Name Anne Gloucester | Grandchildren Sir Henry Stafford | |
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Born 30 April 1383 ( 1383-04-30 ) Burial Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire Issue Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of BuckinghamAnne Stafford, Countess of MarchHenry Bourchier, 1st Earl of EssexEleanor Mowbray, Duchess of NorfolkWilliam Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarinCardinal Thomas BourchierJohn Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners Children Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham Parents Eleanor de Bohun, Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester Similar People Thomas of Woodstock - 1st Duke, Eleanor de Bohun, Henry Holland - 3rd Duke, Philippa of Hainault, Philippa - 5th Countess | ||
Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford (30 April 1383 – 16 October 1438) was the eldest daughter of Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester, and Eleanor de Bohun.
Contents
- Family
- Marriage with Thomas Stafford 3rd Earl of Stafford
- Issue of Anne and Edmund Stafford 5th Earl of Stafford
- Issue of Anne and William Bourchier Count of Eu
- References
Family
Anne was born on 30 April 1383 and was baptised at Pleshey, Essex, sometime before 6 May. Her uncle, John of Gaunt, ordered several payments to be made in regards to the event.
Her father was the youngest son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Her mother was Eleanor de Bohun, the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Joan Fitzalan. Her mother was also a great-great-granddaughter of Edward I.
Marriage with Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford
Anne married three times. Her first marriage was to Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford (1368 - 4 July 1392), and took place around 1390. The couple had no children. After her husband's death, Anne married his younger brother Edmund.
Issue of Anne and Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford
On 28 June 1398, Anne married Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (2 March 1378 – 21 July 1403). They had three children together:
Issue of Anne and William Bourchier, Count of Eu
In about 1405, Anne married William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu (d. 1420), son of Sir William Bourchier and Eleanor of Louvain, by whom she had the following children:
Anne died on 16 Oct 1438 and was buried at Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire.