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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.
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.
Hace 4 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.
When Thomas of Woodstock, youngest son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, was created duke of Gloucester around 1385, his wife Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 7th Earl of Hereford, and Joan Fitzalan, became duchess of Gloucester.
Hace 5 días · ( c .1400–1452) Second wife of Humphrey, duke of Gloucester. Eleanor was convicted of treasonable necromancy in 1441, abjured, and did barefoot penance. She was then forcibly divorced and imprisoned until her death. See also magic and witchcraft; sorcery. [...]
19 de feb. de 2018 · The condemned woman was Eleanor Cobham, the wife to a royal prince: Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, only surviving uncle to the childless Henry VI and the the heir to the throne. The duchess had been tried and condemned for heresy and witchcraft.
