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Deincourt, Alice (1403/4 - 1473/4)

Other Last Name

Lovell, Boteler, Botiller, Butler

Born / Died

Birth Date: 1404-02-25
Death Date: 1474-02-10

Notes

Coheiress (with sister Margaret) of brother William Deincourt of Duston, Northamptonshire, Baron Deincourt & Baron Grey of Rotherfield (died 5 Sept. 1422). Received livery of her share of the inheritance 8 Feb. 1422/3. Recieved inheritance of sister Margaret 3 March 1455/6

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: before 1422-11-3
    Union ended: exactly
    Note: Union also produced 1 daughter
  2. Type: marriage
    Union began: exactly 1463-1-8
    Union ended: exactly
    Note: Royal license date

Offspring

Primary Title

  • Baroness Deincourt

Titles

  • Lady Lovel
    Assumed: 1423-11-03 (date of 1st marriage)
    Vacated: 1462/3-01-08 (date of 2nd marriage)
  • Lady Sudeley
    Assumed: 1462/3-01-08 (date of 2nd marriage)
    Vacated: 1473/4-02-10
  • Baroness Deincourt
    Assumed: 1454-09-16 (death date of sister Margaret)
    Vacated: 1473/4-02-10
  • Baroness Grey of Rotherfield
    Assumed: 1454-09-16 (death date of sister Margaret)
    Vacated: 1473/4-02-10

Details of Offices

Ended Notes
Governess to Edward, Prince of Wales, England -03 -23 Edward Tudor (later Edward VI)

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Wardour Castle, Wiltshire
    Acquired: 1423-03
    Divested: 1462/3-01
    Residence of 1st husband
  • Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
    Acquired: 1462/3-01
    Divested: 1473/4-02
    Residence of 2nd husband

Event Naming Patron

Event Type Date Location Troupe
Performance - Common Hall, York, York (city-county) in Yorkshire Lady of Deincourt's Minstrels

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Lady of Deincourt's Minstrels Deincourt, Alice (1404 - 1474) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

  • The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982
  • Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.