Elizabeth de Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk

Elizabeth de Mowbray
Duchess of Norfolk; Countess of Surrey
Spouse(s) John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk

Issue

Father John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
Mother Lady Margaret Beauchamp
Born c. December 1442/January 1443
Died November 6, 1506/May 10, 1507

Elizabeth de Mowbray, Duchess of Norfolk (née Talbot) (c. December 1442/January 1443 – 6 November 1506/10 May 1507) was the one of two surviving daughters of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and his wife Lady Margaret Beauchamp.[1]

Family

Elizabeth's maternal grandparents were Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley. One of her brothers was John Talbot, 1st Viscount Lisle, a nobleman and soldier. Her younger sister was Lady Eleanor Talbot, believed to have been King Edward IV's mistress.

Marriage

She was married to John de Mowbray. He succeeded his father as Duke of Norfolk in 1461, effectively making her the Duchess of Norfolk by marriage. They had only one surviving daughter, who would go on to inherit the Warwick estates.

Ancestry

References

  1. Crawley, Charles. Medieval Lands: English Earls 1067–1122".
  2. Weir (2008), p. 141.

Sources