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Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex (1409 – 2 October 1484) was the only daughter of Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, and Anne de Mortimer. She was the sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and like him a great-grandchild of Edward III of England.
Apr 26, 2022 · "Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex (1409 – 2 October 1484) was the only daughter of Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge and Anne Mortimer. She was the sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and like him a great-grandchild of Edward III of England."
- September 21, 1411
Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex (1409 – 2 October 1484) was the only daughter of Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, and Anne de Mortimer. She was the sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and like him a great-grandchild of Edward III of England.
When Isabel of Cambridge was born about 1409, in Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England, her father, Richard of Conisburgh 3rd Earl of Cambridge, was 25 and her mother, Anne de Mortimer Countess of Cambridge, was 22.
- 1412 Marriage to Thomas Grey
- 1426 Marriage to Henry Bourchier
- Death and Burial
THE PEERAGE 101669At the age of three years of age, Isabel was betrothed to Sir Thomas Grey (1404 – d. before 1426). He was son and heir of Sir Thomas Grey (c.1385-1415) of Heaton in Norham, Northumberland, and Alice, daughter of Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland. They had one son.
Although married before 25 April 1426, a papal dispensation was issued for her alliance with Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex. They had seven sons and a daughter, Isabel. 1. William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier (d. 1480) m. Anne Woodville, dau of Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers and Jacquetta of Luxembourg, parents of Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl...
Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, died 4 April 1483. Isabel remained a widow and died 2 October 1484.A manuscript calendar records her death on VI Non Oct in 1484. Both were buried at Beeleigh Abbey near Maldon, Essex, but later reburied at Little Easton, Essex. Her heir was her grandson Henry.
- Female
- Thomas Grey, Henry Bourchier KG
Isabel (1409–1484) Countess of Essex. Name variations: Isabel Plantagenet. Born in 1409; died on October 2, 1484; interred at Little Easton Church, Essex; daughter of Richard of Conisbrough (c. 1375–1415), 2nd earl of Cambridge (r. 1414–1415), and Anne Mortimer (1390–1411); aunt of Edward IV and Richard III, kings of England; married ...
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Isabel of Cambridge, Countess of Essex, was born in 1409 as the only daughter of Richard, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, and Anne de Mortimer. She was a great-grandchild of Edward III of England and sister to Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York.
