Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameElizabeth DE DESPENCER, 20G Grandmother
Birthabt 1327, Tower of London
Death13 Jul 1389
BurialSt Botolph's, London, England
FatherHugh Despenser “The Younger” 1st Lord Despenser (~1286-1326)
MotherEleanor DE CLARE (1292-1337)
Spouses
1Lord Maurice DE BERKELEY, 20G Grandfather
Birth1330, Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire
Death8 Jun 1368
BurialSt Augustine's, Bristol
FatherThomas DE BERKELEY 3rd Baron Berkeley (1292-1361)
MotherMargaret DE MORTIMER (1304-1337)
MarriageAug 1338
ChildrenThomas (1352-1417)
Notes for Elizabeth DE DESPENCER
Great Granddaughter of King Edward I
Her husband was the grandson of Roger Mortimer who was largely responsible for the execution of her father Hugh Despenser.
Her husband was the grandson of Roger Mortimer who was largely responsible for the execution of her father Hugh Despenser.
Notes for Maurice (Spouse 1)
Joined Alfonso XI King of Castile against the Moors.
Joined the Black Prince in 1355 in France, wounded and taken prisoner at Poitiers.
Joined the Black Prince in 1355 in France, wounded and taken prisoner at Poitiers.