Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Derby

Alianor de Bohun Also known as Eleanor

From Medlands:

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(-20 Feb 1314, bur Walden Abbey). The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not yet been identified. The History of the foundation of Walden abbey records the death “1313 X Kal Mar” of “Elianora comitissa Derbi” and her burial at Walden[490]. m (26 Jun 1269) as his second wife, ROBERT de Ferrers Earl of Derby, son of WILLIAM de Ferrers Earl of Derby & his second wife Margaret de Quincy of Winchester ([1239]-1279, bur [Stafford, Priory of St Thomas]).

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h) ROBERT ([1239]-1279 before 29 Apr, bur [Stafford, Priory of St Thomas]). The Annales Londonienses name "Robertum heredem suum generalem" as son of "Willelmum juniorem qui fuit comes de Ferrariis"[413]. He succeeded his father in 1254 as Earl of Derby. He rebelled against King Henry III in 1263, defeating the royal forces at Chester in Nov 1264. He was sent to the Tower but pardoned 5 Dec 1265 only to rebel again within a few months. He was captured at Chesterfield 15 May 1266 and kept in Windsor Castle for nearly three years, his lands and honours being forfeited[414]. m firstly (contract 26 Jul 1249, Westminster 1249) MARIE de Lusignan, daughter of HUGUES [XII] "le Brun" Comte de la Marche et d'Angoulême, Seigneur de Lusignan & his wife Yolande de Bretagne ([1242]-after 11 Jul 1266). The Annals of Burton record the marriage “apud Westmonasterium” in 1249 of “Robertus de Ferrariis puer ix annorum, filius Willelmi de Ferrariis comitis Derbeiæ” and “Mariam vii annorum puellulam, neptem Regis Henrici, filiam fratris sui comitis Engolismi et Marchiæ”[415]. m secondly (26 Jun 1269) ELEANOR de Bohun, daughter of HUMPHREY de Bohun & his first wife Eleanor de Briouse (-20 Feb 1314, bur Walden Abbey). The History of the foundation of Walden abbey records the death “1313 X Kal Mar” of “Elianora comitissa Derbi” and her burial at Walden[416]. The primary source which confirms her parentage and marriage has not been identified. Earl Robert & his second wife had two children:

• i) ELEANOR Ferrers (-before May 1308, bur Dunmow Priory). A manuscript history of the foundation of Dunmow Priory records the marriage in 1289 of “Robertus filius Walteri” and “Alienoram filiam comitis de Ferrariis, sororem comitis de Ferrers” in the King’s Chapel, Westminster[417]. m (King’s Chapel, Westminster 1289) as his second wife, ROBERT FitzWalter of Woodham Walter, Essex, son of WALTER FitzRobert & his wife Ida de Longespee of the Earls of Salisbury (Henham 1247-18 Jan 1326).
• ii) JOHN Ferrers of Chartley, Staffordshire (Cardiff 20 Jun 1271-Gascony [Aug] 1312). He was summoned to Parliament in 1299, whereby he is held to have become Lord Ferrers.

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F, #38159, b. circa 1240, d. 20 February 1314

Last Edited=12 Nov 2008

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Alianor de Bohun was born circa 1240 at Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales.1 She is the daughter of Sir Humphrey de Bohun and Eleanor de Briouze.1 She married Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby, son of William de Ferrers, 5th Earl of Derby and Margaret de Quinci, in 1269. She died on 20 February 1314.1

Alianor de Bohun was also known as Eleanor Bohun.1 Her married name became de Ferrers.

Child of Alianor de Bohun and Robert de Ferrers, 6th Earl of Derby

Sir John de Ferrers, 1st Lord Ferrers (of Chartley)+ b. 20 Jun 1271, d. c 1312

Citations

[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.

References

• “AGNES DE BOHUN” Allen John Mallory. Oct 14, 2001 < SGM > Complete Peerage vol. 5, p.305 says that Sir Robert de Ferrers, formerly [6th] Earl of Derby (d.1279) married 2ndly Alianore - not Agnes - daughter of Sir Humphrey de Bohun [d.1265], who was the son and heir apparent of Humphrey, [6th] Earl of Hereford. And that Sir Robert and Alianore were the parents of Sir John de Ferrers, the first Lord Ferrers of Chartley.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bohun-18