Edward II 1St Baron Le DESPENSER, Kg, Sir

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• FamilySearch ID: LZ2W-NR3
• _UID: 47C88555836842D7AA6E5FB95358EE6B2142
• MilitaryService: 19 Sep 1356, Poitiers, Vienne, France; Battle of Poitiers
• Title: 1357, England; He became 1st Lord Despenser (Baron Despenser) when he was summoned to Parliament

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Edward le Despenser, 1st Lord (Baron) le Despenser, so created by writ of summons to Parliament 15 Dec 1357; KG (1361); fought at Battle of Poitiers 1356, Constable of English Army in an unsuccessful invasion of France 1373-74. [Burke's Peerage]

Sir Edward Despenser, KG, b. Essendine 24 Mar 1335/6, d. Llanbethian 11 Nov 1375; m. bef. Dec 1364 Elizabeth de Burghersh (13-9), d. 26 July 1409. [Magna Charta Sureties]

d was present at the Battle of Poitiers. In recognition of his conduct in the French wars, he was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1357. At the same time, he also became a Knight of the Garter.

He was a friend and patron of Jean Froissart[1] and the eldest brother of Henry le Despenser, Bishop of Norwich.

There is a statue of him on the top of the Holy Trinity Chantry Chapel in Tewkesbury Abbey, renowned as the "KNEELING KNIGHT".

Edward married Elizabeth Burghersh, daughter of Bartholomew Burghersh, 2nd Baron Burghersh.
They had the following children:
- Margaret Despencer (died 3 November 1415), married Robert de Ferrers, 4th Baron Ferrers of Chartley
- Elizabeth Despenser (died 10 or 11 April 1408) married
(1) John FitzAlan, 2nd Baron Arundel (30 November 1364 ? 14 August 1390)
(2) William Zouche, 3rd Baron Zouche
- Thomas Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester (22 September 1373 ? 13 January 1400), married Constance of York
- Hugh Despencer
- Cicely Despencer
- Anne Despencer (died 30 October 1426) married (1) Hugh de Hastings and (2) Thomas de Morley, 4th Baron Morley

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_le_Despencer%2C_1st_Baron_le_Despencer

Edward married Elizabeth De BURGHERSH on 2 Aug 1354. Elizabeth (daughter of Bartholomew 4Th Baron De BURGHERSH, Kg, Sir and Cicely De WEYLAND) was born in 1342 in Ewyas Lacy, Herefordshire, England; died on 26 Jul 1409. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: GF1C-MG6

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• FamilySearch ID: L62J-45C
• _UID: 4D60131A287D46D29205F4CF83CFAAB9A625

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He [Hugh Hastings] married, before 1 November 1376, Anne, 3rd daughter of Sir Edward LE DESPENSER, Lord of Glamorgan and Morgannwg [LORD LE DESPENSER], by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Bartholomew DE BURGHERSH, of Ewyas Lacy, co. Hereford, Stert and Colerne, Wilts, &c. [LORD BURGHERSH]. On 16 June 1386 he gave evidence in the Scrope and Grosvenor controversy, and soon afterwards, on 8 or 9 July, accompanied the Duke of Lancaster in his expedition to Spain, where he died 6 November 1386. On 15 May 1387 the manors of Elsing, Weasenham, and Monewden, which he and his wife had held jointly at his death, were released to her. She married, as 2nd wife, Sir Thomas DE MORLEY, of Morley, Norfolk, Marshal of Ireland [LORD MORLEY], who died 24 September 1416, and was buried in the Church of the Austin Friars at Norwich. She died 30 or 31 October 1426. [Complete Peerage VI:355-7, XIV:372, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

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He [Thomas de Morley] married, 2ndly, before October 1390, Anne, widow of Sir Hugh HASTINGES (died 6 November 1386), and daughter of Edward LE DESPENSER [LORD LE DESPENCER], by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Bartholomew DE BURGHERSH [LORD BURGHERSH], by whom he had no issue. He died 2 September 1416, at Calais, and was buried in the Austin Friars', Norwich. Dower was granted to his widow Anne. She died 30 or 31 October 1426, and was buried in the Austin Friars', Norwich. [Complete Peerage IX:216-7, XIV:487, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Anne married Hugh HASTINGS, Of Elsing, Sir before 1 Nov 1376 in 1st Husband. Hugh (son of Hugh De HASTINGS, Of Elsing, Sir and Margaret De EVERINGHAM) was born before 20 Jun 1355 in Elsing, Mitford, Norfolk, England; died on 6 Nov 1386 in Spain. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anne married Thomas 4Th Baron De MORLEY, Sir before Oct 1390 in 2ND Husband, 2ND Wife. Thomas was born about 1354 in Hockering, Mitford, Norfolk, England; died on 2 Sep 1416 in Calais, Pas-DE-Calais, France; was buried in Austin Friars, Norwich, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: LYJ2-G1L
• _UID: 768DFE93FE42472EA9C60AB3ECF5FA9BEBAB

