Eleanor (Lovaine) Bagot (abt. 1268 - aft. 1326)

Ancestors

Wife of William (Ferrers) de Ferrers — married before 1287 in England [uncertain]

Wife of William (Douglas) Douglas Vth of Doublas Knt — married after 18 Feb 1291 in Scotland

Descendants

Died after 3 May 1326 after about age 58 in Dunmow, Essex, England

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Eleanor Lovaine was a member of the aristocracy in British Isles.

Biography

Alianore or Eleanor de Lovaine, was the daughter of Matthew de Lovaine, of Little Easton, Essex and Bildeston, Suffolk, and his first wife, Helisant, a 'kinswoman of King Henry III of England' (she is often given the surname 'de Perche', but there seems to be no definite proof). They were married on or before 31 May 1268 ^[1] and Eleanor was probably born sometime between 1268 and circa 1275.

"Eleanor was abducted by William Douglas, Knt. from the manor of Ellen la Zouche at Tranent, co. Haddington, Scotland before 28 Jan. 1288/9, at which date the Sheriff of Northumberland was ordered to take his lands into the king’s hand and arrest and imprison him. William Douglas was imprisoned in Leeds Castle, Kent, but was released 15 May 1290. The marriage of Eleanor was granted to him 18 Feb. 1290/1 for a fine of £100, which marriage took place. They had two sons, Hugh and Archibald, Knt. He was arrested for failing to give hostages in connection with a pardon granted him in July 1297, and, on 12 Oct. following, he was sent to the Tower where he died before 24 Jan. 1298/9. On 9 Oct. 1303 his widow, Eleanor, was given permission to marry John Wysham, Knt., but this marriage did not take place. She married (3rd) before 6 Oct. 1305 William Bagot, Knt., of Hide and Patshull, Staffordshire. They had no children. She was living 3 May 1326. She was buried in Dunmow Priory." (Ref: MCA)

Note

Per Wikipedia: Eleanor Ferrers was the daughter of Matthew de Lovaine, a great grandson of Godfrey III, Count of Louvain. King Edward had provided a handsome dowry from her husband's English lands following his death. He had also possessed lands in five counties in Scotland, and Eleanor had come north to collect her rents. Rather than despoliate the land and the castle, Douglas contented himself by abducting Eleanor and removing her to Douglas Castle. Apparently not averse to the rough charms of her kidnapper, Douglas and Eleanor were wed soon afterwards.

Sources

1. ↑ Ravilious, 2006, quoting The Complete Peerage, vol. 8, p. 180 & note f.

• Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. II p. 290-295
• "Royal Ancestry" 2013 Douglas Richardson Vol. III. p. 147
• Wikipedia
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Calendar of the Close Rolls Preserved in the Public Record Office, Vol 5, p 240 [1]

Acknowledgements

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