Son of Hugh de Spenser the Younger and Eleanor de Clare, Baroness de Spenser
Husband of Anne de Ferrers
Father of Sir Edward "the younger" le de Spenser, 1st Baron le de Spenser; Henry le Despenser and Isabel le Despenser (De Spencer);
Brother of Hugh Le Despenser; Gilbert le Despenser; Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Arundel; Joan le Despenser; Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley; John le Despenser; Margaret Despencer and Eleanor Despenser.
Half brother of Hugh la Zouche and Edward Zouche
Occupation: Knight
Sir Edward was the third eldest son of Hugh le Despenser the Younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare.
His father is famous for being the favourite of Edward II of England, and consequently being executed for it. Through his mother, he was a great grandson of Edward I of England.
Although his exact whereabouts before the execution of his father are unknown, it is believed that he was among the children living with their mother Eleanor during her imprisonment in the Tower of London (November 1326 - February 1328). He was clearly too young to be seen as a threat to Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer, unlike his older brother, Hugh (who was imprisoned by the two in 1327).
Like a few of his brothers, Edward served in Edward III's military campaigns. In 1342, he accompanied his older brother Hugh to mainland Europe. Although they were originally heading for Gascony, they were diverted to Brest to aid King Edward's ally the Countess of Montfort in the Breton Civil War. On September 30, 1342, he and his brother's forces joined the English and helped achieve a victory against the French army at Morlaix. Unfortunately, Edward died during the battle. He was the highest-ranking English casualty there.
Edward le Despenser was a soldier killed at the siege of Vannes; father of Edward II le Despenser, Knight of the Garter, who became Baron Le Despencer in a new creation of 1357. His son was Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and 2nd Baron Le Despencer of the 1357 creation, who was married to a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, youngest son of Edward III, and was attainted and beheaded in 1400 for his attempts to restore Richard II, his wife's cousin, to the throne. His attainder was reversed in 1461, with the victory of Edward IV, and the barony of the first creation (1264/1295) was eventually awarded in 1604 to Dame Mary Fane, heiress of Thomas's daughter Isabel Le Despencer, who married two cousins. The barony is now held by the Viscounts Falmouth.
Husband of Anne de Ferrers
Father of Sir Edward "the younger" le de Spenser, 1st Baron le de Spenser; Henry le Despenser and Isabel le Despenser (De Spencer);
Brother of Hugh Le Despenser; Gilbert le Despenser; Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Arundel; Joan le Despenser; Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley; John le Despenser; Margaret Despencer and Eleanor Despenser.
Half brother of Hugh la Zouche and Edward Zouche
Occupation: Knight
Sir Edward was the third eldest son of Hugh le Despenser the Younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare.
His father is famous for being the favourite of Edward II of England, and consequently being executed for it. Through his mother, he was a great grandson of Edward I of England.
Although his exact whereabouts before the execution of his father are unknown, it is believed that he was among the children living with their mother Eleanor during her imprisonment in the Tower of London (November 1326 - February 1328). He was clearly too young to be seen as a threat to Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer, unlike his older brother, Hugh (who was imprisoned by the two in 1327).
Like a few of his brothers, Edward served in Edward III's military campaigns. In 1342, he accompanied his older brother Hugh to mainland Europe. Although they were originally heading for Gascony, they were diverted to Brest to aid King Edward's ally the Countess of Montfort in the Breton Civil War. On September 30, 1342, he and his brother's forces joined the English and helped achieve a victory against the French army at Morlaix. Unfortunately, Edward died during the battle. He was the highest-ranking English casualty there.
Edward le Despenser was a soldier killed at the siege of Vannes; father of Edward II le Despenser, Knight of the Garter, who became Baron Le Despencer in a new creation of 1357. His son was Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and 2nd Baron Le Despencer of the 1357 creation, who was married to a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, youngest son of Edward III, and was attainted and beheaded in 1400 for his attempts to restore Richard II, his wife's cousin, to the throne. His attainder was reversed in 1461, with the victory of Edward IV, and the barony of the first creation (1264/1295) was eventually awarded in 1604 to Dame Mary Fane, heiress of Thomas's daughter Isabel Le Despencer, who married two cousins. The barony is now held by the Viscounts Falmouth.
