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Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 – 7 July 1452) was an English noblewoman, first the mistress and then the second wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who in 1441 was forcibly divorced and sentenced to life imprisonment for treasonable necromancy, a punishment likely to have been politically motivated.
Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester. Eleanor was a daughter and co-heir of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton (1342-1373) and his wife Joan, daughter of Richard (Fitzalan), Earl of Arundel.
Eleanor de Bohun. Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Aumale, Countess of Buckingham and Countess of Essex. Arms of Eleanor de Bohun. Born. 1365 or 1366 [1] Died. 3 October 1399 (aged 32 or 33) [1] Burial. Westminster Abbey, London.
Eleanor in Shakespeare. Appears in: Henry VI, Part 2. Eleanor Cobham is portrayed as a highly ambitious woman in 2 Henry VI. She urges her husband Gloucester, who is heir to the throne, to pursue his claim, which he does not go along with. In turn, she consults several astronomers as to the fates of Henry VI and the Dukes of Somerset and York.
Oct 31, 2019 · 31st October 2019. Eleanor Cobham is perhaps one of the lesser known royal wives of medieval times. As with most women of her time, not much is known of her youth. She was born around 1400,...
Jun 4, 2021 · Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester. June 4, 2021 Susan Abernethy 1 Comment. It is not uncommon to find women accused of witchcraft in medieval and early modern history. But it is unique to find a woman accused of witchcraft in order to take down her powerful husband. Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester is such an exceptional case.
Eleanor. Edwin Austin Abbey. The Penance of Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, 1900. Oil on canvas, 49 x 85 inches. Museum of Art, The Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Act II, Scene iii, of Henry VI, Part 2, Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, is accused of witchcraft.
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