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Born in about 1379, Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland, was the fourth child (and only daughter) of John of Gaunt and his mistress Katherine Swynford. Joan married Robert Ferrers, 2nd Baron Ferrers of Wemme, and they had two daughters before he died. Along with her three brothers, Joan was privately declared legitimate by their cousin Richard II of England in 1390, but for some reason their father secured another such declaration from Parliament in January 1397. Perhaps the reason was that on 3 February 1397, when she was 18, Joan married Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, who had also been married once before. They had at least ten children, one of whom was Cecily Neville (1415 - 1495) ("Proud Cis"), who married Richard, Duke of York (1411 - 1460), and two of their children became Edward IV of England and Richard III of England. Joan died on 13 November 1440 and was entombed next to her mother in the sanctuary of Lincoln Cathedral. Joan's is the smaller of the two tombs; both were decorated with brass plates -- full-length representations of them on the tops, and small shields bearing coats of arms around the sides -- but those were damaged or destroyed in 1644 during the English Civil War. http://en.wikipedia.org Lady Joan de Beaufort was born circa 1375 at Château de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, Anjou, France.3 She was the daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and Katherine Roët. She married, firstly, Sir Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wem), son of Robert Ferrers, 2nd Lord Ferrers (of Wem) and Elizabeth le Botiler, Baroness le Botiller, in 1391 at Château de Beaufort, Meuse-et-Loire, Anjou, France.3 She married, secondly, Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland, son of Sir John de Neville, 3rd Baron Neville and Maud de Percy, before 29 November 1396 at Château de Beaufort, Maine-et-Loire, Anjou, France.1,3 She died on 13 November 1440 at Howden, Yorkshire, England.4 She was buried at Lincoln Cathedral, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England.4 From before 29 November 1396, her married name became Lady Neville.1 In February 1397 She was born before parent's marriage but legitimated by Parliament. As a result of her marriage, Lady Joan de Beaufort was styled as Countess of Westmorland on 29 September 1397. She was invested as a Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1399.4 Her last will was dated 10 May 1440.5 Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Sir Robert de Ferrers, 3rd Lord Ferrers (of Wem) Elizabeth Ferrers b. c 1378, d. c 14343 Mary Ferrers+ b. c 1379, d. 25 Jan 14583 Children of Lady Joan de Beaufort and Sir Ralph de Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland John Neville 6 Sir Edward Neville, 1st Lord Abergavenny+ d. 18 Oct 14761 Sir William de Neville, 1st and last Earl of Kent+ d. 9 Jan 1462/631 George Neville, 1st Lord Latimer+ d. 30 Dec 14691 Cuthbert de Neville 1 Thomas de Neville 1 Henry de Neville 1 Joan Neville 1 Lady Anne Neville+ d. 20 Sep 14804 Lady Katherine Neville+ b. c 1397, d. a 14831 Lady Eleanor de Neville+ b. c 1397, d. 14724 Sir Richard de Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury+ b. 1400, d. 31 Dec 14607 Robert de Neville b. c 1404, d. 8 Jul 1457 or 9 Jul 14571 Lady Cecily Neville+ b. 3 May 1415, d. 31 May 14956 Citations 1. Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 108. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Family. 2. G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 27. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage. 3. Richard Glanville-Brown, online <e-mail address>, Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005. 4. Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Family, page 109. 5. Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume XII/2, page 547. 6. Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes (Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999), volume 1, page 17. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition. 7. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, volume 1, page 15. Ancestor of President Thomas Jefferson.
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