Mary of Waltham

Mary of Waltham
Duchess consort of Brittany
Spouse	John V, Duke of Brittany
House	Plantagenet
Father	Edward III of England
Mother	Philippa of Hainault
Born	10 October 1344(1344-10-10) Waltham, Hampshire
Died	December 1362 (aged 18)
Burial	Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire

Mary of Waltham (10 October 1344 – December 1362) was the daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

Life

Mary was betrothed in childhood to John V of Brittany, who grew up with her. As it is reported in some sources, the betrothal was held c. 1355.

In 1348 Mary met her mother and sister-in-law Joanna. Then in 1360 she went to stay with her sister-in-law Blanche of Lancaster.

On July, 03, 1361 she and John were married at Woodstock Palace^[1] and acknowledged as Duke and Duchess of Brittany.

Within thirty weeks of marriage (March, 1362) Mary became lethargic and died, she was buried in Abingdon Abbey with her sister Margaret, Countess of Pembroke, who died weeks before her. John would marry again, firstly to Joan Holland (1366) (a cousin of Richard II of England) and secondly to Joanna of Navarre (1386).

Mary's statue can still be seen on south side of the tomb of Edward III of England in Westminster Abbey. She never did visit Brittany.^[2]

Ancestry

References

1. ^ Reference from the Peerage
2. ^ Weir, Alison (2002). Britain's Royal Family: A Complete Genealogy. The Bodley Head London, U.K.. ISBN 0-7126-4286-2.  page 112 & 113