalan (1350 - March 17, 1416), married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (Thomas Holand)
Mary Fitzalan (died August 29, 1396), married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor Fitzalan (1356 - before 1366)
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England. Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed.
There is conflicting information on place of burial. Some information has the couple buried at Lewes Priory while their tombs appear to be located at Chichester Cathedral.
Perhaps they were first interred in Lewes Priory and later their tomb was relocated after the dissolution of churches.
Please visit Eleanor's cenotaph at Lewes Priory
Eleanor Plantagenet of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel was born at Grismond Castle, Monmouthshire, England and died at Arundel Castle, Sussex, England. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth. On November 6,1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children. Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342.
On February 5, 1344, at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel. The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
1. Richard (1346–1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
2. John Fitzalan bef 1349 - 1379
3. Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury c. 1345 -February 19, 1413
4. Joan Fitzalan 1347/1348-April 7, 1419), she married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
5. Alice Fitzalan 1350-March 17, 1416, she married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent
6. Mary Fitzalan died August 29, 1396, she married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England, later moved to Chichester Cathedral.
Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed." (bio by Audrey DeCamp Hoffman)
∼This memorial is dedicated to my ancestor Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel. She was the fifth daughter of Henry Plantagenet, 3rd Earl of Lancaster and Maud Chaworth.
On November 6, 1330, she married John de Beaumont, 2nd Lord Beaumont, son of Henry Beaumont, 4th Earl of Buchan and his wife Alice Comyn. They had two children:
Henry Beaumont, 3rd Lord Beaumont, (4 April 1340 – 17 June 1369), married as her first husband, Margaret de Vere (died 15 June 1398), by whom he had issue.
Matilda Beaumont (died July 1367), married Hugh de Courtenay.
Eleanor was a lady-in-waiting to Queen Philippa, and was in service to her in Ghent when her son Henry was born. John de Beaumont died in a tournament on April 14, 1342
On February 5, 1344 at Ditton Church, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, she married Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel.
The children of Eleanor's second marriage were:
Richard (1346 - 1397), who succeeded as Earl of Arundel
John Fitzalan (bef 1349 - 1379)
Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury (c. 1345 - February 19, 1413)
Joan Fitzalan (1347/1348 - April 7, 1419), married Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford
Alice Fitzalan (1350 - March 17, 1416), married Thomas Holland, 2nd Earl of Kent (Thomas Holand)
Mary Fitzalan (died August 29, 1396), married John Le Strange, 4th Lord Strange of Blackmere, by whom she had issue
Eleanor Fitzalan (1356 - before 1366)
Eleanor died at Arundel and was buried at Lewes Priory in Lewes, Sussex, England. Her husband was buried beside her; in his will Richard requests to be buried "near to the tomb of Eleanor de Lancaster, my wife; and I desire that my tomb be no higher than hers, that no men at arms, horses, hearse, or other pomp, be used at my funeral, but only five torches...as was about the corpse of my wife, be allowed.
There is conflicting information on place of burial. Some information has the couple buried at Lewes Priory while their tombs appear to be located at Chichester Cathedral.
Perhaps they were first interred in Lewes Priory and later their tomb was relocated after the dissolution of churches.
Please visit Eleanor's cenotaph at Lewes Priory
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