Peerage Record – 13990

     Elizabeth Bourchier, Baroness Bourchier was born circa 1399.¹ She was the daughter of Bartholomew Bourchier, 3rd Baron Bourchier and Idoine Lovey.¹ She married, firstly, Sir Hugh de Stafford, son of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp, before September 1410.¹ She married, secondly, Sir Lewis Robessart after 1420.¹ She died on 1 July 1433, without issue.² She was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.²
     She succeeded as the 4th Baroness Bourchier [E., 1348] on 18 May 1409, suo jure.¹ From after 1420, her married name became Robessart.¹

     Sir Hugh de Stafford was the son of Hugh de Stafford, 2nd Earl of Stafford and Philippa de Beauchamp.² He married Elizabeth Bourchier, Baroness Bourchier, daughter of Bartholomew Bourchier, 3rd Baron Bourchier and Idoine Lovey, before September 1410.¹ He died on 25 October 1420, without issue.¹
     After his marriage, Sir Hugh de Stafford was styled as Lord Bourchier on 21 September 1411.¹ He fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1418/19.¹

     Sir Lewis Robessart married Elizabeth Bourchier, Baroness Bourchier, daughter of Bartholomew Bourchier, 3rd Baron Bourchier and Idoine Lovey, after 1420.¹ He died on 26 November 1431 at Amiens, France^G, killed in action, without issue.² He was buried at Westminster Abbey, Westminster, London, England^G.²
     He fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. He fought in the Battle of Harfleur in 1417. He held the office of Standard Bearer to King Henry V.¹ He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) on 3 May 1421.¹ After his marriage, Sir Lewis Robessart was styled as Lord Bourchier on 24 February 1424/25.¹

     Sir William Bourchier was the son of Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier and Margaret Prayers.² He married Alianore de Lovayne, daughter of Sir John de Lovayne and Margaret de Weston, before June 1359.³ He died in 1375.⁴

     Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex was the son of William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier and Lady Anne Woodville.¹ He married, firstly, Mary Say, daughter of Sir William Say and Elizabeth Fray, circa 1512.³ He married, secondly, Mary Blount, daughter of William Blount, 4th Baron Mountjoy and Elizabeth Say, circa 1536.³ He died on 13 March 1539/40, he broke his neck falling from his horse.¹
     He succeeded as the 3rd Count of Eu [Normandy, 1419] on 4 April 1483.¹ He succeeded as the 6th Lord Bourchier [E., 1348] on 4 April 1483.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Essex [E., 1461] on 4 April 1483.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Viscount Bourchier [E., 1446] on 4 April 1483.¹
     On his death, the Earldom of Essex and Viscountancy of Bourchier became extinct. The Countship of Eu should have devolved on his cousin, John Bourchier, Earl of Bath, male heir of the 1st Count, although these heirs never assumed the title.¹

     Anne Bourchier, Baroness Bourchier was the daughter of Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex.¹ She married William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, son of Sir Thomas Parr and Maud Green, on 9 February 1526/27.² She died on 28 January 1570/71, without legitimate issue, and in obscurity.²
     From 9 February 1526/27, her married name became Parr.² She succeeded as the 7th Baroness Bourchier [E., 1348] on 13 March 1539/40.¹ Her marriage to William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton was annulled in 1552 through an Act of Parliament, declaring his first marriage to be annulled, and his second marriage to be valid.²

     Thomas Kemp died in 1811.¹

     Cicely Bourchier is the daughter of William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier and Lady Anne Woodville.¹ She married John Devereux, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Chartley), son of Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Lord Ferrers (of Chartley) and Anne Ferrers.¹
     Her married name became Devereux.¹

     John Devereux, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Chartley) was born circa 1463.² He was the son of Sir Walter Devereux, 1st Lord Ferrers (of Chartley) and Anne Ferrers.³ He married Cicely Bourchier, daughter of William Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier and Lady Anne Woodville.¹ He died from 3 May 1501 to 7 May 1501.²
     He succeeded as the 2nd Lord Ferrers, of Chartley [E., 1461] in January 1488/89, on the reversal of his father’s attainder.¹

     Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford was born circa 1491.² He was the son of John Devereux, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Chartley) and Cicely Bourchier.¹ He married, firstly, Lady Mary Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset and Cecilia Bonville, Baroness Bonville and Harington, before 15 December 1530.² He married, secondly, Margaret Garneys, daughter of John Garneys, after 1534.³ He died on 27 September 1558.³
     He succeeded as the 3rd Lord Ferrers, of Chartley [E., 1461] in May 1501.² He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1523.² He was appointed Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in January 1549/50.² He was created 1st Viscount Hereford [England] on 2 February 1549/50.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.⁴