Biography of Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath 1587-1654
Paternal Family Tree: Bourchier
Maternal Family Tree: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor 1462-1502
In 1587 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath was born to George Bourchier (age 52) and Martha Howard (age 32).
In 1598 [his mother] Martha Howard (age 43) died.
In 1605 [his father] George Bourchier (age 70) died.
In 1606 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 19) was elected 21st Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. He received his MA in 1610.
On 14 Feb 1631 John Cope 3rd Baronet (age 22) and [his future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Fane (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 49). They were fourth cousins.
In 1636 [his future brother-in-law] Francis Fane (age 25) and Elizabeth West Baroness Darcy (age 55) were married. The difference in their ages was 30 years; she, unusually, being older than him. He the son of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 54).
On 02 Mar 1637 Edward Bourchier 4th Earl Bath (age 47) died. He was buried at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map]. His first cousin once removed Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 50) succeeded 5th Earl Bath. Baron Daubeney and Baron Fitzwarin abeyant between his three daughters Elizabeth Bourchier Countess Denbigh (age 11), Dorothy Bourchier (age 10) and Anne Bourchier Countess Middlesex (age 6) and their coheirs.
After 13 Oct 1638 William Cope (age 26) and [his future sister-in-law] Elizabeth Fane (age 30) were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 56).
On 18 Dec 1638 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 51) and Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 25) were married at Church of St Bartholomew the Great. She by marriage Countess Bath, Countess Eu. The difference in their ages was 26 years. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland (age 56). They were second cousin twice removed.
On 15 Aug 1642 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 55) rejected a summons from the House of Lords which required his attendance at Parliament. On 23 Aug 1642 his arrest was ordered. On 28 Sep 1642 he was arrested at Tawstock Court, Devon and imprisoned at the Tower of London [Map].
Before 1643 [his brother-in-law] Anthony Fane (age 30) and Amabel Benn Countess Kent (age 35) were married. He the son of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland.
In 1643 [his brother-in-law] Anthony Fane (age 30) died.
On 22 Jan 1644 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 57) was appointed Lord Privy Seal.
Before Aug 1649 Conyers Darcy 2nd Earl Holderness (age 27) and [his sister-in-law] Catherine Fane (age 24) were married. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Conyers Darcy 1st Earl Holderness (age 50) and Grace Rokeby Countess Holderness (age 49).
Around Aug 1649 [his sister-in-law] Catherine Fane (age 24) died.
On 16 Aug 1654 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (age 67) died. Earl Bath extinct. His Irish estates passed to his widow [his wife] Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 41), then to her nephew Henry Fane (age 4), then to his son Charles Fane 1st Viscount Fane.
On 17 Aug 1654 Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath (deceased) was buried at St Peter's Church, Tawstock [Map]. Inscriptions HIC SITUS EST DOM: HENRICUS BOURGCHIER COMES BATHONIENSIS: Qui longa Propagine, et numeroso Stemmate, a uetustissimus iuxta ac nobilissimis Familijs, de BOURGCHIER et FITZWARREN, effluxit Et Iure haeredit ario ac Titulo Cognationis ascita sibi Insignia de WOODSTOCK, BOHUN, SAY, MANDEVILLE, BRUSE, BADLESMER, CLARE, MONTCHENSEY, CORNEHILL, WINDSOR, PEVERELL, CLIFFORD, GIFFORD, MARTIN, MOHUN, TRACY, COGAN, DINHAM, COURTNEY, RIVERS, STOURTON, HANGFORD reliquareum celebris Notae Familiarum, Arma Natalitia, cum proprijs Insignibus, intertexta ac circumfusa, Scuto suo Gentilitio complectitur, et Posteris Marmore hoc insculpta exhibet. Satis est, Lector; habes iam tandem compendiosam suorum Natatium Seriem, ubi Generis Splendorem, et Prosapiae Suae Sublimitatem spectes. Si vero Virtutes, et Animi Supeflectilem lustraueris, Nomem Suum Ære perennius, Marmore diuturnius aut quouis Eulogio uel Epitaphio conspectius tandem aliquando consulas.