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He [Robert de Ferrers] married, 2ndly, Margaret, 4th and youngest daughter of Sir Edward LE DESPENSER, Lord of Glamorgan and Morgannwg [LORD LE DESPENSER], by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Bartholomew DE BURGHERSH, of Ewyas Lacy, co. Hereford, Stert and Colerne, Wilts, &c. [LORD BURGHERSH]. He died 12 or 13 March 1412/3, and was buried in Merevale Abbey: brass. His widow's dower was ordered to be assigned, 14 April 1413, and on the same day the manor of Bugbrooke, of which she and her husband had been jointly enfeoffed, was liberated to her, the escheator in co. Northants being ordered to take her fealty. She died 3 November 1415, and was buried in Merevale Abbey: brass. [Complete Peerage V:315-7, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Margaret married Robert 5Th Baron De FERRERS, Of Chartley, Sir after 1379 in 2ND Wife. Robert (son of Elizabeth De STAFFORD) was born on 31 Oct 1357 in Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England; died between 12 and 13 Mar 1412 in Southoe, St. Neots, Huntingdonshire, England; was buried in Abbey Of Merevale, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: 9QVW-4JW
• _UID: 51ACC30F051E423A8C152F68AF394496684F

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Elizabeth, daughter of 1st Lord (Baron) le Despenser. [Burke's Peerage, p. 2098]

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Elizabeth (b. 10 or 11 April 1408), daughter of 1st Lord (Baron) le Despenser and widow of 2nd Lord (Baron) Arundel de jure (though he was never summoned to Parliament. [Burke's Peerage, p. 3102]

Note: I am sure that they mean "d. 10 or 11 April 1408".

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Elizabeth Despenser, d. 10 or 11 Apr 1408; m. (1) Sir John d'Arundel (121-8), Lord Arundel. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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Elizabeth, daughter of Edward, 1st Lord Despenser. She d. 10 or 11 Apr 1408. [Magna Charta Sureties]

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He [John d'Arundel] married, before 1387, Elizabeth, daughter of Edward (DESPENSER), LORD Le DESPENSER, by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Bartholomew (BURGHERSH), LORD BURGHERSH. He died 14 August 1390, and was buried in Missenden Abbey. On 15 July 1406 he is referred to as John Darundell Chivaler, and his son as John Darundell Esquire. His widow married William (LA ZOUCHE), LORD ZOUCHE OF HARYNGWORTH, who died 13 May 1396. She died 10 or 11 April 1408. Will, desiring to be buried in Tewkesbury Abbey, dated 4 Apri 1408. [Complete Peerage I:260, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Elizabeth married John 2Nd Baron D' ARUNDEL, Sir Knight before 1385 in 1st Husband. John was born on 30 Nov 1364 in Lytchett Matravers, Poole, Dorsetshire, England; died on 14 Aug 1390 in Ditton Manor, Stoke Pogis, Buckinghamshire, England; was buried in Missenden Abbey, Buckinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married William 3Rd Baron LA ZOUCHE, Of Haryngworth, Sir after 28 Apr 1393 in 2ND Husband, 2ND Wife. William was born about 1342 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England; died on 13 May 1396 in Harringworth, Northamptonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KHW3-JTK

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• FamilySearch ID: G64R-YTW
• _UID: E862DEED6BA24766AC63465DBA1403A4F619

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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]

Thomas married Constance PLANTAGENET, Princess Of England after 16 Apr 1378. Constance (daughter of Sir Edmund Duke Of LANGLEY, 1st Duke of York and Isabel Perez Princess Of Castile & LE?N) was born about 1374 in Castle Conisbrough, Yorkshire, England; died on 28 Nov 1416 in Reading Abbey, Reading, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KDQJ-Q9V

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• _UID: 00F8BD32C59148BC8BA2FE2A3CE8498D909E

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BARONY OF HASTINGS (VII, 8) 1393

HUGH HASTINGES, of Elsing, Fenwick, &c., de jure LORD HASTINGS, son and heir, aged 9 and more at his father's death. He was found heir to his cousin of the half-blood, John, Earl of Pembroke. He married Constance, daughter of Sir Walter BLOUNT, of Barton Blount, Alkmanton, and Sapperton, co. Derby, by Sancha, daughter of Diego GOMEZ DE TOLEDO, Alcalde de Toledo. He died s.p., 2 November 1396. His widow married Sir John SUTTON, of Dudley, co. Stafford, who died 3 September 1406. She died 23 September 1432. [Complete Peerage VI:357-8, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

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(Dsp)

Hugh married Constance BLOUNT, Baroness Of Dudley in 1395 in , Barton Blount, Derby, England. Constance was born about 1380 in Barton-Blount, Burton-Upon-Trent, Derbyshire, England; died on 23 Sep 1432 in <, , Northamptonshire, England>. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 51D2D1A1FCBD46B4B1E892CFB959D3042BE8

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BARONY OF HASTINGS (VIII, 9) 1396

