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Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester
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Eleanor Cobham (c.1400 – 7 July 1452) was an English noblewoman, first the mistress and then the second wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, who in 1441 was forcibly divorced and sentenced to life imprisonment for treasonable necromancy, a punishment likely to have been politically motivated.[1]
For the earlier Duchess of Gloucester, see Eleanor de Bohun.
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Eleanor Cobham | |
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Duchess of Gloucester | |
![]() Eleanor and her husband Humphrey in a 1431 illustration | |
Born | c. 1400 Sterborough Castle, Surrey, English |
Died | 7 July 1452 (aged c. 52)[1] Beaumaris Castle, Anglesey, England[1] |
Spouse | Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (m. bet. 1428–1431; ann. c. 1441) |
Father | Reynold Cobham, 3rd Baron Cobham of Sterborough |
Mother | Eleanor Culpeper |
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