Paternal Family Tree: Despencer
Before 24th March 1335 [his father] Edward Despencer [aged 25] and [his mother] Anne Ferrers [aged 36] were married. They were second cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 24th March 1335 Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh was born to Edward Despencer [aged 25] and Anne Ferrers [aged 36] at Essendine Ryall, Rutlandshire. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. Coefficient of inbreeding 1.78%.
On 19th September 1356 the army of Edward "Black Prince" [aged 26] defeated the French and Scottish army led by King John "The Good" II of France [aged 37] at the Battle of Poitiers
King John "The Good" II of France was captured by three captains including Ivon aka John Fane.
The the English army included: Bernard Brocas [aged 26], Thomas Felton [aged 26], James Audley [aged 38], Thomas Beauchamp 11th Earl Warwick [aged 43], Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 28], Reginald Cobham 1st Baron Cobham [aged 61], Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [aged 21], Ralph Ferrers [aged 27], William Scrope [aged 31], William Montagu 2nd Earl Salisbury [aged 28], Walter Paveley 4th Baron Burghesh [aged 37], Robert Ufford 1st Earl Suffolk [aged 58], William Ufford 2nd Earl Suffolk [aged 18], John de Vere 7th Earl of Oxford [aged 44], John Willoughby 3rd Baron Willoughby [aged 33], Thomas Arderne [aged 19], Enion Sais Brecon, John Chandos [aged 36], Richard Pembridge [aged 36], Jean Grailly [aged 25], Robert de Fouleshurst [aged 26] and John Sully [aged 73]
John Savile of Shelley and Golcar [aged 31] probably fought having received letters of protection to travel overseas.
Hugh Courtenay 2nd or 10th Earl Devon [aged 53] protected the baggage train.
The French and Scottish army included: King John "The Good" II of France, Philip "Bold" Valois II Duke Burgundy [aged 14], Jean Bourbon I Count La Marche [aged 12], Archibald "Grim" Douglas 3rd Earl Douglas [aged 26], John "Sans Terre" Artois 1st Count of Eu [aged 35]; all captured.
Guichard d'Angle 1st Earl Huntingdon and William Douglas 1st Earl Douglas [aged 33] fought.
Peter Bourbon Duke Bourbon [aged 45] was killed. His son Louis [aged 19] succeeded II Duke Bourbon.
Gauthier VI Comte de Brienne [aged 54] was killed.
On 15th December 1357 Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [aged 22] was created 1st Baron Despencer.
In 1358 [his daughter] Anne Despencer Baroness Hastings, Marshal and Morley was born to Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [aged 22] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh [aged 16] at Ryall, Rutlandshire. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married (1) in or before 1377 her third cousin Hugh Hastings 7th Baron Hastings and had issue (2) before 21st October 1390 her fourth cousin once removed Thomas Morley 5th Baron Marshal 4th Baron Morley, son of William Morley 4th Baron Marshal 3rd Baron Morley and Cecily Bardolf Baroness Marshal and Morley.
In 1361 King Edward III of England [aged 48] created three of his sons as Garter Knights...
35th Lionel of Antwerp 1st Duke of Clarence [aged 22].
36th John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster [aged 20].
37th Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York [aged 19].
38th Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [aged 25].
On 5th April 1369 Bartholomew "The Younger" Burghesh 2nd Baron Burghesh [aged 41] died. He was buried at Lady Chapel Walsingham Priory. His daughter [his future wife] Elizabeth [aged 27] succeeded 3rd Baroness Burghesh.
On 3rd April 1370 [his brother] Bishop Henry Despencer [aged 29] was appointed Bishop of Norwich.
Before 1373 Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [aged 37] and Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh [aged 30] were married. She by marriage Baroness Despencer. He by marriage Baron Burghesh. They were half fourth cousin once removed. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King John of England.
On 22nd September 1373 [his son] Thomas Despencer 1st Earl Gloucester was born to Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [aged 38] and [his wife] Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh [aged 31]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married before 7th November 1379 his third cousin once removed Constance York Countess Gloucester, daughter of Edmund of Langley 1st Duke of York and Isabella of Castile Duchess York, and had issue.
On 11th November 1375 Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [aged 40] died at Llanblethian. He was buried at Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. His son Thomas [aged 2] succeeded 2nd Baron Despencer.
After 11th November 1375. Tewkesbury Abbey [Map]. Chantry of Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh [deceased]. Beautifully carved tomb in the Early English Perpendicular Style with a statue of him kneeling above the tomb facing the alter.