Son of Hugh de Spenser the Younger and Eleanor de Clare, Baroness de Spenser
Husband of Anne de Ferrers
Father of Sir Edward "the younger" le de Spenser, 1st Baron le de Spenser; Henry le Despenser and Isabel le Despenser (De Spencer);
Brother of Hugh Le Despenser; Gilbert le Despenser; Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Arundel; Joan le Despenser; Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley; John le Despenser; Margaret Despencer and Eleanor Despenser.
Half brother of Hugh la Zouche and Edward Zouche
Occupation: Knight
Sir Edward was the third eldest son of Hugh le Despenser the Younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare.
His father is famous for being the favourite of Edward II of England, and consequently being executed for it. Through his mother, he was a great grandson of Edward I of England.
Although his exact whereabouts before the execution of his father are unknown, it is believed that he was among the children living with their mother Eleanor during her imprisonment in the Tower of London (November 1326 - February 1328). He was clearly too young to be seen as a threat to Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer, unlike his older brother, Hugh (who was imprisoned by the two in 1327).
Like a few of his brothers, Edward served in Edward III's military campaigns. In 1342, he accompanied his older brother Hugh to mainland Europe. Although they were originally heading for Gascony, they were diverted to Brest to aid King Edward's ally the Countess of Montfort in the Breton Civil War. On September 30, 1342, he and his brother's forces joined the English and helped achieve a victory against the French army at Morlaix. Unfortunately, Edward died during the battle. He was the highest-ranking English casualty there.
Edward le Despenser was a soldier killed at the siege of Vannes; father of Edward II le Despenser, Knight of the Garter, who became Baron Le Despencer in a new creation of 1357. His son was Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and 2nd Baron Le Despencer of the 1357 creation, who was married to a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, youngest son of Edward III, and was attainted and beheaded in 1400 for his attempts to restore Richard II, his wife's cousin, to the throne. His attainder was reversed in 1461, with the victory of Edward IV, and the barony of the first creation (1264/1295) was eventually awarded in 1604 to Dame Mary Fane, heiress of Thomas's daughter Isabel Le Despencer, who married two cousins. The barony is now held by the Viscounts Falmouth.
Husband of Anne de Ferrers
Father of Sir Edward "the younger" le de Spenser, 1st Baron le de Spenser; Henry le Despenser and Isabel le Despenser (De Spencer);
Brother of Hugh Le Despenser; Gilbert le Despenser; Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Arundel; Joan le Despenser; Elizabeth le Despenser, Baroness Berkeley; John le Despenser; Margaret Despencer and Eleanor Despenser.
Half brother of Hugh la Zouche and Edward Zouche
Occupation: Knight
Sir Edward was the third eldest son of Hugh le Despenser the Younger by his wife Eleanor de Clare.
His father is famous for being the favourite of Edward II of England, and consequently being executed for it. Through his mother, he was a great grandson of Edward I of England.
Although his exact whereabouts before the execution of his father are unknown, it is believed that he was among the children living with their mother Eleanor during her imprisonment in the Tower of London (November 1326 - February 1328). He was clearly too young to be seen as a threat to Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer, unlike his older brother, Hugh (who was imprisoned by the two in 1327).
Like a few of his brothers, Edward served in Edward III's military campaigns. In 1342, he accompanied his older brother Hugh to mainland Europe. Although they were originally heading for Gascony, they were diverted to Brest to aid King Edward's ally the Countess of Montfort in the Breton Civil War. On September 30, 1342, he and his brother's forces joined the English and helped achieve a victory against the French army at Morlaix. Unfortunately, Edward died during the battle. He was the highest-ranking English casualty there.
Edward le Despenser was a soldier killed at the siege of Vannes; father of Edward II le Despenser, Knight of the Garter, who became Baron Le Despencer in a new creation of 1357. His son was Thomas le Despenser, 1st Earl of Gloucester and 2nd Baron Le Despencer of the 1357 creation, who was married to a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, youngest son of Edward III, and was attainted and beheaded in 1400 for his attempts to restore Richard II, his wife's cousin, to the throne. His attainder was reversed in 1461, with the victory of Edward IV, and the barony of the first creation (1264/1295) was eventually awarded in 1604 to Dame Mary Fane, heiress of Thomas's daughter Isabel Le Despencer, who married two cousins. The barony is now held by the Viscounts Falmouth.
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