Individual Details

Joan Beaufort

(1379 - 13 Nov 1440)

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Lady Joan de Beaufort1,2
F, #101973, b. circa 1375, d. 13 November 1440
Last Edited=16 Aug 2012
Lady Joan de Beaufort was born circa 1375 at Château de Beaufort, Montmorency-Beaufort, Champagne, France.3 She was the daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët. She married, firstly, Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wem), son of Robert Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Wem) and Elizabeth le Botiler, Baroness le Botiller, in 1391 at Château de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, Anjou, France.3 She married, secondly, Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, son of John de Neville, 3rd Lord Neville and Maud de Percy, before 29 November 1396 at Château de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France.1,3 She died on 13 November 1440 at Howden, Yorkshire, England.4 She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.4
From before 29 November 1396, her married name became Lady Neville.1 In February 1397 She was born before parent's marriage but legitimated by Parliament. As a result of her marriage, Lady Joan de Beaufort was styled as Countess of Westmorland on 29 September 1397. She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1399.4 Her last will was dated 10 May 1440.5
Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wem)

Elizabeth Ferrers+3 b. c 1378, d. c 1434
Mary Ferrers+3 b. c 1379, d. 25 Jan 1458

Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland

John Neville6
Sir Edward Neville, 1st Lord Abergavenny+1 d. 18 Oct 1476
William de Neville, 1st and last Earl of Kent+1 d. 9 Jan 1462/63
George Neville, 1st Lord Latymer+1 d. 30 Dec 1469
Cuthbert de Neville1
Thomas de Neville1
Henry de Neville1
Joan Neville1
Lady Anne Neville+4 d. 20 Sep 1480
Lady Katherine Neville+1 b. c 1397, d. a 1483
Lady Eleanor de Neville+4 b. c 1397, d. 1472
Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury+7 b. 1400, d. 31 Dec 1460
Robert de Neville1 b. c 1404, d. 8 Jul 1457 or 9 Jul 1457
Lady Cecily Neville+6 b. 3 May 1415, d. 31 May 1495

Citations

[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 108. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online , Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 109.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 547.
[S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 17. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
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From Wikipedia

Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland. (2016, March 7). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:13, May 11, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joan_Beaufort,_Countess_of_Westmorland&oldid=708766451

Events

Birth1379Château de Beaufort, Montmorency-Beaufort, Champagne, France
Marriage1391Robert Ferrers
MarriageBef 29 Nov 1396Ralph Neville
Death13 Nov 1440
Title (Nobility)Countess of Westmorland

Families

SpouseRobert Ferrers (1373 - 1396)
ChildElizabeth Ferrers (1393 - 1434)
ChildMary Ferrers (1394 - 1458)
SpouseRalph Neville (1364 - 1425)
ChildCecily Neville (1415 - 1495)
FatherJohn of Gaunt (1340 - 1399)
MotherKatherine Roët (1350 - 1403)
SiblingJohn de Beaufort (1371 - )