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Male Sir Edward le Despenser Click to view Sir Edward le Despenser in the family tree

Edward was born in 1310.1   Edward's father was Hugh (The Younger) le Despencer Baron le Despencer, K.G. and his mother was Eleanore de Clare.  His paternal grandparents were Earl of Winchester Hugh (The Elder) le Despencer and Isabel de Beauchamp; his maternal grandparents were Gilbert (Red Earl) de Clare and Joan (of Acre) England. He had a brother and two sisters, named Philip, Isabel and Elizabeth.  He died at the age of 32 on September 30th, 1342 in Morlaix.1 

Family Details of Edward's family with Anne de Ferrers

1 http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I9099&style=TABLE
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdp-fam&id=I27900, Plantagenet Ancestry of 17th Century Colonists

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