Background
Philippa was born at Eltham Palace shortly before 18 April 1367, the younger daughter of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, by his wife Isabella, eldest daughter of King Edward III of England.
Philippa was born at Eltham Palace shortly before 18 April 1367, the younger daughter of Enguerrand VII, Lord of Coucy, by his wife Isabella, eldest daughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1387, de Vere repudiated Philippa and Pope Urban VI granted him a divorce. This created a scandal throughout the kingdom. Philippa"s royal uncles, the Dukes of Lancaster, Gloucester, and York were especially angered.
Philippa continued to be styled as the Countess of Oxford and Duchess of Ireland.
Shortly afterwards in 1388, de Vere was disgraced and sent into exile in Louvain, Brabant. On 17 October 1389, the Pope declared the divorce invalid.
De Vere was killed while out hunting in 1392. Philippa became an attendant of Richard II"s second wife, Isabella of Valois, whom she accompanied to France after Richard"s death in 1400.
Philippa died in October 1411, aged around 44.