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Eleanor DE CLARE 1292–1337 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1292

Birth Location: Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales

Death Date: Jul 1337

Death Location: St Mary The Virgin's Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Gilbert CLARE

Mother: Joan ACRE

Spouse(s): Hugh DESPENSER, William MORTIMER, William ZOUCHE

Children(s): Elizabeth DESPENSER, Hugh DESPENSER, Gilbert DESPENSER, Edward DESPENSER, John DESPENSER, Isabel DESPENSER, Eleanor DESPENCER, Eleanor DESPENSER, Joan DESPENCER, Joan DESPENSER, Margaret DESPENSER, Anne DESPENSER

In 1292, Eleanor DE CLARE entered the world in Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales, born to Gilbert De Clare And Joan Of Acre. Eleanor DE CLARE married Hugh Le Despenser, William Baron Zouche Of Mortimer Zouche, William Mortimer, and had children including Anne Le Despenser, Edward Despenser, Eleanor Despencer, Eleanor Le Despenser, Elizabeth Le Despenser, Gilbert Le Despenser, Hugh Le Despenser, Isabel Le Despenser, Joan Despencer, Joan Le Despenser, John Le Despenser, Margaret Le Despenser. Eleanor DE CLARE passed away in 1337 in St Mary The Virgin's Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1292, Eleanor DE CLARE entered the world in Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales, born to Gilbert De Clare And Joan Of Acre.
  • Eleanor DE CLARE married Hugh Le Despenser, William Baron Zouche Of Mortimer Zouche, William Mortimer, and had children including Anne Le Despenser, Edward Despenser, Eleanor Despencer, Eleanor Le Despenser, Elizabeth Le Despenser, Gilbert Le Despenser, Hugh Le Despenser, Isabel Le Despenser, Joan Despencer, Joan Le Despenser, John Le Despenser, Margaret Le Despenser.
  • Eleanor DE CLARE passed away in 1337 in St Mary The Virgin's Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eleanor CLARE's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor CLARE
1292–1337
Birth Place: Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
Parents
Gilbert DE CLARE
1243–1295
Christchurch, Hampshire, England
Joan (OF) ACRE
1272–1307
Acre, Hazafon, Israel
Grandparents
Richard (DE) CLARE
1222–1262
Clare, Suffolk, England
Maud (DE) LACY
1223–1289
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Edward (I KING OF) ENGLAND
1239–1307
Westminster Palace, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Eleanor (of) Castile
1241–1290
Burgos, Provincia de Burgos, Castilla Y .. León, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert CLARE
1180–1230
Isabel MARSHALL
1200–1240
John LACY
1192–1240
Margaret QUINCY
1206–1266
Henry III
1207–1272
Eleanor PROVENCE
1223–1291
Fernando III
1201–1252
Jeanne DAMMARTIN
1220–1279
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard CLARE
1153–1217
Amice FITZWILLIAM
1160–1225
William MARSHAL
1146–1219
Isabel CLARE
1173–1220
Roger LACY
1170–1212
Matilda CLARE
1162–1213
Robert Quincy
1172–1219
Hawise MESCHINES
1180–1242
John
1166–1216
Isabelle D'ANGOULÊME
1188–1246
Ramon BERENGUER
1195–1245
Beatrice SAVOIE
1198–1267
Alfonso LEÓN
1171–1230
Berenguela PLANTAGENET
1180–1246
Simon DAMMARTIN
1180–1239
Marie PONTHIEU
1199–1250

Eleanor CLARE's Descendants

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Eleanor (DE) CLARE (3 Oct 1292–Jul 1337) m. Hugh (LE) DESPENSER (1 May 1286–15 Dec 1326) m. William MORTIMER (1274–1337) m. William (Baron Zouche of Mortimer) ZOUCHE (–Feb 1337)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (LE) DESPENSER 1322–1389 m. Maurice (DE) BERKELEY 1330–1368
    1. 1. James BERKELEY 1355–1405 m. Elizabeth BLUET 1358–1405
      1. 1. James (DE) BERKELEY 1394–1463 m. Isabelle (DE) MOWBRAY 1396–1452
        1. 1. Maurice BERKELEY 1436–1506 m. Isabel MEADE 1444–1514
        2. 2. Elizabeth (De) BERKELEY 1420–1482
        3. 3. William BERKELEY 1427–1492 m. Joan STRANGWAYS 1427–1485 m. Anne FIENNES 1470–1497
        4. 4. James BERKELEY 1428–1453
        5. 5. Alice BERKELEY 1428– m. Richard ARTHUR 1420–1485
        6. 6. James BERKELEY 1429–
        7. 7. Thomas BERKELEY 1437–1484 m. Mary GUY 1442–1472
        8. 8. Isabel BERKELEY 1437–1498 m. William TRYE 1435–1497
      2. 2. Maurice BERKELEY 1396–
    2. 2. John (DE) BERKELEY 1351–1381
    3. 3. Thomas (DE) BERKELEY 1353–1417 m. Margaret (DE) LISLE 1362–1392
      1. 1. Elizabeth BERKELEY 1385–1423 m. Richard BEAUCHAMP 1382–1439
        1. 1. Eleanor BEAUCHAMP 1407–1467 m. Edmund BEAUFORT 1406–1455 m. Thomas WAKE 1410– m. Walter ROKESLEY 1406– m. Thomas (DE) ROS 1406–1430
        2. 2. Elizabeth BEAUCHAMP 1417– m. George (NEVILLE LORD) LATIMER 1415–1469 m. Thomas WAKE 1420–
        3. 3. Margaret BEAUCHAMP 1404–1467 m. John TALBOT 1384–1453
    4. 4. Maurice (de) BERKELEY 1358– m. Jane HEREFORD 1360–
    5. 5. Catherine (De) BERKELEY 1360–1366
    6. 6. Agnes (DE) BERKELEY 1363–1381
    7. 7. Elizabeth (de) BERKELEY 1365–
  2. 2. Hugh (LE) DESPENSER 1308–1349 m. Elizabeth MONTAGUE 1305–1359
  3. 3. Gilbert (LE) DESPENSER 1309–1381
  4. 4. Edward DESPENSER 1310–1342 m. Anne FERRERS 1315–1367
  5. 5. John (le) DESPENSER 1311–1366 m. Baroness (Alice) DEVERALL 1310–1386
  6. 6. Isabel (LE) DESPENSER 1312–1356 m. Richard FITZALAN 1306–1376
  7. 7. Eleanor DESPENCER 1315–1351
  8. 8. Eleanor (LE) DESPENSER 1315–1351
  9. 9. Joan DESPENCER 1317–1384
  10. 10. Joan (LE) DESPENSER 1317–1384 m. William (DE) FERRERS 1315–1398
  11. 11. Margaret (LE) DESPENSER 1319–1337
  12. 12. Anne (LE) DESPENSER 1325–

Eleanor CLARE's Timeline

3 Records

1292
3 Oct 1292
Birth of Eleanor DE CLARE in Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
1337
30 Jun 1337
Age 45
Death of Eleanor DE CLARE in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
1337
Jul 1337
Age 45
Burial of Eleanor DE CLARE in St Mary The Virgin's Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
St Mary The Virgin's Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1292
    Event Place: Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Eleanor de Clare, person ID LD93-WKS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1337
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Eleanor de Clare, person ID LD93-WKS.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jul 1337
    Event Place: St Mary The Virgin's Church, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Eleanor de Clare, person ID LD93-WKS.

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