SIR EDWARD HASTINGES, knight, of Elsing, Fenwick, &c., de jure LORD HASTINGS, next brother and heir, born at Fenwick, and bap. at Campsale, 21 May 1382. He was knighted before 6 November 1399, on which date the King granted him ?40 a year, during his minority, that he might maintain his estate. On 11 July 1403 he was committed to the Tower. On 10 February 1403/4 he released to the King all his right in Sutton Scotney. In 1405 he was about to go to sea on the King's service with Thomas of Lancaster, Admiral of England. The right to bear the undifferenced Arms of Hastinges was decided against him in the Court of Chivalry, 9 May 1410, and in favour of his opponent Reynold, Lord Grey of Ruthin, heir to the sister of the whole blood, in preference to his own claim as heir to the brother of the half-blood, of John, Lord Hastinges, ancestor of the Earls of Pembroke. From this decision he appealed, but finally, on refusing to pay the costs of this suit (lest he should thereby acknowledge its justice), he was imprisoned (about 1417) in the Marshalsea apparently till his death. On 11 February 1410/1, as Edward, Lord of Hastynges and Stoutvile, he was pardoned his outlawry for not appearing to answer touching a debt. Previous to the Coronation of Henry V he unsuccessfully claimed to carry the Second Sword before the King at his Coronation, and also to carry the Great Gilt Spurs, and to perform the office of Chief Napperer. On 20 November 1413 he was again committed to the Tower.

He married, 1stly, Muriel, daughter of Sir John DE DINHAM, of Hartland, Devon. He married, 2ndly, Margery, daughter of Sir Robert CLIFTON, of Bokenham, Norfolk, by Alice his wife. He died 6 January 1437/8, aged 55. His widow married, as 1st wife, John WYMONDHAM or WYNDHAM, of Felbridge and Runton, Norfolk, who died 4 June 1475. She died 1456, and was buried in the Church of the Austin Friars at Norwich. [Complete Peerage VI:358-60, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Edward married Muriel De DINHAM in 1st Wife. Muriel (daughter of John De DINHAM, Of Hartland, Sir Knight) was born about 1385 in Hartland Quay, Bideford, Devonshire, England; died after 1412. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Margery Dau. Of Robert CLIFTON, Of Buckenham before 1417 in 1st Husband 2ND Wife. Margery was born about 1390 in Buckenham, Wayland, Norfolk, England; died in 1456 in Felbrigg, Erpingham, Norfolk, England; was buried in Austin Friars, Norwich, Norfolk, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: A183F3450A6A4321B9A11DA73E6109F0EA92

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Sir Edmund Ferrers of Chartley, age 26 in 1413, d. 17 Dec 1435; m. Ellen, daughter of Thomas Roche of Castle Bromwich, co. Worcs., d. 4 Nov 1440 (she m. (2) as 1st wife, Sir Philip Chetwynd). [Ancestral Roots]

Note: I believe that Castle Bromwich was in Warwickshire. The "county" is now called something like Birmingham, West Midlands, since the 1974 reorganization. Warwickshire is confirmed by CP below.

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BARONY OF FERRERS OF CHARTLEY (CP doesn't give numbers/recognize the title?)

SIR EDMUND FERRERS, of Chartley, &c., usually called LORD FERRERS OF CHARTLEY, son and heir, by 2nd wife, aged 26 and more, or 27 and more, at his father's death. The King took his homage and fealty, and he had livery of his father's lands, 14 April 1413. Soon afterwards, assisted by his brothers, Thomas and Edward, he carried on a sort of private war with the Erdeswikes of Sandon, near Chartley: both parties petitioned Parliament in 2 Henry V, each claiming to be the one aggrieved. In consequence of these and many other lawless occurrences, the King accompanied Chief justice Hankeford to cos. Leicester, Stafford, and Salop, to hear plaints in person. Edmund had been presented for having, on Christmas Day 1413, given liveries of green and white cloth--3 yards apiece--to many persons not of his household: he appeared before the King in Court in June 1414, and eventually obtained a pardon, 24 January 1414/5, for all treasons, murders, and other offences committed up to 8 December, saving murders if any-committed after 19 November, 1414. He accompanied the King to France in August 1415, and was at the siege of Harfleur, August to September, at the battle of Agincourt, 25 October 1415, and at the relief of Harfleur by the Duke of Bedford, August 1416. He accompanied the King to France in August 1417, and was at the siege of Rouen, July 1418 to January 1418/9, being in the division commanded by the Earl of Huntingdon: at that of Melun, July to November 1420, and at that of Meaux, October 1421 to May 1422.

He married Ellen, 2nd daughter and coheir of Thomas Roche, of Castle Bromwich, co. Warwick, by Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir Thomas BIRMINGEHAM, and niece and heir of Sir John BIRMINGEHAM, of Birmingham, co. Warwick, Kingston Bagpuze, Berks, &c. They had livery of that portion of her inheritance which Elizabeth, Lady Clinton, formerly wife of the said Sir John Birmingeham, had held in dower or otherwise, 1 December 1423. He died 17 December 1435. His widow's dower was ordered to be assigned, 7 February 1435/6, the manor of Castle Bromwich, and the moieties of the manors of Whitacre and Birmingham, which he had held in her right as of her inheritance, having been liberated to her, 4 February 1435 /6. She had licence to marry whom she would, for a fine of ?40, 28 August 1436. She married, 2ndly, as 1st wife, before 3 May 1438, Sir Philip CHETEWYND, of Ingestre, co. Stafford, and Grendon, co. Warwick. She died 4 November 1440. He died 10 May 1444. [Complete Peerage V:317-9, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Edmund married Ellen De LA ROCHE, Heiress Of Bromwich in 1st Husband. Ellen was born about 1393 in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England; died on 4 Nov 1440 in Nether Whitacre, Meriden, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 9D3EFC3C915F422AB3CEA893370D0E78F5D5

