Lady Elizabeth Bourchier
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| Born | 1500 Braunton, North Devon |
| Children | sir John Chichester |
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Lady Elizabeth Bourchier (1500-1548)[1] was an English noblewoman from Braunton, North Devon. She was the daughter of John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath & wife of Edward Chichester[2] (died 1522) of Raleigh, Pilton. Her son was Sir John Chichester She kneels at prayer before a prie dieu on which is an open book. Gothic text inscription under: "Here lyethe Lady Elyzabethe Bowcer daughter of John Erle of Bathe & sumtyme wyffe to Edwarde Chechester Esquyer the whyche Elyzabethe decessyd the XXXIIIth day of August in the yere of O_r Lorde God M Vc (i.e. 5*c) XLVIII apon whose soule God have m(er)cy". She has a small palimpsest monumental brass in St Brannock's Church, Braunton, North Devon.[3]
References
- ↑ "Date of Birth".
- ↑ "Elizabeth Bourchier genealogy".
- ↑ Pevsner, Devon, 2004, p.208
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