Individual Details
Isabel de Verdun
(21 Mar 1315 - 25 Jul 1349)
Was Isabel a clipped form of Elizabeth (i.e. Elizabeth de Clare)? See note for her mother Elizabeth.
thePeerage.com
ThePeerage.com does not show Isabel de Verdun as a daughter of Elizabeth de Clare. But the Wikipedia article about Isabel de Verdun does show her as a daughter of Elizabeth de Clare. (See notes in this genealogy about Elizabeth de Clare for more sources.) Also, the Wikipedia article about Elizabeth de Clare explains the situation as follows:
Second marriage
Edward II placed her in Bristol Castle, but his plans to marry her to one of his supporters were dashed in February 1316, when Elizabeth was abducted from Bristol by Theobald II de Verdun, the former Justiciar of Ireland. He and Elizabeth had been engaged before she was called back to England. She was Lady Verdun for only six months when Theobald died on 27 July 1316, at Alton, Staffordshire, from typhoid. He left behind three daughters from a prior marriage and Elizabeth, who was pregnant. She fled to Amesbury Priory, where she stayed under the protection of her aunt Mary de Burgh, who was a nun there, and where Theobald's posthumous daughter, Isabel de Verdun (named for the Queen), was born on 21 March 1317.
Perhaps the following book cited for the Wikipedia article is the source of this information: Altschul, A. (2004). A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares, 1217–1314. Baltimore, MA: The Johns Hopkins Press
A Wikipedia article about Isabel de Verdun explains it as follows:
Theobald was Elizabeth's second husband, her first husband John de Burgh had died in a minor skirmish in Galway, Ireland on 18 June 1313. She had a son by de Burgh, William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (17 September 1312- 6 June 1333), who was Isabel's uterine half-brother. William would later marry Maud of Lancaster, by whom he had a daughter Elizabeth de Burgh, suo jure 4th Countess of Ulster (6 July 1332- 10 December 1363). Following the death of her brother Gilbert at Bannockburn in 1314, Elizabeth, along with her two sisters, Margaret and Eleanor, became one of the greatest heiresses in England. Her uncle, King Edward II of England, ordered her to return to England, where he planned to select a husband for her from among his supporters. She was placed in Bristol Castle where Verdun would afterwards abduct her, to the fury of King Edward.
After her husband's death, Elizabeth, pregnant with Verdun's child, fled to Amesbury Priory and placed herself under the protection of her aunt, Mary de Burgh, who was one of the nuns. It was there that she gave birth to Isabel.
Isabel's birth is recorded in an entry of King Edward II's Wardrobe Accounts, as well as the King's gift of a silver-gilt cup which valued at one pound, ten shillings.
Her paternal grandparents were Theobald de Verdun, 1st Lord Verdun and Margery de Bohun, and her maternal grandparents were Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.
Marriage
Isabel married Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers of Groby (b. before 1303, d. 15 September 1343) in 1328 at Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire. He was the son of William de Ferrers, 1st Lord Ferrers of Groby and Ellen de Seagrove. She was eleven years old at the time of her marriage. The marriage produced at least five children, four of whom survived infancy. Following the birth of her eldest child in February 1331, when Isabel was not quite 14 years of age, her mother sent her presents for her "churching". This was a special religious ceremony performed for the benefit of a woman shortly after childbirth. The child, whose sex was not recorded, died in early infancy.
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From FindAGrave
Birth: Mar. 21, 1315
Amesbury
Wiltshire, England
Death: Jul. 25, 1349
Groby
Leicestershire, England
Isabel de Verdun, Lady Ferrers of Groby was an heiress, who was related to the English royal family as the eldest daughter of Elizabeth de Clare, herself a granddaughter of King Edward I of England and the only child of Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Lord Verdun, Justiciar of Ireland. When she was a child, Isabel was imprisoned in Barking Abbey, along with her mother and half-sister, after her stepfather had joined the Earl of Lancaster's ill-fated rebellion against King Edward II.
Isabel married Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers of Groby (born before 1303- 15 September 1343) in 1328 at Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire. He was the son of William de Ferrers, 1st Lord Ferrers of Groby and Ellen de Seagrove. She was eleven years old at the time of her marriage.
her marriage produced at least five children, four of whom survived infancy. Following the birth of her eldest child in February 1331, when Isabel was not quite 14 years of age, her mother sent her presents for her "churching". This was a special religious ceremony performed for the benefit of a woman shortly after childbirth.
