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

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Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York spouse Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk