Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde

17 October 1304 - 7 October 1363

House: de Bohun, Plantagenet

Titles: Countess of Ormonde

Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde, was born at Knaresborough Castle and raised at Amesbury Priory after the deaths of her parents. She was married to James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde, and later to Thomas de Dagworth, Lord Dagworth. Her life included being cared for by her aunt, receiving a generous allowance from Edward II, and the loss of both husbands.

Notable events

1304
Born at Knaresborough Castle
1313
Placed in the care of her aunt Mary of Woodstock
1313
Brought up at Amesbury Priory
1327
Married James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde
1337
Death of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde
1343
Married Thomas de Dagworth, Lord Dagworth
1352
Death of Thomas de Dagworth, Lord Dagworth
1363
Died in Aldgate, Middlesex, England
1363
Buried in the Chapel of Saint Edmunds, Westminster Abbey

Other details

Death: Eleanor de Bohun died at the age of 58 in Aldgate, Middlesex, and was buried in the Chapel of Saint Edmunds, Westminster Abbey.

Children: John Butler, Petronilla Butler, James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde, Eleanor de Dagworth

Marriages: First married to James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde, then to Thomas de Dagworth, Lord Dagworth

Sources

Compiled from various 3rd hand sources

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