Æternitati Sacrum Siste Viator Sub hoc Tumulo hue Sistro Marmoreo Deposuit Exuuias Carnis Henricus Comes Bathoniensis Paefentis faeculi liuor, et venturae Posteritatis luctus: Vir venerandi Natalibus quam apprime insignis Et prolixa nobilissimi stemmatis Prosapia mon minus Conspicuus Videas qua supellectile Fortunae suit stipatus; Ne minus virtutum Peculio grandis Animus exuberauit Varia solidioris literaturae limatura suit excultus, Et taman blando Comtae Elegantiae lenocinio facilis et effisus Egenis sua Inopia vacissantibus suit subsidium et Columen Academicis ingruente huium Temporis Barbarie pene fractis, Fulcrus et Statumen, Amicis suit diffusae urbanitatis, Inimicis uero Benignae, Compensationis Specimen; In omnes alios pronus et demissus, solum in Seipsum grauis; Erga Regem erat infractae licet Calamitossae Fidelitatis Symbolum, Ac denuo erga peum intemeratae Pietatis assiduus Assecta. sed eheu dum tantos Virtutum Iconismos umbratili stylo Calamistramus, Plorantibus passim pijs et stipantibus Angelis A Terrestri hoc Puluere, in caeleste Fastigium euectus est. In cuius Memoriam (ne situ et Ærugine Tabeiceret) Hoc Monumentus Affectus sui Tesseram, RACHEL (age 41), Comitissa Lugens possuit who was Da: to Francis Ea: of Westmerland sone & heire of Tho: Fane KT by Mary his wife Da: & heire of Hen: Nevill LD Abergaveney. Her Mother was Mary Da: & heire to Anthony Mildmay KT by Grace Da: & Choheire of Hen: Sherington KT Octo: 1659
On 01 May 1655 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 30) and [his former wife] Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 42) were married at St Bride's Church. She by marriage Countess Middlesex. She the daughter of Francis Fane 1st Earl of Westmoreland and Mary Mildmay Countess of Westmoreland. He the son of Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex and Anne Brett Countess Middlesex.
On 13 Jun 1661 Lionel Cranfield 3rd Earl Middlesex (age 36) and [his former wife] Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 48) were divorced by decree of the Court of Arches having previously obtained a royal warrant dated 19 Mar 1661 to retain her precedency as Countess of Bath.
On 11 Nov 1680 [his former wife] Rachael Fane Countess Bath and Middlesex (age 67) died.
[his father] George Bourchier and [his mother] Martha Howard were married. The difference in their ages was 20 years. He the son of John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath and Eleanor Manners Countess Bath. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 13 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 19 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 14 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 6 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 12 Grand Son of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 8 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Bourchier 1st Count Eu
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Bourchier Baron Fitzwarin Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Fulk Bourchier 10th Baron Fitzwarin 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Hankford
Great x 3 Grandmother: Thomasine Hankford 9th Baroness Fitzwarin 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzwarin 8th Baroness Fitzwarin 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Bourchier 1st Earl Bath 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Dynham 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Dynham 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Lovell 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Dynham Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Arches of Eythrop
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Arches
GrandFather: John Bourchier 2nd Earl Bath 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Giles Daubeney
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Daubeney
Great x 2 Grandfather: Giles Daubeney 1st Baron Daubeney 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stourton of Preston 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Stourton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Cecily Daubeney Baroness Fitzwarin 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Arundell
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Arundell 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Burghesh 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Arundell Baroness Offaly 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Chideock 6th Baron Fitzpayn 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Chideocke 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Lumley 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Father: George Bourchier 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Manners
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Manners
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes aka Anne Middleton
Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Manners 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ogle
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Ogle 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Grey 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Manners 11th Baron Ros Helmsley 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 8th Baron Ros Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Ros 9th Baron Ros Helmsley 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Ros 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft
Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Tiptoft Baroness Ros Helmsley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
GrandMother: Eleanor Manners Countess Bath 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnold St Leger 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St Leger 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Thomas St Leger 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Donet
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Donet
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne St Leger Baroness Ros Helmsley 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke York Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Mortimer 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne York Duchess Exeter 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Henry Bourchier 5th Earl Bath 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Howard 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Tendring
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Mowbray 1st Duke of Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Mowbray Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Fitzalan Duchess Norfolk 2 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Moleyns
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Moleyns 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Beaumont 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
GrandFather: William Howard 1st Baron Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Frederick Tilney
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Tilney
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Tilney
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk
Mother: Martha Howard 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Thomas Gamage
GrandMother: Margaret Gamage Baroness Howard 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John
Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John 7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John St John 8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Bradshaigh
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Bradshaigh
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret St John 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Jenkyn ap Philip
Great x 3 Grandfather: Morgan ap Jenkin Lord of Langstone
Great x 2 Grandmother: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor