Eleanor Beauchamp, Duchess of Somerset
Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, Baroness de Ros and Duchess of Somerset at Wedgenock, Warwickshire, England, was the second daughter of Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Elizabeth de Berkeley, daughter of Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Baron Berkeley.First marriage
On 17 December 1423, Lady Eleanor was married to Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros. They were parents of the following surviving issue:
Eleanor married Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset sometime between 1431 and 1433 in an unlicensed marriage, although this was pardoned on 7 March 1438. He was the son of John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset and Lady Margaret Holland. They had the following surviving issue:
- Eleanor Beaufort, Countess of Ormonde, married firstly James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde and secondly Sir Robert Spencer.
- Joan Beaufort, married firstly Robert St Lawrence, 3rd Baron Howth and secondly Sir Richard Fry.
- Anne Beaufort, who married, Sir William Paston, a younger son of William Paston, Justice of the Common Pleas.
- Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
- Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Stafford, married firstly Humphrey, Earl of Stafford and secondly Sir Richard Darell.
- Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset
- John Beaufort, Earl of Dorset
- Thomas Beaufort
- Elizabeth Beaufort, married Sir Henry FitzLewis.
- Mary Beaufort
Third marriage
She married thirdly to Walter Rokesley. There was no known issue from this marriage.Death
She died on 6 March 1467 at the age of 58 at Baynard's Castle, London, England.Ancestry
