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Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath


Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath (Baptised 1 March 1590 – 31 March 1636).

He was born in Somerset the eldest son and heir of William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath by his second wife Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford by Margaret St John.

He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge.

He married twice:

As he had no surviving male progeny he was succeeded by his heir male, namely his father's first cousin,Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath (1587-1654), who died without issue whereupon the title Earl of Bath became extinct and the titles Baron FitzWarin and Baron Daubeny (if it in fact existed) fell into abeyance between his three daughters.

Amongst his possessions at his death was the Illyrian armorial with the arms of the families and surnames of Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Montenengro, Serbia and Slavonia from the Armorial of Stanislas Rubčić, King of Arms to Tsar Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia.


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