Individual Details
Lady Isabel le Despenser
(26 Jul 1400 - 27 Dec 1439)
From Geni
Lady Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester
Also Known As: "Isabel le Despenser", "Countess of Worcester", "Lady of the Garter", "Countess of Worcester and Warwick"
Birthdate: July 26, 1400 (39)
Birthplace: Elmley,Worcestershier,,England
Death: December 27, 1439 (39)
Friars Minoress, London, England
Place of Burial: Plot: Beauchamp Chapel, Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester
Wife of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester
Mother of Henry de Beauchamp, 14th Earl and 1st Duke of Warwick; Anne de Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick and Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of Abergavenny
Sister of Richard le Despencer, Sir, 4th Lord Burghersh; Edward le Despenser, Lord of Gloucester; Elizabeth le Despenser and Hugh le Despencer
Half sister of Eleanor Tuchet (de Holland), Baroness Audley
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thePeerage.com
Isabel le Despenser1
F, #107431, b. 26 July 1400, d. 27 December 1439
Last Edited=3 Apr 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.25%
Isabel le Despenser was born posthumously on 26 July 1400 at Cardiff, Glamorgan, WalesG.1 She was also reported to have been born on 26 July 1400 at Elmley, Worcestershire, EnglandG.2 She was the daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester and Constance Langley.3 She married, firstly, Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, son of Sir William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan, on 27 July 1411 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 She married, secondly, Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick and Margaret Ferrers, on 26 November 1423 at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, EnglandG, by Papal dispensation.4 She died on 27 December 1439 at age 39 at Friars Minoress, London, EnglandG.4 She was buried on 13 January 1439/40 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.4 Her will was proven (by probate) on 4 February 1439/40.5
From 27 July 1411, her married name became Beauchamp.4 She succeeded as the 5th Baroness Burghersh [E., 1330] on 7 October 1414, suo jure.5 Her last will was dated 1 December 1439. In June 1441 at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, an inquest was held.4
Child of Isabel le Despenser and Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester
Elizabeth Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny+4 b. 16 Sep 1415, d. 18 Jun 1448
Children of Isabel le Despenser and Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Beauchamp+ b. 22 Mar 1424/25, d. 11 Jun 1445
Lady Anne Beauchamp+6 b. c Sep 1426, d. c 20 Sep 1492
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 26. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[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.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 27.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 427.
[S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 16. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
Lady Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester
Also Known As: "Isabel le Despenser", "Countess of Worcester", "Lady of the Garter", "Countess of Worcester and Warwick"
Birthdate: July 26, 1400 (39)
Birthplace: Elmley,Worcestershier,,England
Death: December 27, 1439 (39)
Friars Minoress, London, England
Place of Burial: Plot: Beauchamp Chapel, Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Immediate Family:
Daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester
Wife of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick and Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester
Mother of Henry de Beauchamp, 14th Earl and 1st Duke of Warwick; Anne de Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick and Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of Abergavenny
Sister of Richard le Despencer, Sir, 4th Lord Burghersh; Edward le Despenser, Lord of Gloucester; Elizabeth le Despenser and Hugh le Despencer
Half sister of Eleanor Tuchet (de Holland), Baroness Audley
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thePeerage.com
Isabel le Despenser1
F, #107431, b. 26 July 1400, d. 27 December 1439
Last Edited=3 Apr 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.25%
Isabel le Despenser was born posthumously on 26 July 1400 at Cardiff, Glamorgan, WalesG.1 She was also reported to have been born on 26 July 1400 at Elmley, Worcestershire, EnglandG.2 She was the daughter of Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester and Constance Langley.3 She married, firstly, Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, son of Sir William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan, on 27 July 1411 at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.1 She married, secondly, Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, son of Thomas de Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick and Margaret Ferrers, on 26 November 1423 at Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, EnglandG, by Papal dispensation.4 She died on 27 December 1439 at age 39 at Friars Minoress, London, EnglandG.4 She was buried on 13 January 1439/40 at Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.4 Her will was proven (by probate) on 4 February 1439/40.5
From 27 July 1411, her married name became Beauchamp.4 She succeeded as the 5th Baroness Burghersh [E., 1330] on 7 October 1414, suo jure.5 Her last will was dated 1 December 1439. In June 1441 at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, an inquest was held.4
Child of Isabel le Despenser and Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester
Elizabeth Beauchamp, Baroness Bergavenny+4 b. 16 Sep 1415, d. 18 Jun 1448
Children of Isabel le Despenser and Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick
Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Beauchamp+ b. 22 Mar 1424/25, d. 11 Jun 1445
Lady Anne Beauchamp+6 b. c Sep 1426, d. c 20 Sep 1492
Citations
[S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume I, page 26. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S125] Richard Glanville-Brown, online
[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.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume I, page 27.
[S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume II, page 427.
[S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 16. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
Events
| Birth | 26 Jul 1400 | ||||
| Death | 27 Dec 1439 | ||||
| Marriage | Richard de Beauchamp | ||||
| Alt name | Isabel le Despenser | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | Countess of Worcester |
Families
| Spouse | Richard de Beauchamp (1382 - 1439) |
| Child | Henry de Beauchamp (1424 - 1445) |
| Child | Anne de Beauchamp (1426 - 1492) |
| Father | Thomas le Despenser (1373 - ) |
| Mother | Constance Langley (1374 - 1416) |