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---- ==Biography== '''Father''' Sir Philip Despenser, Lord Despenser b. 6 Apr 1313, d. 22 Aug 1349 '''Mother''' Joan de Cobham b. c 1317, d. c 15 May 1357 Sir Philip Despenser, Lord Despenser was christened on 18 October 1342 at Gedney, Lincolnshire, England. He was born on 18 October 1342 at Gedney, Lincolnshire, England. He married Elizabeth circa 1364. They had 3 sons (Sir Philip; John; & Robert) & 2 daughters (Alice, wife of Sir John de Sutton (Dudley); Joan, wife of Sir James de Roos). He was summoned to Parliament in 1387, so becoming Lord Despenser. Sir Philip Despenser, Lord Despenser made a will on 1 August 1401, requesting burial at Newhouse Abbey, Lincolnshire. He died on 4 August 1401 at Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England, at age 58. He is said to have used the arms of Goushill, rather than those of Despenser. '''Family''' (Royal Ancestry) His wife, Elizabeth, predeceased him (prior to August 1401) and was buried in Newhouse Abbey, Lincolnshire. '''Children ''' Sir Philip IV le Despenser, Lord le Despenser b. c 1365, d. 20 Jun 1424 Joan le Despenser b. c 1367 Alice le Despenser b. c 1369 === Sources === *Royal Ancestry 2013 Vol. IV p. 215-216 *Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. III p. 233 *Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry]'', (2011), Douglas Richardson, ''[http://amzn.com/1461045207 Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families]'', Royal Ancestry series, 2nd edition, 4 vols., ed. Kimball G. Everingham, (Salt Lake City, Utah: the author, 2011), volume II, page 463. * The Complete Peerage, by Cokayne, Vol. IV, p. 288-290; Magna Charta Sureties, 1215, by F. L. Weis, 4th Ed., p. 13; The Ancestry of Dorothea Poyntz, by Ronny O. Bodine, p. 85. * Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. III, p. 233. * Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. III, p. 80. * Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. IV, p. 214. * Douglas Richardson, Royal Ancestry, Vol. V, p. 101. * Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. II, p. 247. * Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, 2nd Edition, Vol. IV, p. 152-153 * [http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p424.htm#i12729 Marlyn Lewis]. * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_le_Despencer,_1st_Baron_le_Despencer Wikipedia page]. == Note ==The summons to Parliament is almost as big a mystery as that of Sir William de Aldeburgh. Sir Philip didn't have the ancestry or the wealth usually expected. Perhaps his wife had a particularly large dowry. == Acknowledgements ==This page has been edited according to [http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Acknowledgements Style Standards] adopted January 2014. Descriptions of imported gedcoms for this profile are under the Changes tab. }

Birth	18 Oct 1342
Death	4 Aug 1401
Alt name		Philip Despenser Knt
Reference No		8857404
Reference No		9282084
Reference No		60

Spouse	Elizabeth Unknown (1340 - 1401)
Child	Philip Despenser Knt (1365 - 1424)
Child	Sir Philip Despenser Knt (1365 - 1424)