Philip (Despenser) le Despenser (bef. 1294 - 1313)

Born before 1294 in England

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Goushill) de Roos — married before 29 Jun 1308 in England

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1313 after age 19 in England

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Biography

Philip le Despenser, Knt., was the younger son of Hugh le Despenser, Knt., Earl of Winchester, and Isabel de Beauchamp.^[1][2][3][4] His birthdate is unknown, but he was a minor when his father gave him the manors of Parlington, Yorkshire and Alkborough, Lincolnshire by letters patent dated 12 June 1294.^[3][5] His place of birth is also unknown.

Philip married Margaret de Goushill (born 1294), daughter and heiress of Ralph de Goushill and his wife Hawise, daughter of Fulk FitzWarin.^[1] They were married some time before 29 June 1308, when livery of her late father's lands was given to the couple.^[6] Through Margaret's inheritance, Philip held lands in Goxhill and Gedney, Lincolnshire and others.^[1][7] The couple had one son:

• Philip, Knt., born 6 April 1313, died August 1349, married Joan de Cobham and had issue^[1]

Philip died on or before 24 September 1313,^[1] the date of the writ for his Inquistion Post Mortem. His heir was his son Philip,^[7] who was an infant.

His widow married second by April 1314 to John de Roos (or Ros), Knt., of Watton, Norfolk. They had no issue. Margaret died 29 July 1349.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, Vol. IV. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2013, pp. 214-215, NETTLESTEAD 11.
2. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 2nd ed., vol. III. Salt Lake City, UT: the author, 2011, pp. 233-233, NETTLESTEAD 6. Google Books.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} G.E. Cokayne and Vicary Gibbs eds. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. IV: Dacre - Dysart, 2nd ed. London, 1916, pp. 288-290. Archive.org.
4. ↑ John Gage. History & Antiquities of Suffolk, Thingoe Hundred. London: John Deck, 1838, pp. 4, 7-8 (cites a Placita coram Rege, Term. S. Hill. 8 Edward II. [Year: 1315], Rot. 77, naming Philip le Despenser as "filio ipsius Hugonis" (son of Hugh le Despenser). Google Books.
5. ↑ The National Archives. Discovery. E 42/63: Letters patent of Hugh le Despenser, knight, appointing Richard de Louctheburg, rector of the same church [sic] as guardian of Philip his son, a minor, to receive seisin of the manors of Parlington and Alkborough (Hauctebarg): [Yorks, W.R], [Linc.]. Date: 22 Edward I [Year: 1294].
6. ↑ Calendar of Chancery Warrants 1244–1326, Vol. I. 1927, p. 275. HathiTrust: "Mandate, as Philip le Despenser, who married Margaret daughter and heiress of Ralph de Goushull..."
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} J E E S Sharp and A E Stamp, 'Inquisitions Post Mortem, Edward II, File 34', in Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem. Vol. 5, Edward II. London: 1908, pp. 262-275. British History Online. #472.

• Cokayne, G.E. and H.A. Doubleday et. al, eds. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Vol. VI: Gordon to Hurstpierpoint, 2nd ed. London: 1926, pp. 42-3, note (e). FamilySearch.
• "Parentage of Philip Despenser" 2005 posts in soc.genealogy.medieval newsgroup.
• Wikipedia: Philip Despenser.

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was developed for the Magna Carta Project on 11 November 2022 by Thiessen-117 and reviewed for the Project the same day by Michael Cayley.

Philip is a descendant of Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh le Bigod and Roger le Bigod and appears in trails badged by the Magna Carta Project to the following Gateway Ancestors:

• Nathaniel Burrough (MCA I:375-376 BURROUGH): trail badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• William Clopton: badged 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Anne Derehaugh (MCA II:62-63 DEREHAUGH): trail badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.
• William Farrar (MCA II:141-142 FARRER): trail badged Nov 2022. This trail is set out HERE.
• Henry Isham: trail badged Nov 2022. See trail HERE.
• Edmund Jennings: badged 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Kempe Gateways (Richard, Edward, Edmund and Matthew) (MCA II:468-470 KEMPE): badged 2022. See the trail HERE.
• Jemima Waldegrave (MCA I:354-355 BURES): trail badged Nov 2022. See the trail HERE.

Philip also appears in unbadged trails (needing more work) to the following Gateways:

• Olive Welby: trail needs further development. See the trail HERE.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".