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In August 1402 [his former wife] Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh [aged 60] died. Her grandson Richard [aged 5] succeeded 4th Baron Burghesh.
[his daughter] Cicely Despencer was born to Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh and Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
[his son] Hugh Despencer was born to Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh and Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.
[his daughter] Margaret Despencer Baroness Ferrers of Chartley was born to Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh and Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married her third cousin Robert Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, son of John Ferrers 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley and Elizabeth Stafford Baroness Cobham, Ferrers and Strange, and had issue.
[his daughter] Elizabeth Despencer Baroness Zouche, Harringworth, Maltravers and Arundel was born to Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh and Elizabeth Burghesh 3rd Baron Burghesh. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England. She married (1) before 1st August 1385 her half third cousin John Fitzalan Baron Maltravers 2nd Baron Arundel, son of John Fitzalan 1st Baron Arundel Baron Maltravers and Eleanor Maltravers 2nd Baroness Maltravers Baroness Arundel and Cobham, and had issue (2) before 4th May 1396 her third cousin once removed William Zouche 3rd Baron Zouche Harringworth, son of William Zouche 2nd Baron Zouche Harringworth and Elizabeth Ros Baroness Zouche Harringworth.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 13 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 11 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 7 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 6 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Recuara Harcourt 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 1 Grandfather: Hugh "Elder" Despencer 1st Earl Winchester 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Basset 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Basset 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Fitzrobert 
Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Basset 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Reginar 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Reginar 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Grandfather: Hugh "Younger" Despencer 1st Baron Despencer 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Beauchamp 
7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 8 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Mortimer 
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Beauchamp 9th Earl Warwick 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Maudit
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Maudit 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Beaumont 
5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabella Beauchamp 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Fitzjohn Countess Warwick 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk 
6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 
6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
father: Edward Despencer Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Clare 3rd Earl Hertford
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Clare 5th Earl Gloucester 4th Earl Hertford 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Amice Fitzrobert Countess Hertford Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard de Clare 6th Earl Gloucester 5th Earl Hertford 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Marshal 1st Earl Pembroke
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Marshal Countess Cornwall, Gloucester and Hertford 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Clare Countess Pembroke 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Gilbert "Red Earl" Clare 7th Earl Gloucester 6th Earl Hertford 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Lacy 6th Baron Pontefract 7th Baron Halton 
9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Lacy Earl Lincoln 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Clere Baroness Lacy Baroness Warkworth 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Lacy Countess Gloucester and Hertford 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Quincy Earl Lincoln 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy 3rd Countess Lincoln and Pembroke 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hawise Gernon 2nd Countess Lincoln 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Grandmother: Eleanor Clare Baroness Zouche Mortimer Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England 
son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward I of England son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence 
Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan of Acre Countess Gloucester and Hertford daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon 
Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin 10 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon 2 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Edward Despencer 1st Baron Despencer, Baron Burghesh 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ferrers 3rd Earl of Derby 
6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ferrers 4th Earl of Derby 6 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil de Braose Countess Derby 
5 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ferrers 5th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh de Kevelioc Gernon 5th Earl Chester Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Gernon Countess Derby 2 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Bertrade Montfort Countess Chester
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Ferrers 4 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Saer Quincy 1st Earl Winchester 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Roger de Quincy 2nd Earl Winchester 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Beaumont Countess Winchester 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Quincy Countess Derby 3 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Lord of Galloway
Great x 3 Grandmother: Helen Galloway Countess Winchester 2 x Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Dunkeld 
Great Granddaughter of King David I of Scotland
Grandfather: William Ferrers 1st Baron Ferrers of Groby 5 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Despencer
Great x 3 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 4 Grandmother: Recuara Harcourt
Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Despencer
Great x 1 Grandmother: Anne Despencer 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alan Basset
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Basset 2 x Great Grandson of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aline Fitzrobert Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aline Basset 3 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Matthew Reginar 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Reginar 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
mother: Anne Ferrers 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Stephen Segrave 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Segrave
Great x 4 Grandmother: Rohese Despencer
Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicholas Segrave 1st Baron Segrave
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Segrave 2nd Baron Segrave
Great x 3 Grandfather: Geoffrey de Lucy of Newington in Kent 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud de Lucy
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Cantilupe 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Nichole Cantilupe
Grandmother: Ellen or Margaret Segrave Baroness Ferrers Groby
Great x 1 Grandmother: Christiana Plessey Baroness Segrave