Thomas le Despenser , Earl of Gloucester, KG 
Thomas le was born on September 22nd, 1373 in Essendine, Rutland, England. Thomas le's father was Edward II 1st Baron le Despenser , KG, Sir and his mother was Elizabeth de Burghersh. He had two sisters named Margaret le and Elizabeth le. He was the youngest of the three children. He died in Beheaded at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. He was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England.General Notes
Thomas le Despenser, 2nd Lord (Baron) le Despenser of both the 1295 and 1314 creations, also 2nd and last Lord Despenser of the 1357 creation and 1st and last Earl of Gloucester, so created in Parliament 29 Sep 1397 (in which same Parliament he got the forfeiture of his great grandfather and great-great grandfather (the Elder and Younger Hugh le Despensers) lifted, thereby becoming rightful holder of their baronies--also presumably the Earldom of Winchester of the 1322 creation, though he seems not to have been referred to under such a title), KG (1399); and was beheaded 13 Jan 1399/1400 (after an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Henry IV following the latter's usurpation of the throne from Richard II the previous year (when Thomas was degraded from his Earldom), so that when Parliament met in Jan 1400/1 all his remaining titles were declared forfeited inasmuch as he had been a traitor). [Burke's Peerage]
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.24 MAR 1335/36 in Essendine, Rutlandshire, England d.11 Nov 1375 in Llanbethian, Glamorganshire, Wales
- b.22 Sep 1373 in Essendine, Rutland, England d.13 JAN 1399/00 in Beheaded at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
- b.1342 in Ewyas Lacy, Herefordshire, England d.Aug 1409
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‌Thomas le were married in a religious ceremony after April 16th, 1378. He had a biological son and a biological daughter, named Richard le and Isabel le.
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Children
Richard le Despenser , Baron Burghersh
Richard le was born on November 30th, 1396 in Elmley, Wrocestershire, England. He died at the age of 17 on October 7th, 1414 in Merton, Surrey, England (dsp).
Isabel le Despenser , Baroness Burghersh
Isabel le was born on July 26th, 1400 in Elmley, Worcestershire, England. She died at the age of 39 on December 27th, 1439 in Friarsminoresses, London, Middlesex, England.
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