Individual Details

Constance Langley

(1374 - 28 Nov 1416)

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Constance Langley1

F, #102934, b. 1374, d. 28 November 1416
Last Edited=1 Jul 2010
Consanguinity Index=0.97%
Constance Langley was born in 1374 at Castle Conisbrough, Yorkshire, EnglandG.1 She was the daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella de Castilla. She married Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester, son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Burghersh, from 16 April 1378 to 14 January 1383/84.2 She died on 28 November 1416.2 She was buried at Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, EnglandG.2
She was a member of the House of Plantagenet.2 She was appointed Lady Companion, Order of the Garter (L.G.) in 1386.2
Children of Constance Langley and Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester

Edward le Despenser2
Elizabeth le Despenser2 d. c 1398
Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh2 b. 30 Nov 1396, d. 7 Oct 1414
Hugh le Despenser2 b. c 1400, d. 1401
Isabel le Despenser+2 b. 26 Jul 1400, d. 27 Dec 1439
Child of Constance Langley and Edmund de Holand, 4th/7th Earl of Kent

Eleanor de Holand+3 b. c 1406
Citations

[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online , Richard Glanville-Brown (RR 2, Milton, Ontario, Canada), downloaded 17 August 2005.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy (London, U.K.: The Bodley Head, 1999), page 110. Hereinafter cited as Britain's Royal Families.
[S11] Alison Weir, Britain's Royal Families, page 111.

Events

Birth1374
Death28 Nov 1416

Families

SpouseThomas le Despenser (1373 - )
ChildLady Isabel le Despenser (1400 - 1439)