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Katherine De GRANDISON
1302 - 1349 (47 years)-
Name Katherine De GRANDISON Birth 21 Apr 1302 Herefordshire, England 
[1] Gender Female TitleOfNobility [1] TitleOfNobility Name Catherine DE GRANDISON - COUNTESS OF SALISBURY [1] _UID D2D978F5D955454087BB62E43D84D49B8375 Death 23 Nov 1349 Bisham, Berkshire, England Burial Bisham, Berkshire, England [1] Person ID I8602 Carney Wehofer July 2025 Last Modified 24 Nov 2024
Father William DE GRANDISON, b. Abt 1255-1264, Of Cassington, Oxfordshire, England d. 27 Jun 1335 (Age ~ 71 years) Mother Sybil TREGOZ, b. 1271, Ewyas, Herfordshire, England d. 12 Oct 1334 (Age 63 years) Marriage Abt 1285-1286 Of Donyatt, Somersetshire, England Family ID F11350 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family William De MONTAGU (MONTACUTE), b. 1302, Cassington, Oxfordshire, England d. 30 Jan 1343, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England (Age 41 years) Marriage 1327 Cassington, Oxfordshire, England Children 1. John DE MONTAGU (MONTACUTE), b. Abt 1327, Of Donyatt, Somersetshire, England d. 25 Feb 1389-1390 (Age ~ 63 years)2. Elizabeth DE MONTAGU, b. Aft 1327, Of Donyatt, Somersetshire, England d. 31 May 1359, Ashley, Hampshire, England (Age ~ 31 years)3. William DE MONTAGU, b. 25 Jun 1328, Of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d. 3 Jun 1397 (Age 68 years)4. Sibyl De MONTAGU, b. Abt 1330, Donyatt, Somersetshire, England d. Yes, date unknown5. Anne (Anneys) DE MONTAGU, b. Abt 1330, Of Cassington, Oxfordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown6. Philippe DE MONTAGU, b. Abt 1332, Of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England d. 5 Jan 1381-1382, Bisham, Berkshire, England (Age ~ 50 years)7. Robert MONTAGU, b. Abt 1334, Of Shepton Montague, Somersetshire, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F4354 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - Catherine Grandison, Countess of Salisbury (c. 1304 – 23 November 1349) was an English noblewoman, remembered for her relationship with King Edward III of England and possibly the woman in whose honour the Order of the Garter was originated. She was the daughter of William de Grandison, 1st Baron Grandison, and Sibylla de Tregoz. Her mother was one of two daughters of John de Tregoz, Baron Tregoz (whose arms were blazoned Gules two bars gemels in chief a lion passant guardant or), maternal granddaughter of Fulk IV, Baron FitzWarin).
Catherine married William Montacute, 1st Earl of Salisbury in about 1320.
Their children were:
1. Elizabeth Montacute (b. before 1325); married Hugh le Despencer, Baron le Despencer (1338) before 27 April 1341.
2. William Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury (1329– 1397)
3. John de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute, (1330– 1390); father of John Montacute, 3rd Earl of Salisbury.
4. Anne Montacute, (b. 1331); married John De Grey on 12 June 1335.
5. Philippa Montacute (1332– 1381); married Roger Mortimer, 2nd Earl of March.
6. Sibyl Montacute (b. before 1339); married Edmund FitzAlan about 1356.
According to rumour, King Edward III was so enamoured of the countess that in 1341 he raped her and according to The True Chronicles of Jean le Bel 'left her there unconscious, bleeding from her nose, mouth, and elsewhere', after having relieved a Scottish siege on Wark Castle, where she lived, while her husband was out of the country. An Elizabethan play, Edward III, deals with this incident. In the play, the Earl of Warwick is the unnamed Countess's father, though he was not her father in real life.
In around 1348, the Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III and it is recorded that he did so after an incident at a ball when the "Countess of Salisbury" dropped a garter and the king picked it up. It is assumed that Froissart is referring either to Catherine or to his daughter-in-law, Joan of Kent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Grandison,_Countess_of_Salisburygeni.com
Countess of Salisbury
Also Known As: "de Montacute"
Birthdate: circa 1304
Birthplace: Ashford, Hertfordshire, England
Death: November 23, 1349 (40-49)
Bisham Abbey, Bisham, Berkshire, England
Place of Burial: Bisham, Berkshire, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of
William de Grandison, Sieur de Grandison & de Ste. Croix and
Sibilla de Tregoz, co-heiress of Ewyas-Harold
Wife of Sir William Montagu, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Mother of
Elizabeth de Brienne;
William de Montacute, 2nd Earl of Salisbury;
John de Montacute, 1st Baron Montacute;
Anneys de Grey; Sibyl de Montague and 3 others
Sister of Agnes de Grandison; John de Grandison; Mabilia de Pateshull (de Grandison) and Baron Piers Grandison
Occupation: Countess of Salisbury, Lady
- Catherine Grandison, Countess of Salisbury (c. 1304 – 23 November 1349) was an English noblewoman, remembered for her relationship with King Edward III of England and possibly the woman in whose honour the Order of the Garter was originated. She was the daughter of William de Grandison, 1st Baron Grandison, and Sibylla de Tregoz. Her mother was one of two daughters of John de Tregoz, Baron Tregoz (whose arms were blazoned Gules two bars gemels in chief a lion passant guardant or), maternal granddaughter of Fulk IV, Baron FitzWarin).
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Sources - [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Katherine De GRANDISON, person ID 9C3W-LX1. (Reliability: 3).
- [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 2 Jan 2023), entry for Katherine De GRANDISON, person ID 9C3W-LX1. (Reliability: 3).