Thomas LE DESPENSER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Lord Despenser
• Fact 1: Lord of Glamorgan and Morgannoc
• Fact 2: 29 Sep 1397, 1st Earl of Gloucester

Thomas married Constance PLANTAGENET before 07 Nov 1379. Constance (daughter of Edmund "Of Langley" of YORK and Isabel Of CASTILE) was born about 1374; died on 28 Nov 1416; was buried in 1420 in Reading Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth LE DESPENSER died in young; was buried in Cardiff.
2. Richard LE DESPENSER was born on 30 Nov 1396; died on 07 Oct 1414 in Merton, Surrey; was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey.
3. Isabel LE DESPENSER was born on 26 Jul 1400 in Cardiff; died on 27 Dec 1439 in Friars Minoresses, London; was buried between 13 Jan 1439 and 1440 in Tewkesbury Abbey.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Edward Lord Despencer

Notes:

Name:
He accompanied the Prince of Wales to Gascony in September 1355. He was summoned to Parliament from 15 Dec 1357 by writs directed 'Edwardo le Despenser', whereby he is held to have become Lord Le Despenser. He was with the King in the invasion of France, October 1359 to 1360. "Edward le Despenser, lord of Glowmorg" died testate aged thirty-nine at Llanbethian, co. Glamorgan, on 11 Nov 1375.

Edward married Elizabeth BURGHERSH before 02 Aug 1354. Elizabeth (daughter of Bartholomew DE BURGHERSH, K.G. and Cecily WEYLAND) died on 26 Jul 1409; was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]