Elizabeth Fitzalan, Countess of Arundel
Elizabeth Fitzalan, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey (née de Bohun; c. 1350 – 3 April 1385), was a member of the Anglo-Norman Bohun family, which wielded much power in the Welsh Marches and the English government. She was the first wife of Richard FitzAlan, a powerful English nobleman and military commander in the reigns of Edward III and Richard II. She was the mother of seven of his children, and as the wife of one of the most powerful nobles in the realm, enjoyed much prestige and took precedence over most of the other peers' wives.
Elizabeth Fitzalan | |
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| Countess of Arundel Countess of Surrey | |
| Born | c.1350 England |
| Died | 3 April 1385 England |
| Noble family | Bohun |
| Spouse(s) | Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel |
| Issue | Thomas FitzAlan, 5th Earl of Arundel Lady Eleanor FitzAlan Lady Elizabeth FitzAlan Lady Joan FitzAlan Lady Alice FitzAlan Lady Margaret FitzAlan son FitzAlan (name given as either Richard or William) |
| Father | William de Bohun, 1st Earl of Northampton |
| Mother | Elizabeth de Badlesmere |
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