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The author wishes to thank the Rev. Canon R. Brien Koehler for information he sent to resolve the question regarding generation 10, above (ie. marriage of Thomas Greene & Philippa de Ferrers). [Editor not fully satisfied with this conclusion]. [Magna Charta Sureties, line 34-17]

Note: Obviously with a death date of 3 Nov 1415 (which happens to be exactly the same as her mother's), this marriage did not last very long (husband Thomas wasn't born until 1400). I don't know whether MCS was questioning the marriage, the death date, or what? MCS was not fully satisfied with something. Ancestral Roots does not give any death date for Philippa; however they do say she is "buried at Norton". A large number of people on World Connect have Philippa's death in 1457/8.

Philippa married Thomas GREENE, Sheriff Of Northampton, Sir in 1st Wife. Thomas (son of Thomas GREENE, Sheriff Of Northampton, Sir Knt and Lady Mary TALBOT, of Blakemere) was born on 10 Feb 1399-1400 in Greene's Norton, Northamptonshire, England; died on 18 Jan 1461-1462. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: 18th\13Th\6Th Earl Of ARUNDEL
• Name: John FITZALAN
• _UID: 4A3546A82F40402CB626C0ED9B78EDEEBF8E

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John d'Arundel, 13th/6th Earl of Arundel, as which succeeded cousin 1415 and was perhaps summoned to Parliament 1416 though not thereafter (it is thought because of Mowbray hostility to his claims that family being heirs general of the previous Earls of Arundel), and de jure 3rd Lord (Baron) Mautravers, as which succeeded grandmother Jan 1404/5 (though never summoned to Parliament by that title; nevertheless he was frequently referred to as Lord Mautravers prior to 1415), KB(1399); born 1 Aug 1385; served in Agincourt Campaign 1415; married by 1407, as her 1st husband Eleanor (married 2nd Sir Richard Poynings and 3rd by 8 May 1439 1st Lord (Baron) Hungerford), daughter of Sir John Berkeley, of Beverstone, Glos, and died 21 April 1421. [Burke's Peerage]

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EARLDOM of ARUNDEL (XVIII, 13 or 6) 1415

JOHN D'ARUNDEL, [who, according to the admission of 1433] may be considered Earl of Arundel, cousin and heir male, being son and heir of John d'Arundel, by Elizabeth, daughter of Edward le Despenser, which last named John [who never was summoned as a Baron] was son and heir of John D'Arundel [summoned to Parliament 1377-79], who was brother of the whole blood of Richard [xv] Earl of Arundel. Succeeded his father 14 August 1390, created K.B. 12 October 1399, became de jure Lord Mautravers by the death of his grandfather [suo jure Baroness Mautravers] on 10 January 1404/5, but was never summoned to Parliament as a Baron, though frequently styled Lord Mautravers. He was in the French wars of 1415, in which year he succeeded to the Castle and Honour of Arundel, and according to some authorities, is said to have been summoned to Parliament as Earl of Arundel, 3 September 1416, though [probably owing to the opposition of the great family Mowbray, the heirs gen. of the former Earls of Arundel] never afterwards.

He married, before 1407, Eleanor, daughter of Sir John Berkeley, of Beverstone, co. Gloucester, by his 1st wife, Elizabeth, daughter and heir of Sir John Betteshorne, of Betteshorne in Sopley, Hants. He died 21 April 1421, and was buried at Arundel. His widow married, about 1423, Sir Richard Poynings, who was son and heir apparent of Robert, Lord Poynings, but who died v.p., 10 Jun 1429. She married 3rdly, before 8 May 1439, Walter [Hungerford], Lord Hungerford, K.G., who died 9 Aug 1449. She died 1 August 1455, and was buried at Arundel. Will [in which she styles herself "Countess of Arundel and Lady Mautravers," and speaks of her 1st husband as "John, Earl of Arundel" dated 20 July 1455, proved 23 August following. [Complete Peerage I:247, XIV:39, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

John married Eleanor BERKELEY before 1407 in 1st Husband. Eleanor was born about 1390 in Beverstone Castle, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England; died on 1 Aug 1455 in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, England; was buried in Arundel Chapel, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Thomas ARUNDEL
• _UID: 023C62DDB90642B29AB605E4B17183D9E74F

Family/Spouse: Joan MOYNS. Joan was born about 1398 in Beechwood, Sussex, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 0F7225AB135147FDAC4A85008F3AE575970A

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Richard le Despenser, de jure Lord (Baron) Burghersh. [Burke's Peerage, p. 2945]

Richard married Eleanor NEVILLE, Countess of Northumberland after 23 May 1412 in 1st Husband 1St Wife. Eleanor (daughter of Ralph DE NEVILLE and Joan DE BEAUFORT) was born in 1398 in Raby Castle, Durham, England; died on 11 Aug 1472 in Raby, Durham, England; was buried in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: 0BA5557AC4D34C0996FA041E2DD7D7383010

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Isabel, Baroness Burghersh in her own right, widow of his cousin Richard de Beuachamp, Earl of Worcester, and sister and heir of Richard le Despenser, de jure Lord (Baron) Burghersh. [Burke's Peerage]

Note: Isabel was mother of Henry de Beauchamp, 14th Earl of Warwick & 1st Duke of Warwick, dspm 11 June 1464; also Anne de Beauchamp, who became Countess of Warwick after Henry's daughter Anne died 3 Jan 1448/9.

