Death & Burial
He died c. 1485 and was buried in the parish church of Ebrington, Gloucestershire, which manor he had purchased, and after which his descendants took the name of their title Viscount Ebrington, today used as the courtesy title of the eldest son and heir of Earl Fortescue. A painted stone effigy of John Fortescue, wearing his scarlet robes of office with collar of ermine, exists within Ebrington Church, against the north wall of the chancel within the communion rails. Above it was erected in 1677 by Col. Robert Fortescue a mural monument with a biographical inscription in Latin. A smaller tablet is affixed below stating the monument to have been repaired in 1765 by Matthew Fortescue, 2nd Baron Fortescue. A brass plate below states: "Restored by the Rt Honble. Hugh, 3rd Earl Fortescue, AD 1861".
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