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Eleanor de Clare 1292–1337 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1292

Birth Location: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, WALES

Death Date: 30 June 1337

Death Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father:

Mother: Joan England

Spouse(s): Hugh Despenser

Children(s): Edward Despenser, Elizabeth Despenser, Isabel Arundel, Hugh Despenser

Eleanor de Clare was born in 1292 in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, WALES, the child of Gilbert De Clare And Joan Of Acre Plantagenet Princess Of England. Eleanor de Clare married Hugh Le Despenser, and had children including Edward Le Despenser, Elizabeth Le Despenser, Hugh Le Despencer 2Nd Baron Le Despencer 13081349 Despencer 2Nd Baron Le Despencer He Died Without Issue In 1349 His Heir Was His Nephew Edward Le Despenser, Isabel Le Despencer Isabel Despenser 13121356 Despencer Countess Of Arundel Dau Of Hugh Despenser The Younger And Eleanor De Clare M Richard Fitzalan 10Th Earl Of Arundel. Eleanor de Clare passed away in 1337 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Eleanor de Clare was born in 1292 in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, WALES, the child of Gilbert De Clare And Joan Of Acre Plantagenet Princess Of England.
  • Eleanor de Clare married Hugh Le Despenser, and had children including Edward Le Despenser, Elizabeth Le Despenser, Hugh Le Despencer 2Nd Baron Le Despencer 13081349 Despencer 2Nd Baron Le Despencer He Died Without Issue In 1349 His Heir Was His Nephew Edward Le Despenser, Isabel Le Despencer Isabel Despenser 13121356 Despencer Countess Of Arundel Dau Of Hugh Despenser The Younger And Eleanor De Clare M Richard Fitzalan 10Th Earl Of Arundel.
  • Eleanor de Clare passed away in 1337 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Eleanor Clare's Ancestors

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Eleanor Clare
1292–1337
Birth Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, WALES
Parents
Joan ((of Acre) Plantagenet Princess Of) England
1272–1307
Acre, Hatzafon (Northern District), Israel
Grandparents
Edward (of England) I
1239–1307
Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
Alianore (De) Castille
1241–1290
Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Henry England
1207–1272
Eleanor Providence
1223–1291
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John England
1166–1216
Isabella Angouleme
1186–1246

Eleanor Clare's Descendants

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Eleanor (de) Clare (1 October 1292–30 June 1337) m. Hugh (Le) Despenser (1 May 1286–24 Nov 1326)
  1. 1. Edward (Le) Despenser 1312–1342
    1. 1. Edward (Le Despenser Knt.) K.G. 1336–1375 m. Elizabeth (De) Burghersh 1342–1409
      1. 1. Anne (Le) Despenser –1426 m. Hugh (Hastings) Sir –1386 m. Thomas (Morley) K.G. –1416
        1. 1. Edward (Hastings) Sir 1382–1437
  2. 2. Elizabeth (le) Despenser 1326–1389
    1. 1. Thomas (Berkeley 5th Lord) Berkeley –1417 m. Margaret (de Lisle 3rd Baroness) Lisle 1360–1392
      1. 1. Thomas Berkeley 1390–1443 m. Elizabeth Seymour 1406–1445
        1. 1. Cecily Berkeley 1439–1514 m. James Ashe 1435–1514
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Berkeley Baroness de) Lisle 1386–1422 m. Richard (Beauchamp 13th Earl of) Warwick 1382–1439
        1. 1. Eleanor (Beauchamp Lady) Rokesley 1407–1467 m. Edmund Beaufort 1406–1455
  3. 3. Isabel (le Despencer Isabel Despenser (1312–1356) Despencer Countess of Arundel dau of Hugh Despenser the Younger and Eleanor de Clare)(m Richard Fitzalan 10th Earl of) Arundel 1312–1356
  4. 4. Hugh (le Despencer 2nd Baron le Despencer (1308–1349) Despencer, 2nd Baron le Despencer He died without issue in 1349. His heir was his nephew, Edward le) Despenser 1308–1349

Eleanor Clare's Timeline

2 Records

1292
1 October 1292
Birth of Eleanor de Clare in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, WALES
Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, WALES
1337
30 June 1337
Age 45
Death of Eleanor de Clare in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1292
    Event Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, WALES

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1337
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

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