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

Edward was born about 1312 in Buckland, Buckinghamshire, England.  Edward's father was Hugh IV le Despenser and his mother was Alianor De Clare.  His paternal grandparents were Hugh le Despenser and Aline Basset; his maternal grandparents were Gilbert De Clare and Joan Plantagenet. He had two sisters named Isabel and Elizabeth.  He was the oldest of the three children. He had three half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Philip, Robert, Thomas, Margaret, Eleanor, Aline and Isabel.  He died on September 30th, 1342.


Edward's family with Anne De Ferrers

They had four sons and a daughter, named Edward, Thomas, Henry, Gilbert and Anne.

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