Eleanor
de Courtenay
formerly Despenser aka le Despenser
Born after in Ryhall, Rutland, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Hugh (Despenser) le Despenser
and Aline (Basset) Bigod
Sister of
Anne (Despenser) le Despenser, Hugh (Despenser) le Despenser and Joan (Despenser) de Furnival
Wife of
Hugh (Courtenay) de Courtenay
— married
about 1274 in Devon, England [uncertain]
Descendants [uncertain] 
Mother of
Hugh (Courtenay) de Courtenay, Philip (Courtenay) de Courtenay, Egeline (Courtenay) de Scales, Avelina (Courtenay) Giffard, Isabel (Courtenay) de St John, John (Courtenay) de Courtenay, Robert (Courtenay) de Courtenay and Margaret (Courtenay) de Moels
Died
before age 67
in London, Middlesex, England
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2015
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Biography
She presented to the church of Hemington, Somerset in 1316, the church of Parkham, Devon in 1322, and the church of Wrington, Somerset in 1327.
She died while returning from Canterbury. She was buried at Cowick Priory near Exeter, Devon.
Burial
- Date: 1 Oct 1328
- Place: Cowick Priory, near Exeter, Devonshire, England
Research Notes
The profile for Thomas de Courtenay was removed as a son of Hugh de Courtenay & Eleanor le Despenser on September 23, 2015 for lack of support.
Sources
- http://www.thepeerage.com/p930.htm#i9298
- Royal Ancestry D. Richardson 2013 Vol. II p. 320-323
- Magna Carta Ancestry 2011 2nd ed. Vol. I p. 536-538
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