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Lady Eleanor de Clare 1292–1337 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1292

Birth Location: Cardiff, Wales

Death Date: 30 June 1337

Death Location: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Gilbert Gloucester

Mother: Joan Plantagenet

Spouse(s): Hugh Despencer

Children(s): Elizabeth despencer, Isabella Despencer, Edward Despencer

The story of Lady Eleanor de Clare began in 1292 in Cardiff, Wales. Lady Eleanor de Clare married Hugh Le Despencer I 1St Lord Despencer, and had children including Edward Le Despencer, Elizabeth Le Despencer, Isabella Le Despencer. Lady Eleanor de Clare passed away in 1337 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Eleanor de Clare began in 1292 in Cardiff, Wales.
  • Lady Eleanor de Clare married Hugh Le Despencer I 1St Lord Despencer, and had children including Edward Le Despencer, Elizabeth Le Despencer, Isabella Le Despencer.
  • Lady Eleanor de Clare passed away in 1337 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gilbert Gloucester
1243–1295
Birth Location: Christchurch, Dorset, England
GG
Joan Plantagenet
1272–1307
Birth Location: Israel
JP

Spouses(s)

Hugh Despencer
1286–1326
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England
HD

Children(s)

Elizabeth despencer
1322–1389
Birth Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England
Ed
Isabella Despencer
1312–1371
Birth Location: Stoke, Gloucestershire, England
ID
Edward Despencer
1310–1342
Birth Location: –
ED

Lady Clare's Ancestors

Self
Lady Clare
1292–1337
Birth Place: Cardiff, Wales
Parents
Gilbert de Clare 7th Earl of Gloucester
1243–1295
Christchurch, Dorset, England
Joan (of Acre) Plantagenet
1272–1307
Israel
Grandparents
Richard (De Clare Earl of Clare, Earl of Hertford, Earl of) Gloucester
1222–1262
Gloucestershire, England
Maud ((Matilda) de Lacy Countess of Herford and) Gloucester
1223–1289
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Edward (I) (Longshanks)
1239–1307
Westminster Palace
Eleanor (of) Castel
1241–1290
Castile, Spain
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Gloucester
1182–1230
Isabel Marshal
1183–1240
John Lincoln
1192–1240
Margaret Lincoln
1206–1266
Henry England
1207–1272
Elanore Provence
1223–1291
Ferdinand Castile
1201–1252
Joan Ponthieu
1220–1279
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Clare
1162–1218
Amice FitzRobert
1160–1225
William Pembroke
1146–1219
Isabel Pembroke
1172–1220
Roger Lacy
1170–1211
Maud Clare
1175–1213
Robert Quincy
1186–1217
Hiwase Chester
1180–1241
John Lackland
1167–1216
Isabella Augouleme
1188–1246
Ramon Forcalquier
1198–1245
Beatrice Savoy
1223–1259
Alfonso Galicia
1171–1230
Berengaria Castille
1180–1246
Simon Aumale
1180–1239
Marie Ponthieu
1199–1250

Lady Clare's Descendants

1.
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Lady (Eleanor de) Clare (October 1292–30 June 1337) m. Hugh (le Despencer I 1st Lord) Despencer (1 May 1286–24 November 1326)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Le) despencer 1322–1389 m. Maurice (de Berkeley 4th Baron) Berkeley 1330–1368
    1. 1. James (de) Berkeley 1355–1405 m. Elizabeth Bluet 1358–1420
      1. 1. James (De Berkeley 1st Baron) Berkeley 1394–1463 m. Idabel (de) Mowbray 1396–1452
        1. 1. Maurice (de) Berkeley 1436–1506 m. Isabel Meade 1445–1514
    2. 2. Thomas (Berkeley 5th Baron) Berkeley 1353–1417 m. Margaret (de Lisle 3rd Baroness of) Lisle 1360–1392
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Berkeley Countess of Berkeley and) Warwick 1386–1422 m. Richard (Beauchamp 13th Earl of) Warwick 1382–1439
        1. 1. Eleanor (Beauchamp, Baroness de Ros, Duchess of) Somerset 1408–1467 m. Edmund (Beaufort 2nd Duke of) Somerset 1406–1455
  2. 2. Isabella (le) Despencer 1312–1371 m. Richard (Fitzalan 10 Earl of) Arundel 1312–1375
    1. 1. Edmund FitzAlan 1327–1377 m. Sibyl (de) Montague 1330–
      1. 1. Phlilippa FitzAlan 1351–1399 m. Richard (Sergeaux) III 1340–1393
        1. 1. Eliazabeth Sergeux 1375– m. William Marney 1365–1414
  3. 3. Edward (le) Despencer 1310–1342 m. Anne (de) Ferrers 1315–1367
    1. 1. Edward (le Despencer 1st Baron le) Despencer 1336–1375 m. Elizabeth (de Burghersh 3rd Baroness of) Burghersh 1342–1409
      1. 1. Margaret (le) Despencer 1365–1415 m. Robert (de Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers) Chartley 1357–1413
        1. 1. Philippa (de) Ferrers 1393–1427 m. Thomas Greene 1400–1461
      2. 2. Elizabeth (le) Despencer 1367–1408 m. John (FitzAlan de Arundel 2nd Baron Arundel 2nd Baron) Maltravers 1364–1390
        1. 1. Thomas (FitzAlan de) Arundel 1387–1430 m. Johanna Moyns 1402–
      3. 3. Thomas (le Despencer 1st Earl of) Gloucester 1373–1400 m. Constance (of) York 1374–1416
        1. 1. Isabel (le Despencer Countess of Worcester and) Warwick 1400–1439 m. Richard (de Beauchamp 2nd Baron Bergavenny, 1st Earl of) Worecester 1397–1422

Lady Clare's Timeline

2 Records

1292
October 1292
Birth of Lady Eleanor de Clare in Cardiff, Wales
Cardiff, Wales
1337
30 June 1337
Age 45
Death of Lady Eleanor de Clare in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1292
    Event Place: Cardiff, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1337
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index
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