Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Northampton

Elizabeth de Bohun
Elizabeth de Bohun
Countess of Northampton
Born	1313; Castle Badlesmere, Kent, England
Died	8 June 1356 (aged 43); Blackfriars, London
Noble family	Badlesmere (by birth); Mortimer (by marriage); Bohun (by marriage)
Spouse(s)	; Sir Edmund Mortimer (m. 1316; died 1331) William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton (m. 1335)
Issue	Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March; John Mortimer; Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford; Elizabeth de Bohun;
Father	Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere
Mother	Margaret de Clare

Elizabeth de Bohun (née de Badlesmere), Countess of Northampton (1313 – 8 June 1356) was the wife of two English noblemen, Sir Edmund Mortimer and William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton. She was a co-heiress of her brother Giles de Badlesmere, 2nd Baron Badlesmere.

At the age of eight she was sent to the Tower of London along with her mother, Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere and her four siblings after the former maltreated Queen consort Isabella by ordering an assault upon her and refusing her admittance to Leeds Castle.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.