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Eleanor Clare 1292–1337 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Oct 1292

Birth Location: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, Great Britain

Death Date: 30 Jun 1337

Death Location: Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Gilbert Clare

Mother: Johanna Plantagenêt

Spouse(s): Hugh Despencer

Children(s): Isabel Despencer, Edward Despencer, Isabella FitzAlan, Hugh Despencer, Elizabeth (19thGGM)

The story of Eleanor Clare began in 1292 in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, Great Britain. Eleanor Clare married Hugh Despencer, and had children including Edward Despencer, Elizabeth Le Despenser Baroness Berkeley Abt 1325 1389 19Thggm, Hugh Le Despencer, Isabel Le Despencer, Isabella Fitzalan. Eleanor Clare passed away in 1337 in Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Clare began in 1292 in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, Great Britain.
  • Eleanor Clare married Hugh Despencer, and had children including Edward Despencer, Elizabeth Le Despenser Baroness Berkeley Abt 1325 1389 19Thggm, Hugh Le Despencer, Isabel Le Despencer, Isabella Fitzalan.
  • Eleanor Clare passed away in 1337 in Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Clare
1243–1295
Birth Location: Christchurch, Christchurch Borough, Dorset, England
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Johanna Plantagenêt
1272–1307
Birth Location: Acre, Palestine
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Spouses(s)

Hugh Despencer
1286–1326
Birth Location: Barton, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Isabel Despencer
1312–1356
Birth Location: Stoke, Gloucestershire, England
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Edward Despencer
1312–1342
Birth Location: Buckland, Buckinghamshire, England
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Isabella FitzAlan
1312–1356
Birth Location: England
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Hugh Despencer
1308–1349
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth (19thGGM)
1326–1389
Birth Location: Stoke Albany, Kettering Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Eleanor Clare's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Clare
1292–1337
Birth Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, Great Britain
Parents
Gilbert IV (Earl Gloucs HertsClare) \De Clare
1243–1295
Christchurch, Christchurch Borough, Dorset, England
Johanna Plantagenêt
1272–1307
Acre, Palestine
Grandparents
Richard (IV van Clare Earl van Gloucester en) Hereford
1222–1262
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Maude (de Lacy ( Maud , Mathilde ) ( England ) (1222-1288) (20th,) 22ndGGM)
1222–1288
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Edward (I Longshanks King of) England
1239–1307
Palace of Westminster, England
Eleanor (of) Castile
1244–1290
Burgos, Burgos, Castilla-Leon, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Clare
1180–1230
Isabel Clare
1200–1240
John Lacy
1192–1240
Margaret (21stGGM)
1200–1266
Henry crusade.
1207–1272
Eleanor (20th,21st,22nd,23rdGGM)
1223–1291
Fernando III
1201–1252
Jeanne Dammartin
1220–1279
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard III
1155–1217
Amicia Gloucester
1160–1225
William Striguil
1146–1219
Lady Striguil
1172–1220
Roger *
1171–1211
Maud (23rdGGM)
1184–1226
Sir Templar
1172–1217
Hawise Meschines
1180–1243
John Plantagenet
1167–1216
Isabella Angoulême
1188–1246
Count GGF
1195–1245
Beatrice 22ndGGM
1198–1266
Alfonso 2
1171–1230
Berenguela 25thGGM.
1180–1246
Simon Dammartin
1135–1200
Marie Ponthieu
1199–1250