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Isabel le Despenser, m. 27 July 1411 [Richard de Beauchamp], (daughter of Thomas le Despenser and Constance, daughter of Edmund, Duke of York). [Magna Charta Sureties]

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He [Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Worcester] m. 27 Jul 1411, at Tewkesbury, Isabel, sister and eventually (1414) sole heir of Richard le Despenser, apparently de jure Lord Burghersh, being daughter of Thomas, the attainted Earl of Gloucester (Lord le Despenser), by Constance, daughter of Edmund, Duke of York. He dspm. (being mortally wounded at the siege of Meaux in France, 18 Mar 1421/2), and was buried 25 Apr 1422 in Tewkesbury Abbey. At his death, his vast estates and the representation of his Barony devolved on his only daughter and heir (Elizabeth), but the Earldom of Worcester apparently reverted to the Crown. His widow, (who was b. (posthumous) 26 Jul 1400 at Cardiff, and who was apparently suo jure Baroness Burghersh) m. (by papl dispensation) 26 Nov 1423, at Hanley Castle, co. Worcester, as 2nd wife, her husband's cousin, Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, who d. 30 Apr, and was buried 4 Oct 1439, at Warwick. M.I. Will dated 8 Aug 1435. She d. 27 Dec 1439, at the Friars Minoresses, London, and was buried 13 Jan 1439/40, in Tewkesbury Abbey. M.I. WIll dated 1 Dec 1439, probated 4 Feb 1439/40. Inq.p.m. at Abingdon, June 1441. [Complete Peerage I:26-27, XIV:6]

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He [Richard de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick] married, 2ndly, 26 November 1423, at Hanley Castle, co. Worcester, Isabel, de jure suo jure (according to modern doctrine) BARONESS BURGHERSH, widow of his cousin Richard (DE BEAUCHAMP), EARL OF WORCESTER (who died s.p.m. March 1422), sister and heir of Richard (LE DESPENSER), de jure LORD BURGHERSH (who died s.p. 7 October 1414), posthumous daughter and eventually sole heir of Thomas (LE DESPENSER), EARL OF GLOUCESTER and LORD LE DESPENSER (who was beheaded, January 1399/1400, and afterwards attainted] by Constance, daughter of Edmund, "of Langley," DUKE OF YORK, 5th son of EDWARD III. He died 30 April 1439 at Rouen, aged 57, and was buried 4 October in St. Mary's, Warwick, being afterwards removed to the Lady Chapel (built by his executors), where is a superb monument to him. His widow, who was born 26 July 1400 at Cardiff, died 27 December 1439 at the Friars Minoresses, London, and was buried 13 January 1439/40 in Tewkesbury Abbey, aged 39. M.I. [Complete Peerage XII/2:378-82, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Isabel married Richard De BEAUCHAMP, Earl Of Warwick on 26 Nov 1423 in 2ND Husband Same Name. Richard (son of Thomas De BEAUCHAMP and Margaret FERRERS) was born on 28 Jan 1381 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; died on 30 Apr 1439 in Rouen Castle, Seine-Maritime, France; was buried on 4 Oct 1439 in Beauchamp Chapel, St Mary's, Warwickshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Baron of Ferrers: <, Ferrers, Derby, England>
• FamilySearch ID: G96G-M8V
• _UID: 0515476073C94CA69C8FA093B694C893F241

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Sir William Ferrers of Chartley, age 23 in 1435, d. 9 June 1450; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Hamon Bealknap of Seintlynge in St. Mary Cray, co. Kent, etc., d. 28 May 1471. [Ancestral Roots]
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BARONY OF FERRERS OF CHARTLEY (CP doesn't give numbers/recognize the title?)

SIR WILLIAM FERRERS, of Chartley, &c., frequently called LORD FERRERS, son and heir, aged 23 and more at his father's death. The King took his homage and fealty, and he had livery of his father's lands, 9 February 1435/6. On 18 December 1440, he had livery of the manor of Keyston, and obtained that of Bugbrooke, both of which his mother had held in dower.

