Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley (original) (raw)
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English noblewoman
| Elizabeth le Despenser | |
|---|---|
| Baroness Berkeley | |
| Born | 1327Tower of London, London, England |
| Died | 13 July 1389 |
| Buried | St Botolph's Aldgate, London, England |
| Spouse(s) | Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley |
| Issue | Thomas de Berkeley, 5th Lord BerkeleyJames de BerkeleyJohn de BerkeleyMaurice de BerkeleyCatherine de BerkeleyAgnes de BerkeleyElizabeth de Berkeley |
| Father | Hugh Despenser the Younger |
| Mother | Eleanor de Clare |
Elizabeth le Despenser (c. 1327 – 13 July 1389) was an English noblewoman. She was the youngest daughter of Hugh le Despenser the younger and his wife Eleanor de Clare.[1] Her father is famous for being the favourite of Edward II of England; he was executed as a result of his position and actions. Through her mother, Elizabeth was a great granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
The exact date of her birth is disputed; it is possible that she (or her brother John) was born in December 1325. She may have been born to her mother sometime after her father's death, as she was not forced to take the veil like three of her older sisters. Not much else is known about her youth until August 1338, when she was sent to the care of her maternal aunt Elizabeth de Clare after her mother Eleanor's death the previous year.[2]
Marriage and later life
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In August 1338, she married Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley, who was ironically a grandson of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, the man largely responsible for the execution of Elizabeth's father Hugh. She and her husband had four sons and three daughters.[3]
As a widow Elizabeth married Sir Maurice Wyth.[4]
Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley died on 13 July 1389. She was buried at St Botolph's Aldgate, London, England.[1]
| Ancestors of Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley |
|---|
| 16. Hugh le Despenser 8.Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer 4.Hugh le Despenser, 1st Earl of Winchester 18. Philip Basset 9. Aline Bassett 19. Hawise de Gray 2.Hugh Despenser the Younger 20. William de Beauchamp 10. William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick 21. Isabel Mauduit 5. Isabella de Beauchamp 22. John Fitzgeoffrey 11. Maud FitzJohn 23. Isabel Bigod 1. Elizabeth le Despenser 24. Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Hertford 12. Richard de Clare, 5th Earl of Hertford 25. Isabel Marshal 6.Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford 26. John de Lacy, 1st Earl of Lincoln 13. Maud de Lacy 27. Margaret de Quincy, Countess of Lincoln 3.Eleanor de Clare 28. Henry III of England 14. Edward I of England 29. Eleanor of Provence 7. Joan of Acre 30. Ferdinand III of Castile 15. Eleanor of Castile 31. Joan, Countess of Ponthieu |
- ^ a b Lundy, Darryl. "The Peerage: Elizabeth le Despencer". Retrieved 4 October 2009.
- ^ Higginbotham, Susan. "Elizabeth le Despenser"[_permanent dead link_]; retrieved 1 October 2009.
- ^ Smyth, John (1883). Lives of the Berkeleys. Vol. 1. p. 374.
- ^ Wells-Furby, Bridget (2004). A Catalogue of the Medieval Manuscripts of Berkeley Castle. Vol. 17. Bristol & Gloucestershire Archaeological Society. p. 523.