Thomas Bourchier (nobleman)

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Thomas Bourchier († 1491 ) was an English nobleman .

Life

Thomas Bourchier was the fifth son of Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex and Isabel of Cambridge, a sister of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York . Thomas was a first cousin of Edward IV and Richard III. and also related to the Plantagenet house through his grandmother Anne of Gloucester .

He fought for the House of York in the Wars of the Roses at the Battle of Northampton (1460), the Second Battle of St Albans (1461), Towton (1461) and 1471 at Barnet and Tewkesbury .

Thomas also served as Constable of Leeds Castle and Justice of Peace in Kent .

Thomas Bourchier died in October 1491.

Marriage and offspring

Thomas was first married to Isabelle Barre, daughter of Sir John Barre and widow of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Earl of Devon . The couple had two daughters:

  • Joan
  • Isabel

Thomas was married to Anne Andrews in his second marriage. The marriage remained childless.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b John Burke: A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerages of England, Ireland and Scotland , Henry Colburn London 1831, p. 76
  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Douglas Richardson: Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, 2nd Edition 2011 , ISBN 978-146-104513-7 , p. 462
  3. ^ A b c Towton Battlefield Society
  4. ↑ Sheila Sweetinburgh: Later Medieval Kent 1220-1540 , Boydell & Brewer 2010, ISBN 978-0-851-15584-5 , page 260
  5. ^ A b c Nicholas Harris Nicolas: Testamenta Vetusta Vol. II , Nichols & Son London 1826, p. 405
  6. ↑ EWAllen: The Antiquary Vol.III , FWMonk London 1873, p 207
personal data
SURNAME Bourchier, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English nobleman
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century
DATE OF DEATH 1491