He married Elizabeth, daughter of Hamon BEALKNAP, of Seintlynge in St. Mary Cray, Kent, Knell, Sussex, &c., by Joan, younger daughter and, in her issue, coheir of Sir Thomas BOTELER, of Sudeley, co. Gloucester. He died s.p.m., 9 June 1450. His widow's dower was ordered to be assigned, 12 November 1450: on the same day the King took her fealty, and the manors, which she and her husband had held jointly, were liberated to her. In May 1455 she conveyed to feoffes the manors she held for life, in dower or otherwise. She died 28 May 1471. [Complete Peerage V:320-1, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

William married Elizabeth BELKNAP about 1437 in <, Chartley, Stafford, England>. Elizabeth was born in 1411 in Seintlynge In St. Mary Cray, Kent, England; died on 28 May 1471 in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, England; was buried in Jun 1471 in Chartley Castle, Staffordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• _UID: BAFD97F4BEA44DF3AAE066CD4298FA53C886
• Alt. Birth: 1430, Newby, North Riding Yorkshire, England; Alt. Birth

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth EDEN. Elizabeth was born about 1435 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: 19th\14Th Earl Of ARUNDEL
• _UID: A6B561C03C444D168AC438373D72D7FFA193

Notes:

EARLDOM of ARUNDEL (XIX, 14 or 7) 1421

JOHN D'ARUNDEL, [who, in right of either his father's writ or of the admission of 1433] may be considered Earl of Arundel. Son and heir born 14 February 1407/8, at Lytchett Mautravers, Dorset. Created K.B. at Leicester, by the young King, under the name of "Dominus de Maultravers." His claim to the Earldom of Arundel not having been recognised, he was, when of age, summoned to Parliament on 12 July and 3 August 1429, by writs directed Johanni Arundel' de Arundell' Chivaler, whereby he is held to have become Lord Arundel. In December 1431 he was in the coronation of Henry VI at Paris. He greatly distinguished himself in the French wars, and was made Captain of the Castle of Rouen in February 1431/2. On 22 April 1432 he was created K.G.; and in November 1433 his petition to be considered Earl of Arundel by tenure of the Castle of Arundel, was allowed, but he was never afterwards summoned to Parliament as an Earl or a Baron. He was created, in 1434, Duke of Touraine in France, by the Regent Bedford. The Earl was severely wounded and taken prisoner at the siege of Gerberoy, in the Beauvaisis, in May 1435, was carried to Beauvais, where his leg was amputated. He died several weeks later 12 June 1435 and was buried in the Grey Friars there, though, in accordance with his will, his body was reinterred in a noble tomb at Arundel.

He married 1stly [or, more probably, was contracted as a minor to] Constance, daughter of John [Cornwall], Lord Fanhope, by Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. She died s.p. and v.p. before 1429. He married 2ndly, before 1429, Maud, widow of Sir Richard Stafford of Southwick, Wilts [who died about 1427], daughter and heir of Robert Lovell (younger son of John, 5th Lord Lovell of Titchmarsh), by Elizabeth, daughter and coheir of Sir Guy Bryene, who was 1st son and heir apparent of Sir Guy Bryene [Lord Bryene]. She died 19 May 1436. [Complete Peerage I:247-8, XIV:39, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

John married Constance CORNWALL in 1st Wife. Constance was born about 1407 in Fownhope, Hereford, Herefordshire, England; died before 1429. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Maud (Matilda) LOVEL before 1429 in 2ND Husband, 2ND Wife. Maud was born about 1406; died on 19 May 1436 in Arundel Caslte, West Sussex, England; was buried in Abbotsbury Abbey, Dorsetshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: 21st\16Th\9Th Earl Of ARUNDEL
• _UID: 733659C342D64D918A09D07033CF21B96A57

Notes:

William Fitz Alan, 16th/9th Earl of Arundel, KG (1471); born 23 Nov 1417; Yorkist, fought at Lancastrian victory of 2nd Battle of St Albans 17 Feb 1461, Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports 1471 and 1483-87; founder of "Arundel Mass" at Magdalen College Oxford; married after 17 Aug 1438 Lady Joan Nevill(e), daughter of 1st/5th Earl of Salisbury, and died late autumn 1487. [Burke's Peerage]

Note: William's elder brother John, b. 14 Feb 1407/8, d. 12 Jun 1435 was 14th Earl of Arundel; his son Humphrey, b. 30 Jan 1429, d. unmarried 24 Apr 1438 was 15th Earl of Arundel.

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EARLDOM of ARUNDEL (XXI, 16 or 9) 1438

WILLIAM [FITZ ALAN otherwise MAUTRAVERS], Earl of Arundel, &c., uncle and heir [of Humphrey (XX, 15 or 8) Earl of Arundel, b. 30 Jan 1429, d. unmarried 24 Apr 1438, son of John (XIX, 14 or 7) Earl of Arunde, b. 14 Feb 1407/8, d. aft. 12 Jun 1435], born 23 November 1417, and, when of full age, obtained livery of his lands in November 1438. Summoned to Parliament (a) on 3 December 1441 as Earl of Arundel (b). Justice in Eyre of all forests south of the Trent 1459-61 and 1483-85. Took part with the Yorkists in their defeat at the second battle of St. Albans, 17 February 1461. On 1 May 1471, he was Constable of Dover Castle, and the Warden of the Cinque Ports, and again 1483 till his death. K.G. 1471. He assisted as Pincerna at the coronation of Richard III, as also as that of Henry VII, which King received knighthood at his hands shortly before that ceremony. He founded the "Arundel Mass" [by gift of the manor of Aynho, co. Northampton] to be celebrated at Magd. Coll., Oxford.