The child, whose sex was not recorded, died in early infancy.
Infant (b.February 1331), whose name and sex is not known, died shortly after birth.
William de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers of Groby (28 February 1333 Newbold Verdon- 8 January 1371), married Margaret de Ufford, daughter of Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Margaret de Norwich, by whom he had issue, including Henry de Ferrers, 4th Lord Ferrers of Groby, who married Joan de Hoo, and Margaret de Ferrers, who married Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick.
Ralph de Ferrers, married Joan de Grey of Codnor.
Elizabeth de Ferrers (died 22 October 1375), married firstly David de Strathbogie, 12th Earl of Atholl, by whom she had issue. She married secondly, John Malewayn.
Philippa de Ferrers (died 10 August 1384), married Guy de Beauchamp, son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer, by whom she had two daughters.
Isabel died on 25 July 1349 of the plague. Her husband had died on 15 September 1343 and was buried in Ulvescroft Priory.
Family links:
Parents:
Theobald de Verdun (1278 - 1316)
Elizabeth de Clare (1295 - 1360)
Spouse:
Henry de Ferrers (1303 - 1343)*
Children:
Elizabeth de Ferrers Malewayn (____ - 1375)*
William Ferrers (1332 - 1371)*
Siblings:
Joan De Verdun (1303 - 1334)**
Elizabeth de Verdun Burghersh (1306 - 1360)**
Isabel de Verdun (1315 - 1349)
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Ulverscroft Priory
Ulverscroft
Charnwood Borough
Leicestershire, England
Created by: Mad
Record added: Apr 12, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 88415606
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From Wikipedia
Isabel de Verdun, Baroness Ferrers of Groby. (2016, April 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:00, May 12, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isabel_de_Verdun,_Baroness_Ferrers_of_Groby&oldid=715437129
thePeerage.com
ThePeerage.com does not show Isabel de Verdun as a daughter of Elizabeth de Clare. But the Wikipedia article about Isabel de Verdun does show her as a daughter of Elizabeth de Clare. (See notes in this genealogy about Elizabeth de Clare for more sources.) Also, the Wikipedia article about Elizabeth de Clare explains the situation as follows:
Second marriage
Edward II placed her in Bristol Castle, but his plans to marry her to one of his supporters were dashed in February 1316, when Elizabeth was abducted from Bristol by Theobald II de Verdun, the former Justiciar of Ireland. He and Elizabeth had been engaged before she was called back to England. She was Lady Verdun for only six months when Theobald died on 27 July 1316, at Alton, Staffordshire, from typhoid. He left behind three daughters from a prior marriage and Elizabeth, who was pregnant. She fled to Amesbury Priory, where she stayed under the protection of her aunt Mary de Burgh, who was a nun there, and where Theobald's posthumous daughter, Isabel de Verdun (named for the Queen), was born on 21 March 1317.
Perhaps the following book cited for the Wikipedia article is the source of this information: Altschul, A. (2004). A Baronial Family in Medieval England: The Clares, 1217–1314. Baltimore, MA: The Johns Hopkins Press
A Wikipedia article about Isabel de Verdun explains it as follows:
Theobald was Elizabeth's second husband, her first husband John de Burgh had died in a minor skirmish in Galway, Ireland on 18 June 1313. She had a son by de Burgh, William Donn de Burgh, 3rd Earl of Ulster (17 September 1312- 6 June 1333), who was Isabel's uterine half-brother. William would later marry Maud of Lancaster, by whom he had a daughter Elizabeth de Burgh, suo jure 4th Countess of Ulster (6 July 1332- 10 December 1363). Following the death of her brother Gilbert at Bannockburn in 1314, Elizabeth, along with her two sisters, Margaret and Eleanor, became one of the greatest heiresses in England. Her uncle, King Edward II of England, ordered her to return to England, where he planned to select a husband for her from among his supporters. She was placed in Bristol Castle where Verdun would afterwards abduct her, to the fury of King Edward.
After her husband's death, Elizabeth, pregnant with Verdun's child, fled to Amesbury Priory and placed herself under the protection of her aunt, Mary de Burgh, who was one of the nuns. It was there that she gave birth to Isabel.
Isabel's birth is recorded in an entry of King Edward II's Wardrobe Accounts, as well as the King's gift of a silver-gilt cup which valued at one pound, ten shillings.
Her paternal grandparents were Theobald de Verdun, 1st Lord Verdun and Margery de Bohun, and her maternal grandparents were Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, 3rd Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, the daughter of King Edward I of England and Eleanor of Castile.
