Eleanor De Bohun

1304 - 1363  (58 years)

• Name	Eleanor De Bohun
  Birth	17 Oct 1304	Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	07 Oct 1363	Aldgate, City of London, Greater London, England   [1]
  Findagrave.com	16 Mar 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Westminster, Greater London, England   [1]
  	Westminster Abbey - Plot: Chapel of St Edmund
  Person ID	I440	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Humphrey De Bohun,   b. 1276, England d. 16 Mar 1322, England (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Plantagenet,   b. 07 Aug 1282, Rhuddlan, Denbigshire, Wales d. 05 May 1316, Quendon, Essex, England (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Nov 1302
  Family ID	F93	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Butler,   b. 1305, Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland d. 06 Jan 1338, Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland (Age 33 years)
  Marriage	1327
  Children	1. James Butler,   b. 04 Oct 1331, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland d. 18 Oct 1382, Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland (Age 51 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F92	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1304 - Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England Death - 07 Oct 1363 - Aldgate, City of London, Greater London, England Burial - - Westminster, Greater London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 3/16/2021 Eleanor de Bohun Butler Birth: 17 Oct 1304 Knaresborough, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England Death: 7 Oct 1363 (aged 58) Aldgate, City of London, Greater London, England Burial: Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England Plot: Chapel of St Edmund, Westminster Abbey. Memorial #: 208458947 ?? diff mem # - see below Bio: Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormond was an English noblewoman, the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford, and his wife, born Princess Elizabeth, daughter of King Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile, daughter of Ferdinand III, King of Castile, and Joan, Countess of Ponthieu. She was placed in the care of her aunt, Mary of Woodstock, and brought up at Amesbury Priory following the deaths of her parents. She was married in 1327 to James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond, who died in 1337 and secondly, in 1343, to Thomas de Dagworth, Lord Dagworth who died in 1352. Family Members Parents Humphrey de Bohun 1276-1322 Elizabeth Plantagenet 1282-1316 Spouse James Butler 1305-1338 Siblings Humphrey de Bohun Mary de Bohun Margaret De Bohun 1302-1304 John de Bohun 1306-1336 Humphrey De Bohun 1309-1361 Margaret de Bohun Courtenay 1311-1391 William De Bohun 1312-1360 Isabel de Bohun 1316-1316 Children James Butler 1331-1382 Created by: CMWJR (50059520) Added: 27 Mar 2020 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208458947/eleanor-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 March 2021), memorial page for Eleanor de Bohun Butler (17 Oct 1304–7 Oct 1363), Find a Grave Memorial no. 208458947, citing Westminster Abbey, Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England ; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520) . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 3/16/2021 Eleanor de Bohun Birth: Oct. 17, 1304 Knaresborough North Yorkshire, England Death: Oct. 7, 1363 Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormond was an English noblewoman born in Knaresborough Castle to Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Elizabeth daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile. After the deaths of her parents, she was placed in the care of her aunt Mary Plantagenet and brought up at Amesbury Priory alongside various cousins including Joan Gaveston, Isabel of Lancaster and Joan de Monthermer. Edward II of England gave the priory a generous allowance of 100 marks annually for the upkeep of Eleanor and her younger cousin, Joan Gaveston. Eleanor was married twice; first in 1327 to James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond, (son of Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and Lady Joan FitzGerald) who died in 1337 and secondly, six years later in 1343, to Thomas de Dagworth, Lord Dagworth who was killed in an ambush in Brittany in 1352. By her first marriage, Eleanor was an ancestress of Anne Boleyn and Catherine Parr, Queen consorts of King Henry VIII of England. Other descendants include the dukes of Beaufort, Newcastle, Norfolk, earls of Ormond, Desmond, Shrewsbury, Dorset, Rochester, Sandwich, Arundel, and Stafford Eleanor and James's children John Butler (born 6 November 1330, died young) Petronilla Butler, Baroness Talbot (died 1387) who married Gilbert Talbot, 3rd Baron Talbot (Ancestors of Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the USA). James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond (4 October 1331 – 18 October 1382) who married Elizabeth Darcy Eleanor and Thomas's children: Thomasine Dagworth, (born ca. 1344 – 20 July 1409) married (1) John De Dagworth (2) William, 4th Baron Furnival Nicholas Dagworth (died January, 1401). Rebuilt Blickling Hall, later home of the Boleyn family. Family links: Parents: Humphrey de Bohun (1276 - 1322) Elizabeth Plantagenet (1282 - 1316) Spouse: James Butler (1305 - 1338) Children: James Butler (1331 - 1382)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Unknown Created by: Mad Record added: Dec 27, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 102731221 ?? diff mem # - see above ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

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  [S25] Findagrave.com.