Joan Of BRITTANY, Countess Of Richmond^[1]

Bef 1345 - 1402  (~ 57 years)

• Name	Joan Of BRITTANY  [2]
  Suffix	Countess Of Richmond
  Born	Bef 1345	Richmond, North Riding Yorkshire, England   [3]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	1FC83068EA5A478EBA46E2ABA2B07407F20E
  Died	8 Nov 1402	Lavendon Abbey, Olney, Buckinghamshire, England   [2]
  Person ID	I12873	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Family	Ralph 3Rd Baron BASSET, Of Drayton, Sir,   b. Abt 1335, Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 10 May 1390, Lichfield Cathedral, Hampshire, England (Dsp)  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Married	2ND Wife   [2]
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F6476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  [JOAN BASSET, 2nd wife and widow of Ralph (BASSET), 3rd LORD BASSET, of Drayton (died 1390), sister of John, DUKE OF BRITTANY, COUNT OF MONTFORT and EARL OF RICHMOND (died 1399), and daughter of John, DUKE OF BRITTANY, COUNT OF MONTFORT and LORD oF RICHMOND [died 1345), by Joan, daughter of Louis of Flanders, COUNT OF NEVERS, was granted, jointly with Anthony de Rise and Nicholas de Alderwych, 23 April 1398, the comitatus, castle, town and honor of Richmond, with remainder to their heirs; but this grant was ignored or resumed by Henry IV in 1399. She died 8 November 1402.] [Complete Peerage X:824, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)] ---------------------- He [Ralph Basset] married, 2ndly, Joan (sister of John, DUKE OF BRITTANY and COUNT OF MONTFORT in France, EARL OF RICHMOND in England), daughter of Jean DE BRETAGNE, COUNT OF MONTFORT, by Jeanne, daughter of LOUIS DE FLANDRE, COUNT OF NEVFRS. He died s.p., 10 May 1390. He was buried under a " goodly monument in Lichfield Cathedral, " when the Barony became dormant,. or, possibly fell into abeyance between the heirs of his two great aunts. His widow obtained a grant, 23 April 1398, of the Honour of Richmond (formerly belonging to her brother) which, however was resumed by Henry IV. She died 8 November 1402, and was buried in the Abbey of Lavendon, near Olney, Bucks. [Complete Peerage II:3-6, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

  
  

• Sources

  [S579] Jim Weber. [S63] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000, X:824, II:3-6 (Reliability: 3). [S63] Complete Peerage of England Scotland Ireland Great Britain and the United Kingdom, by G. E Cokayne, Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2000, X:821 (Reliability: 3).