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Thomas le Despenser
(22 Sep 1373 - 13 January 1399/0)
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Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester1
M, #107427, b. 22 September 1373, d. 13 January 1399/0
Last Edited=16 Aug 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.08%
Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester was born on 22 September 1373.2 He was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Burghersh.3 He married Constance Langley, daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella de Castilla, from 16 April 1378 to 14 January 1383/84.1 He died on 13 January 1399/0 at age 26, beheaded for treason against King Henry IV.2 He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.3
He succeeded as the 2nd Lord le Despenser [E., 1357] on 11 November 1375.2 He was created 1st Earl of Gloucester [England] on 29 September 1397.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1399.2 In January 1400/1 his remaining titles were declared by Parliament forfeit as a traitor.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4
Children of Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester and Constance Langley
Edward le Despenser1
Elizabeth le Despenser1 d. c 1398
Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh3 b. 30 Nov 1396, d. 7 Oct 1414
Hugh le Despenser1 b. c 1400, d. 1401
Isabel le Despenser+1 b. 26 Jul 1400, d. 27 Dec 1439
Citations
[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.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1385. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[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 II, page 427. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester1
M, #107427, b. 22 September 1373, d. 13 January 1399/0
Last Edited=16 Aug 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.08%
Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester was born on 22 September 1373.2 He was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Burghersh.3 He married Constance Langley, daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella de Castilla, from 16 April 1378 to 14 January 1383/84.1 He died on 13 January 1399/0 at age 26, beheaded for treason against King Henry IV.2 He was buried at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, EnglandG.3
He succeeded as the 2nd Lord le Despenser [E., 1357] on 11 November 1375.2 He was created 1st Earl of Gloucester [England] on 29 September 1397.1 He was appointed Knight, Order of the Garter (K.G.) in 1399.2 In January 1400/1 his remaining titles were declared by Parliament forfeit as a traitor.2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.4
Children of Thomas le Despenser, 1st and last Earl of Gloucester and Constance Langley
Edward le Despenser1
Elizabeth le Despenser1 d. c 1398
Richard le Despenser, 4th Baron Burghersh3 b. 30 Nov 1396, d. 7 Oct 1414
Hugh le Despenser1 b. c 1400, d. 1401
Isabel le Despenser+1 b. 26 Jul 1400, d. 27 Dec 1439
Citations
[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.
[S37] BP2003 volume 1, page 1385. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
[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 II, page 427. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
[S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995). Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
Events
| Birth | 22 Sep 1373 | ||||
| Title (Nobility) | 29 Sep 1397 | 1st and last Earl of Gloucester | |||
| Death | 13 January 1399/0 |
Families
| Spouse | Constance Langley (1374 - 1416) |
| Child | Lady Isabel le Despenser (1400 - 1439) |
| Father | Edward Le Despenser (1335 - 1375) |
| Mother | Elizabeth de Burghersh (1342 - 1402) |
| Sibling | Margaret Le Despenser (1360 - ) |