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Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 – 7 July 1452) was an English noblewoman, first the mistress and then the second wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who in 1441 was forcibly divorced and sentenced to life imprisonment for treasonable necromancy, a punishment likely to have been politically motivated.
Hace 2 días · Eleanor de Bohun, Duchess of Gloucester. Eleanor was a daughter and co-heir of Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford, Essex and Northampton (1342-1373) and his wife Joan, daughter of Richard (Fitzalan), Earl of Arundel.
Duchess of Gloucester, Duchess of Aumale, Countess of Buckingham and Countess of Essex. Arms of Eleanor de Bohun. Born. 1365 or 1366 [1] Died. 3 October 1399 (aged 32 or 33) [1] Burial. Westminster Abbey, London. Spouse.
Eleanor Cobham is portrayed as a highly ambitious woman in 2 Henry VI. She urges her husband Gloucester, who is heir to the throne, to pursue his claim, which he does not go along with. In turn, she consults several astronomers as to the fates of Henry VI and the Dukes of Somerset and York.
In 1431, Eleanor, now Duchess of Gloucester, was admitted to the fraternity of the monastery of St Albans, of which Humphrey was a part. In 1432, she was made a Lady of the Garter. Eleanor’s greatest rise in status happened in 1435.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Bohun, Eleanor (1366–1399)Duchess of Gloucester. Name variations: Eleanor de Bohun. Born in 1366; died on October 2, 1399; buried in Westminster Abbey, London; daughter of Humphrey Bohun, 7th earl of Hereford, Essex, and Northampton,andJoan Fitzalan (d.
21 de jul. de 2018 · One of the most intriguing of these sources is Holinshed’s Chronicles, upon which Shakespeare drew for his depiction of Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester (2 Henry VI) and Lady Macbeth (Macbeth). With a focus on the themes of queenship and motherhood, this chapter uses the examples of Eleanor and Lady Macbeth to explore how Shakespeare ...
