Knight of Nettlestead, Suffolk, Usher of the King's Chamber, King's Sergeant, Esquire of the Body of the King, King's Carver, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Constable of Llanstephan and Clare Castles, Chief Steward of the honour of Clare.
Son and heir to Roger Wentworth, Esq., and Margery Despenser, grandson of John Wentworth and Agnes Dronfield, Sir Philip le Despenser and Elizabeth Tibetot. Direct descendant of Sir Hugh le Despenser.
Husband of Mary Clifford, daughter of Sir John Clifford and Elizabeth, daughter of Henry 'Hotspur' Percy. They had one son and two daughters; Sir Henry, Margaret, the wife of Thomas Cotton and Elizabeth, the wife of Martin de la See.
Sir Philip served in the army of King Henry VI and died at Middleham, Yorkshire, beheaded after the Battle of Hexham, where he had been taken prisoner by the Yorkists.
Son and heir to Roger Wentworth, Esq., and Margery Despenser, grandson of John Wentworth and Agnes Dronfield, Sir Philip le Despenser and Elizabeth Tibetot. Direct descendant of Sir Hugh le Despenser.
Husband of Mary Clifford, daughter of Sir John Clifford and Elizabeth, daughter of Henry 'Hotspur' Percy. They had one son and two daughters; Sir Henry, Margaret, the wife of Thomas Cotton and Elizabeth, the wife of Martin de la See.
Sir Philip served in the army of King Henry VI and died at Middleham, Yorkshire, beheaded after the Battle of Hexham, where he had been taken prisoner by the Yorkists.
Knight of Nettlestead, Suffolk, Usher of the King's Chamber, King's Sergeant, Esquire of the Body of the King, King's Carver, Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. Knight of the Shire for Suffolk, Constable of Llanstephan and Clare Castles, Chief Steward of the honour of Clare.
Son and heir to Roger Wentworth, Esq., and Margery Despenser, grandson of John Wentworth and Agnes Dronfield, Sir Philip le Despenser and Elizabeth Tibetot. Direct descendant of Sir Hugh le Despenser.
Husband of Mary Clifford, daughter of Sir John Clifford and Elizabeth, daughter of Henry 'Hotspur' Percy. They had one son and two daughters; Sir Henry, Margaret, the wife of Thomas Cotton and Elizabeth, the wife of Martin de la See.
Sir Philip served in the army of King Henry VI and died at Middleham, Yorkshire, beheaded after the Battle of Hexham, where he had been taken prisoner by the Yorkists.
Son and heir to Roger Wentworth, Esq., and Margery Despenser, grandson of John Wentworth and Agnes Dronfield, Sir Philip le Despenser and Elizabeth Tibetot. Direct descendant of Sir Hugh le Despenser.
Husband of Mary Clifford, daughter of Sir John Clifford and Elizabeth, daughter of Henry 'Hotspur' Percy. They had one son and two daughters; Sir Henry, Margaret, the wife of Thomas Cotton and Elizabeth, the wife of Martin de la See.
Sir Philip served in the army of King Henry VI and died at Middleham, Yorkshire, beheaded after the Battle of Hexham, where he had been taken prisoner by the Yorkists.
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