Biography of Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent 1406-1490

On 17th November 1366 [her father] Thomas Fauconberg 5th Baron Fauconberg (age 21) and Constance Felton Baroness Fauconberg were married. She by marriage Baroness Fauconberg.

Before 18th October 1406 [her father] Thomas Fauconberg 5th Baron Fauconberg (age 61) and [her mother] Joan Brounflete Baroness Fauconberg were married. She by marriage Baroness Fauconberg.

On 18th October 1406 Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent was born to Thomas Fauconberg 5th Baron Fauconberg (age 61) and Joan Brounflete Baroness Fauconberg.

On 9th September 1407 [her father] Thomas Fauconberg 5th Baron Fauconberg (age 62) died. Baron Fauconberg abeyant. Unclear as to why the title was abeyant since it appears Thomas' only suviving child was his daughter Joan.

Before 1422 William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 16) and Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent (age 15) were married. He the son of Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 57) and Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 42).

Before 1423 [her brother-in-law] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 22) and Alice Montagu 5th Countess of Salisbury (age 15) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Montagu 1st Count Perche 4th Earl Salisbury (age 34) and Eleanor Holland. He the son of [her father-in-law] Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 58) and [her mother-in-law] Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 43). They were half fourth cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

Before 18th October 1424 Humphrey Stafford 6th Earl Stafford (age 22) and [her sister-in-law] Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham (age 16) were married. She by marriage Countess Stafford. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland (age 60) and [her mother-in-law] Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 45). He the son of Edmund Stafford 5th Earl Stafford and Anne of Gloucester Plantagenet Countess Eu and Stafford (age 41). They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In June 1425 John Mowbray 2nd Duke of Norfolk (age 33) was restored 2nd Duke Norfolk by Parliament. [her sister-in-law] Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (age 25) by marriage Duchess Norfolk.

In 1429 Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent (age 22) abeyance terminated 6th Baroness Fauconberg. [her husband] William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 24) by marriage Baron Fauconberg. Not clear whether the abeyance was terminated as a consequence of an unknown sister of Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent dying and Joan being the only remaining descendant.

In October 1429 Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 18) and [her sister-in-law] Cecily "Rose of Raby" Neville Duchess York (age 14) were married. She by marriage Duchess York. She was the youngest sister of Richard's brother-in-arms [her brother-in-law] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 29). She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland and [her mother-in-law] Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 50). He the son of Richard of Conisbrough 1st Earl Cambridge and Anne Mortimer. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Around 1433 [her daughter] Joan Neville was born to [her husband] William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 28) and Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent (age 26). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1435 [her daughter] Elizabeth Neville was born to [her husband] William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 30) and Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent (age 28). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

Before 1437 Thomas Strangeways (age 41) and [her sister-in-law] Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (age 36) were married. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland and [her mother-in-law] Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland (age 57).

Around 1437 [her daughter] Alice Neville was born to [her husband] William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 32) and Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent (age 30). She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In 1438 [her brother-in-law] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 38) was appointed 152nd Knight of the Garter by King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 16).

In October 1441 John Beaumont 1st Viscount Beaumont (age 32) and [her sister-in-law] Katherine Neville Duchess Norfolk (age 41) were married. She by marriage Viscountess Beaumont. She the daughter of [her father-in-law] Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland and [her mother-in-law] Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland. They were fourth cousins. He a great x 5 grandson of King Henry III of England. She a great granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

In September 1444 Humphrey Stafford 6th Earl Stafford (age 42) was created 1st Duke of Buckingham by King Henry VI of England and II of France (age 22) in reward for many years of loyal and continuous service to the Crown. [her sister-in-law] Anne Neville Duchess Buckingham (age 36) by marriage Duchess of Buckingham.

On 16th July 1449 John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (age 22) was created 1st Earl Worcester. Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick (age 25) by marriage Countess Worcester. It isn't clear why he was he was created Earl at such a young age. His father John Tiptoft 1st Baron Tiptoft had died six years earlier so he had inherited Baron Tiptoft. His mother Joyce Charleton Baroness Tiptoft had died three years earlier when he was eighteen. In 1449 he married Cecily Neville Duchess Warwick daughter of the influential [her brother-in-law] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 49). His earldom may have been a consequence of this marriage.

On 27th March 1454 Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York (age 42) was appointed Lord Protector. [her brother-in-law] Richard Neville Earl Salisbury (age 54) was appointed Lord Chancellor.

On 31st October 1461 [her husband] William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 56) was created 1st Earl Kent. Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent (age 55) by marriage Countess Kent.

On 9th January 1463 [her husband] William Neville 1st Earl Kent (age 58) died. He was buried at Guisborough Priory [Map]. No surviving legitimate issue. Earl Kent extinct.

Patent Rolls. 13th March 1463. Westminster Palace [Map]. Commission to James Strangways, knight, Thomas Witham (age 43), chancellor of the Exchequer, Thomas Mouutford, esquire, John Laton, esquire, and Ralph Assheton, esquire, to enquire by oath of good men of the county of York whether Joan Faucombregge, late Countess of Kent (age 56), is an idiot and incapable of the government of herself and her possessions, whether she has alienated any of her lands, and who is her next heir.

In 1490 [her daughter] Alice Neville (age 53) died.

On 11th December 1490 Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent (age 84) died. Baron Fauconberg abeyant between her daughters and their descendants.

[her son] Anthony Neville was born to William Neville 1st Earl Kent and Joan Fauconberg Countess Kent. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward III of England.