Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland

Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland

Female 1375 - 1440  (65 years)


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  • Name Joan Beaufort 
    Title Countess of Westmorland 
    Birth 29 Jan 1375  Champagne, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    FSID MMWD-3QP 
    Death 13 Nov 1440  Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial 16 Nov 1440  Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I19444  footsteps | Ancestors, Bangs, Beaufort, Byrd, Campbell, Smith, Charlamagne, Conqueor, Robert Capet II
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

    Father John Plantagenet, 1st Duke Of Lancaster ,   b. 6 Mar 1340, Nord-Pas-De-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Feb 1399, Leicestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Katherine De Roet, Duchess Of Lancaster ,   b. Abt 25 Nov 1350, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1403, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 19 May 1359  Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland ,   b. 1364, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1425, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 1382  Staffordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Eleanor De Neville, Countess of Northumberland ,   b. 1395, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1463, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Catherine De Neville,   b. 1400, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jan 1478, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +3. Richard Nevill, 5th Earl of Salisbury ,   b. Abt 1400, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1460, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +4. Edward Neville, 3rd Baron Bergavenny ,   b. 16 Sep 1412, Raby Castle, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1476, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +5. Cecily Neville, Duchess Of York ,   b. 3 May 1415, Durham, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1495, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Jan 1375 - Champagne, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1382 - Staffordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 13 Nov 1440 - Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 16 Nov 1440 - Lincolnshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland
    Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmoreland

  • Notes 


    • Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland was the fourth of the four illeg i t i m a te children (and only daughter) of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lanc a s t e r , and his mistress, later wife, Katherine Swynford; and, in her wi d o w h o od, a powerful landowner in the North of England.

  • Sources 
    1. [S443] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973.
      Record for Ebenezer Cutler

    2. [S449] Web: International, Find A Grave Index.
      Record for Heinrich Epp

    3. [S279] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 656.

    4. [S279] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22.
      Record for Eustace Fitzjohn