He married, after 17 August 1438 [when his marriage was granted to his future father-in-law], Joan, 1st daughter of Richard [Nevill], Earl of Salisbury, by Alice, suo jure Countess of Salisbury. She [who was a sister of Richard, Earl of Warwick] died shortly before 9 September 1462, and was buried at Arundel. He died there late in 1487, in his 71st year and was buried there. [Complete Peerage I:248-9, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

(a) This summons was not till eight years after the admission (1433) which confirmed the Earldom of Arundel to the Fitz Alan family. The delay is accounted for by the absence in France of Earl John, and the minority of his successor [Hymphrey]. It is probable, also, that this William may have been summoned some two or three years earlier, bu the lists of summones from 1438 to 1441 are unfortunately lost.

(b) PRECEDENCY of the EARLS of ARUNDEL.
In 1446 Thomas Courtenay, Earl of Devon, challenged the precedence of the Earl of Arundel. The decision of the King, with consent of the Lords of Parliament, was "that William, now Earl of Arundel, have, keep, and enjoy his seat, place and pre-eminence in the High Court of Parliament, and in the King's Councils and elsewhere in the King's high presence, as Earl of Arundel, by reason of the Castle, Honour and Lordship of Arundel, as worshipfully as ever did any of his ancestors, Earls of Arundel, afore his time, above the said Earl of Devonshire and his heirs, without letting, challenge or interruption of the said Earl of Devonshire or of his heirs or of any other person." "Thus ended," adds Canon Tierney, "a controversy which, in its results, confirmed this Parliamentary decision of 1433 and established the Earldom in its original supremacy of honour above every other similar title of dignity."

William married Joan NEVILLE after 17 Aug 1438. Joan (daughter of Richard I NEVILLE, Earl Of Salisbury and Alice MONTAGUE, Countess Of Salisbury) was born about 1423 in Castle Raby, Durham, England; died before 9 Sep 1462 in Arundel Caslte, West Sussex, England; was buried in Arundel Chapel, Sussex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Alianor ARUNDEL
• _UID: 231BE321A7824B23A5D3E8296762C701F3EA

Notes:

Alianor Arundel, daughter and heiress [of Thomas & Joan Moyne], was married for the first time about 1431 to Thomas Browne, Knt, of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, jure uxoris, son of Richard Browne, Knt. He was Treasurer of the Household to King Henry VI, and Sheriff of Kent 1440 and 1460. They had seven sons and two daughters. Sir Thomas Browne was convicted of high treason on 20 July 1460, and immediately beheaded. She was married for the second time in 1461 to Thomas Vaughan, Esquire of the Body to King Edward IV. [Plantagenet Ancestry]

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The following is excerpted from a post to SGM, 26 Jan 2002, by Adrian Channing:

From: [email protected] ([email protected])
Subject: Joan Knowght
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 2002-01-26 17:31:27 PST

Hi,

Testamenta Vetusta (p 291) includes the Will of Joan Knowght of Taniford, Kent dated 1st June 1469. This Will was proved at Canterbury (no date given) - would this make it a PCC will, or should I look for at Kent Records Office?

She calls herself daughter and heir of Henry Knowght, so presumably she is unmarried, she also mentions her unnamed grandfather and grandmother, her two unnamed sisters and states she is next heir to her cousin Richard Malmayn.

She makes her principal beneficiary Lady Elianor Brown widow of Sir Thomas Brown and devises to Elianor her reversion of Richard Malmayn property of Pluke [near Tenterdon, Kent] and Waldersher, however she does not state if or what her connection is to Elianor Brown.

I am fairly confident that this Lady Elianor Brown is the daughter of Sir Thomas Arundel/Fitzalan of Betchworth Castle himself brother of John (1387-1421) 12th Earl Arundel. Elianor m 1434 Thomas Browne, who was later knighted, and executed July 1460 during the Wars of the Roses, however in "The Brownes of Bechworth Castle" John Pym Yateman refers to a deed of 1461 where it is stated that Elianor had remarried to Thomas Vaughn (also shown in Faris), but the name Vaughn does not appear in Joan Knowght's will (or, at least, not in the extracts given by Testamenta Vetusta)

Note: Subsequent correspondence to the above post, indicated the will was dated 1459, not 1469, which puts into doubt the death date of Thomas Browne, but I am sticking with the published source (Plantagenet Ancestry).

Eleanor married Thomas BROWNE, Of Betchworth, Sir Knight about 1431 in 1st Husband. Thomas was born about 1410 in Eythorne, Eastry, Kent, England; died on 20 Jul 1460 in Betchworth Castle, Surrey, England (Executed). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eleanor married Thomas VAUGHN, Esquire To Edward Iv, Sir in 1461 in 2ND Husband. Thomas was born about 1415 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: 14th Earl Of WARWICK
• _UID: AE89B8B6C6B844EC8E29BE5310A4493B53F4

Notes:

BARONY OF BURGHERSH (VII, 6) 1439

EARLDOM OF WARWICK (XIV) 1439

DUKEDOM OF WARWICK (I) 1445 to 1446

HENRY (DE BEAUCHAMP), EARL OF WARWICK and COUNT OF AUMALE, also hereditary Sheriff of Worcestershire and Chamberlain of the Exchequer, only son and heir, by 2nd wife, was born 22 March 1424/5 at Hanley Castle, and baptised 24 or 27 March, Henry, Cardinal Beaufort, being a sponsor; apparently styled LORD LE DESPENSER till 1439; succeeded his mother de jure as LORD BURGHERSH, 27 December 1439; and was present in Council, 28 November 1441 and 6 July 1443. In consideration of his father's services he was created, 2 April 1444, PREMIER EARL, with the same precedence, as Earls, for his heirs male, presumably of his body. Constable and Steward of Tutbury, Master Forester of Needwood and Duffield Frith, and Steward and Master of the Game in High Peak, all in the Duchy of Lancaster, 23 October 1444. He was further created, 5 April 1445, DUKE OF WARWICK, with remainder to the heirs male of his body, and with precedence next after the Duke of Norfolk and before that of the Duke of Buckingham. Keeper of West Bere Forest, Hants.

He married, in 1434, Cecily, 2nd daughter of Richard (NEVILLE), EARL OF SALISBURY, by Alice, suo jure COUNTESS OF SALISBURY, daughter and heir of Thomas (MONTAGU), 4th EARL OF SALISBURY. He died s.p.m. 11 June 1446 at his birthplace, Hanley Castle, and was buried in Tewkesbury Abbey afsd., aged 21 when the Dukedom of Warwick became extinct, as also did the titles of Premier Earl and Count of Aumale. His widow married (licence 3 April 1449), as his 1st wife, John (TIPTOFT), 1st EARL OF WORCESTER, who died, being beheaded, 18 October 1470, She, who was Sheriff of Worcestershire from 5 June 1449, died 28 July 1450 and was buried 31 July in the Lady Chapel of Tewkesbury Abbey. [Complete Peerage XII/2:383-4, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Henry married Cecily De NEVILLE, Countess Of Worcester in 1434 in <, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England>. Cecily (daughter of Richard I NEVILLE, Earl Of Salisbury and Alice MONTAGUE, Countess Of Salisbury) was born about 1426 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 28 Jul 1450 in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England; was buried on 31 Jul 1450 in Ladies Chapel, Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: 16th Countess Of WARWICK
• _UID: FD86E2C391B74B709F2B74090064CAAD4DEB

Notes:

Anne de Beauchamp, apparently also Countess of Warwick in her own right; born c Sep 1426; married 1434 Richard Neville ("The Kingmaker"), 16th (if in right of his wife) or 1st Earl of Warwick (by the instrument of 2 March 1449/50 creating him and his wife Earl and Countess of Warwick each for his or her life, with remainder after both parties' death to the heirs of Anne's body, then to her half-sister Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury and the heirs male of her body, then to a vaguely defined body of persons called the "right heirs" of her (Anne's) father Richard, late Earl of Warwick, and dspm just before 20 Sep 1492. [Burke's Peerage]

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He [Richard Neville] married, in 1434, Anne, apparently suo jure COUNTESS OF WARWICK, sister and eventually coheir (sole heir of the whole blood) of Henry (DE BEAUCHAMP), DUKE and EARL OF WARWICK, 4th daughter of Richard, 13th EARL OF WARWICK, being only daughter by his 2nd wife, Isabel. He, who is known in history as "The Kingmaker," appears never to have been attainted and died s.p.m. as above, 14 April 1471, aged 42, being buried, with his brother, at Bisham Abbey, Berks. At his death the Earldom of Warwick [1450] remained (according to the grant in that year) in his widow for her life, while the Earldom of Salisbury reverted to the Crown and the Baronies of Montagu and Monthermer fell into abeyance between his 2 daughters and coheirs. His widow had accompanied Margaret of Anjou to England, April 1471, and, Iearning of her husband's death, took sanctuary at Beaulieu Abbey. From there she later petitioned Edward IV for her lands and dower. Shortly before 3 June 1473 she was removed, probably to Middleham, by her son-in-law Richard, Duke of Gloucester; and in May 1474, by Act of Parliament, her estates were divided between Clarence and Gloucester, "as if the said Countess were now naturally dead." Having survived both her daughters, she was granted by Henry VII, as from Michaelmas 1485, a yearly pension of 500 marks; and she obtained an Act of Parliament, November-December 1487, for the annulment of that of 1474 and her restoration to her family estates. These, however, she at once (presumably by previous arrangement), 13 December 1487, settled on the Crown, saving the manor of Erdington, co. Warwick, which she reserved for herself and her heirs. On 11 December 1490 she was appointed Principal Keeper of the Forest of Wychwood, Oxon., receiving at the same time a large grant for life of some of her former lands in many counties. She, who was born circa September 1426 at Caversham, died shortly before 20 September 1492, aged about 66, and was succeeded in the Earldom of Warwick by Edward Plantagenet, her grandson and heir. [Complete Peerage XII/2:385-93, (transcribed by Dave Utzinger)]

Anne married Richard "Kingmaker" NEVILLE, Earl Of Warwick in 1434. Richard (son of Richard I NEVILLE, Earl Of Salisbury and Alice MONTAGUE, Countess Of Salisbury) was born on 22 Nov 1428 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died on 14 Apr 1471 in Battle Of Barnet, Hertfordshire, England (Slain, Dspm); was buried in Bisham Abbey, Berkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]