Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk

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Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk, was a wealthy English heiress of the late 15th century whose brief childhood marriage to Richard of Shrewsbury, one of the Princes in the Tower, linked her to the tumultuous politics of the Wars of the Roses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English noblewoman ⓘ
heiress ⓘ
ageAtDeath 8 ⓘ
ageAtMarriage 5 ⓘ
associatedDynasty Yorkist ⓘ
linked to: House of York
birthDate 1472-12-10 ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Chapel of St Erasmus, Westminster Abbey ⓘ
buriedInAbbey Westminster Abbey ⓘ
causeOfDeath unknown natural causes ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathDate 1481-01-19 ⓘ
deathPlace Greenwich, London ⓘ
linked to: Greenwich
era Late Middle Ages ⓘ
father John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
fullName Anne de Mowbray ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
historicalContext Wars of the Roses ⓘ
house House of Mowbray ⓘ
linked to: Mowbray family
inheritanceTransferredTo Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ
inheritanceType suo jure countess ⓘ
language Middle English ⓘ
linkedTo Edward IV of England ⓘ
Princes in the Tower ⓘ
Richard III of England ⓘ
linkedToEvent political alliances during the reign of Edward IV ⓘ
marriageDate 1478-01-15 ⓘ
marriagePlace St Stephen's Chapel, Westminster Palace ⓘ
linked to: St Stephen's Chapel
mother Elizabeth Talbot, Duchess of Norfolk ⓘ
nobleRank peer of England ⓘ
nobleTitle 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
linked to: Countess of Norfolk
notableFor child marriage to Richard of Shrewsbury, one of the Princes in the Tower ⓘ
onlyChildOf Elizabeth Talbot, Duchess of Norfolk ⓘ
John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
parliamentaryActAffectedInheritance yes ⓘ
politicalSignificance marriage used to secure Yorkist control of Mowbray estates ⓘ
reburialPlace Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
remainsDiscovered 1964 ⓘ
remainsDiscoveryPlace Stepney, London ⓘ
linked to: Stepney
spouse Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York ⓘ
spouseHouse House of York ⓘ
spouseOfTitle Duke of York ⓘ
title Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
titleInheritedFrom John de Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk ⓘ
wealthStatus great heiress ⓘ

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Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York → spouse → Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
John Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk → child → Anne Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
linked to: Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
John Mowbray, 4th Duke of Norfolk → successor → Anne Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
linked to: Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
Joan of York (died young) → relative → Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
Duchy of Norfolk (through Anne de Mowbray) → titleHolder → Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
Duchy of Norfolk (through Anne de Mowbray) → inheritedFrom → Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
Duchy of Norfolk (through Anne de Mowbray) → associatedPerson → Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ
Duchy of Norfolk (through Anne de Mowbray) → heiress → Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk ⓘ