Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath

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Detail from effigy of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath (d.1636) shown as a kneeling mourner beside the monument to his father William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (d.1623), Tawstock Church, Devon EdwardBourchier4thEarlOfBathTawstock.JPG
Detail from effigy of Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath (d.1636) shown as a kneeling mourner beside the monument to his father William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (d.1623), Tawstock Church, Devon
Canting arms of Bourchier: Argent, a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable Bourchier.svg
Canting arms of Bourchier: Argent, a cross engrailed gules between four water bougets sable

Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath (baptised 1 March 1590 [1]  – died 31 March 1636).

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Origins

He was born in Somerset, the eldest son and heir of William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath by his second wife [1] Elizabeth Russell, daughter of Francis Russell, 2nd Earl of Bedford by Margaret Long. [2]

Education

He was educated at Caius College, Cambridge. [3] [4]

Marriages and children

He married twice:

Succession

Edward and Dorothy's only son, William (11 April 1624 – 19 February 1689) refused the Earldom and retired to a quiet life in the country, and he was succeeded by his father's first cousin, [7] Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath (1587–1654), who died childless whereupon the title Earl of Bath became extinct and the titles Baron FitzWarin and Baron Daubeny (if it in fact existed) fell into abeyance between his three daughters. [1]

Death and burial

Amongst his possessions at his death was the Illyrian armorial with the arms of the families and surnames of Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slavonia from the Armorial of Stanislas Rubčić, King of Arms to Tsar Stephen Uroš IV Dušan of Serbia. [8]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Sir Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath". Peerage.com. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
  4. "Bourchier, Edward (BRCR603E)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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  6. 1 2 Cokayne, The Complete Peerage , new edition, Vol II, p.19
  7. 1 2 3 Vivian, (ed.) Heralds' Visitations of Devon, 1895, p.107
  8. "The Illyrian Armorial". Academic Microfilms. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
Peerage of England
Preceded by Earl of Bath
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