Eleanor Clare's Descendants

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Eleanor Clare (1 Oct 1292–30 Jun 1337) m. Hugh Despencer (1 May 1286–24 Nov 1326)
  1. 1. Isabel (le) Despencer 1312–1356 m. Richard ("Copped Hat," FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel and Warenne, 9th Earl of Surrey, Ancestor to the Hosmer family thru both wives, and the Haugheys) too 1313–1375
    1. 1. Mallt FitzAlan 1330–
    2. 2. Isabel FitzAlan 1331–1361
    3. 3. Helen FitzAlan 1335–1363
    4. 4. Eleanor FitzAlan 1335–1356
    5. 5. Elizabeth Fitzalan 1330–
    6. 6. Philippa FitzAlan 1325–1393
    7. 7. Mary Fitzalan 1332–1396
    8. 8. Sir (Edmund FitzAlan) (merge?) 1327–1377 m. Sibyl (de) Montagu 1330–1352
      1. 1. Lady (Phillippa FitzAlan, de) Arundel 1352–1399 m. Sir (Richard II Cergeaux ( Sergeaux Serjeaux ) of Colquite Manor) (1346-1393) 1346–1393
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Sergeaux ( Cergeaux) ) 1378–1414 m. Sir (William de) Marney 1370–1414
        2. 2. Philippa (Sergeaux (of Colquite Manor) (1381-1420)) (2ndC16XR) 1381–1420 m. Robert (de Pashley , III , Knight (1370-1406)) (1stC20XR) 1370–1406
        3. 3. Johanna Sergeaux 1392–
        4. 4. Alice (de Sergeaux Countess of Oxford (1384)) (2ndC16XR) 1384–1452 m. Richard (de Vere , 11th Earl of) Oxford 1385–1417
        5. 5. Richard ((III)) Sergeaux 1374–1396
      2. 2. Alice Fitzalan 1349–1384
      3. 3. Katharine FitzAlan 1355–1382
      4. 4. Alice FitzAlan 1349–1384
  2. 2. Edward Despencer 1312–1342 m. Anne (de) Ferrers 1315–1367
    1. 1. Edward (Despenser) (17th,19thGGF) 1335–1375 m. Elizabeth (Burghersh) (19thGGM) 1342–1409
      1. 1. Thomas (Le) Despenser 1373–1400 m. Constance (van) LANGLEY 1374–1416
        1. 1. Isabel (Le) Despenser 1390–1439 m. Richard (13th Earl of Warwick De Beauchamp , KG (no male heirs) (1382-1439)) (17thGGF) 1382–1439 m. Richard (de) Beauchamp 1397–1422
        2. 2. Elizabeth Despenser –1398
        3. 3. Richard (4th Baron Burghersh le) Despenser 1396–1414 m. Eleanor NEVILLE 1430–1504
      2. 2. Anne Despenser –1426
      3. 3. Margaret Despenser 1338–1415 m. Robert ("Baron of Chartley" De) Ferrers 1359–1412
        1. 1. Philippa Ferrers 1393–1457
        2. 2. Edmund (de Ferrers, baron of Chartley (Knight) (17thGGF)) * 1386–1435 m. Eleanor (De La Roche (17thGGM)) * 1370–1440
    2. 2. Henry (le Despenser , Bishop of Norwich . Despenser's Crusade (or the Bishop of Norwich's Crusade, sometimes just Norwich) Crusade) 1341–1406
  3. 3. Isabella FitzAlan 1312–1356
  4. 4. Hugh (le) Despencer 1308–1349
  5. 5. Elizabeth (le Despenser , Baroness Berkeley (Abt. 1325-1389)) (19thGGM) 1326–1389 m. Maurice (4th Baron de Berkeley "the Valiant" ( Fitzharding male line) (1330-1368) (17th,) 19thGGF) 1330–1368
    1. 1. James (Baron de Berkeley (1354-1409) (16thGGF)) * 1354–1409 m. Elizabeth (de Bluet (1358-1420)) (16thGGM) 1358–1420
      1. 1. James ("the Just" Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley (Wales and England) (15thGGF)) * 1394–1463 m. Isabel (de Mowbray , Baroness Berkeley , Ferrers ( Isabelle )) (15th,19thGGM) 1396–1452
        1. 1. Maurice ("the Lawyer" Berkeley , de jure 3rd Baron Berkeley) (14thGGF) 1436–1506 m. Isabel (Meade Berkeley (1444)) (14thGGM) 1444–1514
    2. 2. Thomas (the Magnificent de BERKELEY , 5th Lord Berkeley ( Fitzharding male line) (1352-1417)) (18thGGF) 1352–1417 m. Margaret (De LISLE , 3rd Baroness Lisle ( of Kingston ) (1362-1391)) (18thGGM) 1362–1391
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Berkeley (1386-1422) (17thGGM) Ancestry) chart 1386–1422 m. Richard (13th Earl of Warwick De Beauchamp , KG (no male heirs) (1382-1439)) (17thGGF) 1382–1439
        1. 1. Elizabeth Wake 1417–1480 m. George (Neville Lord Latimer (1415-1469) (16thGGF) !) * 1414–1469 m. Thomas (Wake "The Great") (2ndC17XR) 1402–1458
        2. 2. Eleanor Beauchamp 1408–1467 m. Thomas (8th Baron of Roos ( Ros ) Thomas I de Ros, 8th Lord Ros of Helmsley (1406-1430)) (17thGGF) 1406–1430 m. Edmund (Beaufort\ Duke -) 15-6 1406–1455

Eleanor Clare's Timeline

7 Records

1292
1 Oct 1292
Birth of Eleanor Clare in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales
Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales
1292
1292
Birth of Eleanor Clare in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire
Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire
1292
3 October 1292
Birth of Eleanor Clare in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales
Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales
1292
1 Oct 1292
Birth of Eleanor Clare in Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, Great Britain
Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, Great Britain
1337
30 Jun 1337
Age 45
Death of Eleanor Clare in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
1337
30 June 1337
Age 45
Death of Eleanor Clare in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
1337
30 Jun 1337
Age 45
Death of Eleanor Clare in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1292
    Event Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1292
    Event Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 October 1292
    Event Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, Wales
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Oct 1292
    Event Place: Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan, Wales, Great Britain
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1337
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1337
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1337
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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