Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex

Henry Bourchier
Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex, after 1825 watercolour portrait by Sarah Bazett (d.1838) ("Sarah, Countess of Essex"), published in "Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth", by Lucy Aikin, 1825 edition
Earl of Essex and Baron Bourchier
Reign1483–1540
PredecessorHenry Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex
SuccessorEssex extinct
Anne Bourchier, 7th Baroness Bourchier
Died13 March 1539
Noble familyBourchier
Spouse(s)Mary Say
Mary Blount
IssueAnne Bourchier, 7th Baroness Bourchier
FatherWilliam Bourchier, Viscount Bourchier
MotherAnne Woodville

Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex, 6th Baron Bourchier, 3rd Count of Eu and 2nd Viscount Bourchier, KG, KB, PC (died 13 March 1539) was an English soldier, peer and courtier at the courts of Henry VII and Henry VIII. He married Mary Say, by whom he had one child, Anne, who became his heir.


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