Marriage
Isabel married Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers of Groby (b. before 1303, d. 15 September 1343) in 1328 at Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire. He was the son of William de Ferrers, 1st Lord Ferrers of Groby and Ellen de Seagrove. She was eleven years old at the time of her marriage. The marriage produced at least five children, four of whom survived infancy. Following the birth of her eldest child in February 1331, when Isabel was not quite 14 years of age, her mother sent her presents for her "churching". This was a special religious ceremony performed for the benefit of a woman shortly after childbirth. The child, whose sex was not recorded, died in early infancy.
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From FindAGrave
Birth: Mar. 21, 1315
Amesbury
Wiltshire, England
Death: Jul. 25, 1349
Groby
Leicestershire, England
Isabel de Verdun, Lady Ferrers of Groby was an heiress, who was related to the English royal family as the eldest daughter of Elizabeth de Clare, herself a granddaughter of King Edward I of England and the only child of Theobald de Verdun, 2nd Lord Verdun, Justiciar of Ireland. When she was a child, Isabel was imprisoned in Barking Abbey, along with her mother and half-sister, after her stepfather had joined the Earl of Lancaster's ill-fated rebellion against King Edward II.
Isabel married Henry de Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers of Groby (born before 1303- 15 September 1343) in 1328 at Newbold Verdon, Leicestershire. He was the son of William de Ferrers, 1st Lord Ferrers of Groby and Ellen de Seagrove. She was eleven years old at the time of her marriage.
her marriage produced at least five children, four of whom survived infancy. Following the birth of her eldest child in February 1331, when Isabel was not quite 14 years of age, her mother sent her presents for her "churching". This was a special religious ceremony performed for the benefit of a woman shortly after childbirth.
The child, whose sex was not recorded, died in early infancy.
Infant (b.February 1331), whose name and sex is not known, died shortly after birth.
William de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers of Groby (28 February 1333 Newbold Verdon- 8 January 1371), married Margaret de Ufford, daughter of Robert d'Ufford, 1st Earl of Suffolk and Margaret de Norwich, by whom he had issue, including Henry de Ferrers, 4th Lord Ferrers of Groby, who married Joan de Hoo, and Margaret de Ferrers, who married Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick.
Ralph de Ferrers, married Joan de Grey of Codnor.
Elizabeth de Ferrers (died 22 October 1375), married firstly David de Strathbogie, 12th Earl of Atholl, by whom she had issue. She married secondly, John Malewayn.
Philippa de Ferrers (died 10 August 1384), married Guy de Beauchamp, son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick and Katherine Mortimer, by whom she had two daughters.
Isabel died on 25 July 1349 of the plague. Her husband had died on 15 September 1343 and was buried in Ulvescroft Priory.
Family links:
Parents:
Theobald de Verdun (1278 - 1316)
Elizabeth de Clare (1295 - 1360)
Spouse:
Henry de Ferrers (1303 - 1343)*
Children:
Elizabeth de Ferrers Malewayn (____ - 1375)*
William Ferrers (1332 - 1371)*
Siblings:
Joan De Verdun (1303 - 1334)**
Elizabeth de Verdun Burghersh (1306 - 1360)**
Isabel de Verdun (1315 - 1349)
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Burial:
Ulverscroft Priory
Ulverscroft
Charnwood Borough
Leicestershire, England
Created by: Mad
Record added: Apr 12, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 88415606
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From Wikipedia
Isabel de Verdun, Baroness Ferrers of Groby. (2016, April 15). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 00:00, May 12, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Isabel_de_Verdun,_Baroness_Ferrers_of_Groby&oldid=715437129
Events
| Birth | 21 Mar 1315 | Amesbury, Wiltshire, England | |||
| Marriage | 1328 | Henry de Ferrers | |||
| Death | 25 Jul 1349 | Died of the plague - Groby, Leicestershire, England | |||
| Burial | Ulverscroft Priory, Ulverscroft, Charnwood Borough, Leicestershire, England |
Families
| Spouse | Henry de Ferrers (1303 - 1343) |
| Child | Phillipa de Ferrers ( - ) |
| Child | Ralph de Ferrers ( - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth de Ferrers ( - 1375) |
| Child | Sir William Ferrers (1332 - 1371) |
| Father | Theobald de Verdun (1278 - 1316) |
| Mother | Elizabeth de Clare (1295 - 1360) |