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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 (c. 1366 – 3 October 1399) was the elder daughter and co-heiress (with her sister, Mary de Bohun), of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford (1341–1373) and Joan Fitzalan, a daughter of Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and his second wife Eleanor of Lancaster.
Dec 29, 2021 · Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 – 7 July 1452), became Duchess of Gloucester when she married her lover, Humphrey of Gloucester, son of Henry IV. She was tried for witchcraft and sorcery, and indicated for high treason in 1441.
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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. She was aged 7 at her father's death and she and her younger sister Mary inherited his large estates.
Aug 6, 2008 · Immortalised by Shakespeare, Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester was accused of trying to assassinate King Henry VI using witchcraft; a crime for which she received life imprisonment and perhaps left a ghostly legacy.
5 days ago · Second wife of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester. Eleanor was convicted of treasonable necromancy in 1441, abjured, and did barefoot penance. She was then forcibly divorced and imprisoned until her death.
Cobham, Eleanor (d. 1452) Duchess of Gloucester. Died on August 7, 1452 (some sources cite 1446); daughter of Reginald Cobham, 2nd baron Cobham; became second wife of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester, 1431 (divorced 1441).
