title: Bourchier
text: # Bourchier
  
  Bourchier is an English surname, from French Boursier, keeper of the purse. Bourchier is the Norman pronunciation.
  
  ## The Barons Bourchier, Barons Berners, Barons FitzWarin, Earls of Essex and Earls of Bath
  
  * Robert Bourchier, 1st Baron Bourchier (died 1349), son of John Bourchier (died 1329), Judge of the Court of Common Pleas
     * John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Bourchier (died 1400)
        * Bartholomew Bourchier, 3rd Baron Bourchier (died 1409)
           * Elizabeth Bourchier, 4th Baroness Bourchier (c. 1399 – 1433)
  
      First husband: Hugh Stafford, jure uxoris 4th Baron Bourchier, later 1st Baron Stafford (died 1420)
      Second husband: Lewis Robessart, jure uxoris 4th Baron Bourchier (died 1430)
     * Sir William Bourchier (died 1375)
        * William Bourchier, 1st Count of Eu (1374–1420)
           * Henry Bourchier, 1st Viscount Bourchier, 1st Earl of Essex, 5th Baron Bourchier (c. 1404 – 1483), Baroness Elizabeth's second cousin.
              * William, Viscount Bourchier (d. bef. 1480)
                 * Henry Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Essex, 2nd Viscount Bourchier, 6th Baron Bourchier (c. 1472 – 1540)
                    * Anne Bourchier, 7th Baroness Bourchier (died 1571)
                 * Cecile Bourchier
                    * Walter Devereux, 1st Viscount Hereford (1488–1558)
                       * Sir Richard Devereux (died 1547)
                          * Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex, 8th Baron Bourchier (1541–1576)
                             * Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, 9th Baron Bourchier (1566–1601)
                                * Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, 10th Baron Bourchier (1591–1646), abeyant.
              * Humphrey Bourchier, 1st and last Lord Bourchier of Cromwell (died 1471)
              * Sir John Bourchier (died 1495), jure uxoris 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby
           * Eleanor Bourchier (c. 1417 – 1474), Duchess of Norfolk, as wife to John de Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk.
           * William Bourchier, jure uxoris Baron Fitzwaryn (c. 1412 – bef. 1469)
              * Fulk Bourchier, 10th Baron FitzWarin (1445–1479)
                 * John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath, 11th Baron FitzWarin (1470–1539)
                    * John Bourchier, 2nd Earl of Bath, 12th Baron FitzWarin (1499–1561), commissioner at the trial of Lady Jane Grey.
                       * Sir John Bourchier, Lord FitzWarin (1529–1556)
                          * William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath, 13th Baron FitzWarin (bef.1557–1623)
                             * Edward Bourchier, 4th Earl of Bath, 14th Baron FitzWarin (1590–1636)
                          * Hon. Sir George Bourchier (c. 1535 – 1605)
                             * Henry Bourchier, 5th Earl of Bath (1593–1654)
           * Thomas Bourchier (c. 1404 – 1486), later cardinal
           * John Bourchier, 1st Baron Berners (died 1471)
              * Sir Humphrey Bourchier (died 1471), co-Constable of Windsor Castle
                 * John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners (1467–1533), one of Henry VIII's Chancellors of the Exchequer
                 * Margaret Bourchier (c. 1468 – c. 1551/52), made Baroness Bryan in her own right by Henry VIII, mother of his mistress, Elizabeth Carew
                 * Anne Bourchier, Baroness Dacre (1470–1530)
              * Sir Thomas Bourchier (died 1510), Constable of Windsor Castle
  
  ## Other
  
  * Arthur Bourchier, English actor
  * Bourchier Wrey, 6th Baronet (c.1715 - 13 April 1784), politician
  * Claud Thomas Bourchier (22 April 1831- 19 November 1877), English officer
  * James David Bourchier (1850–1920), Irish journalist and political activist
  * John Bourchier (regicide) (1595–1660) - English Puritan and regicide of Charles I
  * John Bourchier (politician)
  * Murray Bourchier (4 April 1881 - 16 December 1937), Australian soldier and politician
  