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Thomas Despenser married Constance, daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York. They had issue: Isabel Despenser (26 July 1400 – 27 December 1439); she married, firstly, Richard Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, and later married, secondly, his cousin Richard de Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick.
Mar 3, 2023 · THOMAS LE DESPENSER, EARL OF GLOUCESTER (1373-1400), son of Edward le Despenser, by Elizabeth, daughter of Bartholomew, lord Burghersh, was two years old at his father's death in 1375, and was given in wardship to Edmund Langley, earl Cambridge (duke of York), fifth son of Edward III. He married Constance, daughter of his guardian, and was ...
Apr 27, 2022 · Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, 4th Baron le Despenser (22 September 1373 – 13 January 1400, Bristol) was the son of Edward le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser, whom he succeeded in 1375. Thomas became a royal ward after his father's death in 1375., until 1394 when he came of age and inherited his lands.
- Rutlandshire
- September 22, 1373
- Constance of York, Countess of Gloucester
- Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Nov 24, 2022 · Thomas le Despenser, K.G., 5th Lord le Despenser, Earl of Gloucester. He succeeded his father in 1375 as Lord Despenser. He was created Earl of Gloucester September 29, 1397. He was also Constable of Gloucester Castle, Constable of St. Briavel's Castle, Warden of the Forest of Dean (1397), and Knight of the Passion of Jesus Christ.
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Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester was born on 22 September 1373. He was the son of Edward Despenser, 5th Lord le Despenser and Elizabeth Burghersh. He married Constance Langley, daughter of Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and Isabella de Castilla, between 16 April 1378 and 7 November 1389.
Constance married Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester, who was created Earl of Gloucester by King Richard II on 29 September 1397, but after Richard's deposition and the accession of King Henry IV some of Thomas's lands were seized and he was degraded from the earldom.
Hugh Le Despenser (in full Hugh Le Despenser, earl of Winchester; b. 1262—d. Oct. 27, 1326, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.), also known as Hugh the Elder, was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1295. He fought in France and Scotland for Edward I and was sent by him on several embassies, including two to the pope.
