Anne of Gloucester
| Anne of Gloucester | |
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| Countess of Stafford Countess of Eu |
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| Born | 30 April 1383 |
| Died | 16 October 1438 (aged 55) Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Burial | Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire |
| Spouse |
Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford (m. 1390; his death 1392) Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (m. 1398; his death 1403) William Bourchier, Count of Eu (m. 1405; his death 1420) |
| Issue |
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham Anne Stafford, Countess of March Henry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex Eleanor Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk William Bourchier, 9th Baron FitzWarin Cardinal Thomas Bourchier John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners |
| House | Plantagenet |
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| Mother | Eleanor de Bohun |
Anne of Gloucester, Countess of Stafford (30 April 1383 – 16 October 1438) was the eldest daughter of , Duke of Gloucester, and Eleanor de Bohun.
Anne was born on 30 April 1383 and was baptised at Pleshey, Essex, sometime before 6 May. Her uncle, John of Gaunt, ordered several payments to be made in regards to the event.
Her father was the youngest son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault. Her mother was Eleanor de Bohun, the daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Joan Fitzalan. Her mother was also a great-great-granddaughter of Edward I.
Anne married three times. Her first marriage was to Thomas Stafford, 3rd Earl of Stafford (1368 - 4 July 1392), and took place around 1390. The couple had no children. After her husband's death, Anne married his younger brother Edmund.
On 28 June 1398, Anne married Edmund Stafford, 5th Earl of Stafford (2 March 1378 – 21 July 1403). They had three children together:
In about 1405, Anne married William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu (d. 1420), son of Sir William Bourchier and Eleanor of Louvain, by whom she had the following children:
Anne died on 16 Oct 1438 and was buried at Llanthony Priory, Monmouthshire.
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