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| Birthplace: | Ewias Lacy, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Death: | Died in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation: | daughter and heiress of Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh |
| Managed by: | Nancy Sawalich |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_le_Despencer,_Baroness_le_Despencer
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Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edward married Elizabeth de Burghersh, daughter of Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh. They had the following children:
Thomas, who succeeded his father to the barony.
Hugh
Cicely
Elizabeth, who married firstly John Arundel, and then Hugh, Lord Zouch
Anne, who married firstly to Hugh Hastings, and then Thomas, Lord Morley
Margaret, who married Robert, Lord Ferrers of Chartley.
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Father was Sir Bartholomew de Burghersh, Knight of the Garter, d. 1369 and Mother was Cecily de Wayland, daughter of Sir Richard de Weyland.
Elizabeth was aged 27 at her father's death. In her will, she called herself Elizabeth de Burghersh, Dame le Despenser. She survived her husband by over 30 years, but evidently never remarried.
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Elizabeth Despencer (née Burghersh), Baroness le Despencer (ca. 1342 – August, 1402) was an English noblewoman born to Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh and Cicely Weyland. She married Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer they had six children. -------------------- Elizabeth Despencer (née Burghersh), Baroness le Despencer (ca. 1342 – August, 1402) was an English noblewoman born to Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh and Cicely Weyland. She married Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer they had six children. -------------------- Elizabeth Despencer, 3rd Baroness Burghersh (ca. 1342 – August 1402) was an English noblewoman born to Bartholomew de Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh and Cicely Weyland. She married Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer and they had six children. Upon the death of her father, she inherited the title of Baroness Burghersh.
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1341
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Gloucestershire, England
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| 1342 |
May, 1342
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Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom
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| 1354 |
August 2, 1354
Age 12
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Essendine, Rutlandshire, England
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1354
Age 11
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Of, Essendine, Rutlandshire, England
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| 1355 |
1355
Age 12
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Gloucestershire, England
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| 1358 |
1358
Age 15
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Ryall, Rutland, England
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| 1360 |
1360
Age 17
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Of, Essendine, Rutlandshire, England
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| 1365 |
1365
Age 22
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Essendine, Rutland, England
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| 1367 |
1367
Age 24
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Essendine, Rutland, England
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| 1369 |
1369
Age 26
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Essendine, Rutland, England
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