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| Keywords: elizabeth tilney elizabethtilney anne boleyn anneboleyn katheryn howard katherynhoward english nobility englishnobility portrait stained glass stainedglass henry viii henryviii henry vii henryvii england united kingdom unitedkingdom britain text Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey (before 1447 – 4 April 1497) was the first wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and the mother of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. She was the maternal grandmother of Anne Boleyn and the paternal grandmother of Catherine Howard, both queens consort of King Henry VIII. She was the maternal great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Elizabeth was born at Ashwellthorpe Manor, Norfolk, England, sometime before 1447. She was the daughter and heiress of Sir Frederick Tilney, of Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, and Boston, Lincolnshire, by his wife Elizabeth Cheney, of Ditton, Cambridgeshire. Her father died when she was a young child. Sometime before 1453, Elizabeth's mother married her second husband, Sir John Saye of Sawbridgeworth, by whom she had two daughters, Anne Saye, who married Henry Wentworth, and Mary Saye, who married Sir Philip Calthorpe. Both marriages produced issue. Elizabeth's paternal grandparents were Sir Philip Tilney and Isabel Thorpe. Her maternal grandparents were Sir Laurence Cheney of Fen Ditton and Elizabeth Cockayne, widow of Sir Philip Butler. Elizabeth Cockayne was the daughter of Sir John Cockayne, Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Ida de Grey. Ida was a daughter of Welsh Marcher Lord Reginald Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Ruthyn and Alianore Le Strange. Through her mother, Ida was a direct descendant of Welsh Prince Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran and his wife Emma de Audley. Elizabeth was co-heiress to the manors of Fisherwick and Shelfield in Walsall, Staffordshire by virtue of her descent from Roger Hilary, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas who had died in 1356. She married her first husband Sir Humphrey Bourchier around 1466. He was the son of John Bourchier, 1st Lord Berners and Margery Berners. The marriage produced a son John Bourchier, 2nd Lord Berners and two daughters. Sir Humphrey was killed at the Battle of Barnet on 14 April 1471 fighting on the Yorkist side.[4] Elizabeth married her second husband Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey on 30 April 1472. On 22 August 1485 his father John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk was killed at the Battle of Bosworth while fighting for his king Richard III who was also his close friend and companion. Thomas was wounded in the battle and imprisoned for several years, his right to ascend to the dukedom of Norfolk being forfeit. He would not gain the title until 1514. After his Earldom and estates were restored to him, he continued in the service of the Tudor king Henry VII. The marriage produced nine children including Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Elizabeth Howard, mother of Anne Boleyn, and Lord Edmund Howard, father of Catherine Howard. Elizabeth Tilney died on 4 April 1497. She never held the title of Duchess of Norfolk. Four months after Elizabeth's death, Thomas Howard married secondly, her cousin Agnes Tilney, by whom he had eight more children. This stained glass window is in Long Melford Church, Suffolk. Elizabeth Tilney, Countess of Surrey (before 1447 – 4 April 1497) was the first wife of Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk and the mother of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk. She was the maternal grandmother of Anne Boleyn and the paternal grandmother of Catherine Howard, both queens consort of King Henry VIII. She was the maternal great-grandmother of Queen Elizabeth I of England. Elizabeth was born at Ashwellthorpe Manor, Norfolk, England, sometime before 1447. She was the daughter and heiress of Sir Frederick Tilney, of Ashwellthorpe, Norfolk, and Boston, Lincolnshire, by his wife Elizabeth Cheney, of Ditton, Cambridgeshire. Her father died when she was a young child. Sometime before 1453, Elizabeth's mother married her second husband, Sir John Saye of Sawbridgeworth, by whom she had two daughters, Anne Saye, who married Henry Wentworth, and Mary Saye, who married Sir Philip Calthorpe. Both marriages produced issue. Elizabeth's paternal grandparents were Sir Philip Tilney and Isabel Thorpe. Her maternal grandparents were Sir Laurence Cheney of Fen Ditton and Elizabeth Cockayne, widow of Sir Philip Butler. Elizabeth Cockayne was the daughter of Sir John Cockayne, Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Ida de Grey. Ida was a daughter of Welsh Marcher Lord Reginald Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Ruthyn and Alianore Le Strange. Through her mother, Ida was a direct descendant of Welsh Prince Gruffydd II ap Madog, Lord of Dinas Bran and his wife Emma de Audley. Elizabeth was co-heiress to the manors of Fisherwick and Shelfield in Walsall, Staffordshire by virtue of her descent from Roger Hilary, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas who had died in 1356. She married her first husband Sir Humphrey Bourchier around 1466. He was the son of John Bourchier, 1st Lord Berners and Margery Berners. The marriage produced a son John Bourchier, 2nd Lord Berners and two daughters. Sir Humphrey was killed at the Battle of Barnet on 14 April 1471 fighting on the Yorkist side.[4] Elizabeth married her second husband Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey on 30 April 1472. On 22 August 1485 his father John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk was killed at the Battle of Bosworth while fighting for his king Richard III who was also his close friend and companion. Thomas was wounded in the battle and imprisoned for several years, his right to ascend to the dukedom of Norfolk being forfeit. He would not gain the title until 1514. After his Earldom and estates were restored to him, he continued in the service of the Tudor king Henry VII. The marriage produced nine children including Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Elizabeth Howard, mother of Anne Boleyn, and Lord Edmund Howard, father of Catherine Howard. Elizabeth Tilney died on 4 April 1497. She never held the title of Duchess of Norfolk. Four months after Elizabeth's death, Thomas Howard married secondly, her cousin Agnes Tilney, by whom he had eight more children. This stained glass window is in Long Melford Church, Suffolk. | ||||
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