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