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| Type | Valeur |
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| Titre | Find a Grave: Sir Robert de Bourchier |
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 ROBERT Bourchier 1st Baron Bourchier |
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| Sir Robert de Bourchier BIRTH 1306 Halstead, Braintree District, Essex, England DEATH 18 May 1349 (aged 42–43) Halstead, Braintree District, Essex, England BURIAL St Andrew Churchyard Halstead, Braintree District, Essex, England MEMORIAL ID 91858823 Robert de Bourchier was born about 1306 in Halstead, Essex, England to Sir John Bourchier and Helen Colchester. About 1328 he married Margaret de Prayers, Countess of Essex, daughter Thomas de Prayers and Margaret de Essex. Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier was Lord Chancellor of England, the first layman to hold the post. In 1346 he accompanied King Edward III on his expedition to France. He was in command of a large body of troops, and fought at the battle of Crecy in the first division of the army.He founded a college at Halstead for eight priests; but it probably never housed that number, since its revenues were small. He died of the plague in 1349, and he and his wife were buried in St Andrew Church Halstead. Family Members Parents Photo John de Bourchier 1270–1328 Photo Helen de Colchester de Bourchier 1281–1349 Spouse Photo Margaret de Prayers de Bourchier 1307–1360 |