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Elizabeth (Burghersh) le Despenser (abt. 1342 - abt. 1409)

Elizabeth le Despenser formerly Burghersh aka Despenser, Despencer
Born about in Burghersh, Sussex, Englandmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married before 2 Aug 1354 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died about at about age 67 in Gloucestershire, Englandmap
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Biography

Elizabeth Burghersh[1][2][3]

Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Bartholomew de Burghersh by his first wife Cicely de Weyland, was born in 1342 (aged 27 in 1369).[1] Bartholomew (born c1323) and Cicely married before 10 May 1335.[4]
  • Father: Bartholomew de Burghersh, K.G., 4th Lord Burghersh, Steward & Constable of Wallingford and St. Valery, Justiciar of Chester, "2nd but 1st surviving son and heir" of Bartholomew de Burghersh, Knt., by his wife Elizabeth de Verdun.[4]
  • Mother: Cicely de Weyland, daughter and heiress of Richard de Weyland, Knt., by Joan, daughter of Robert de Ufford, Knt.[4]
Cicely was living 2 August 1354; Bartholomew married (2), before August 1366, Margaret Gissors (widow of Henry Picard, living 1363). Bartholomew died 1369.[4]
Elizabeth Burghersh married before 2 August 1354 Edward le Despenser, K.G., 4th Lord le Despenser, lord of Glamorgan and Morgannwg.[1] Edward, son of Edward le Despenser, Knt., and his wife Anne de Ferrers (who married 20 April 1335),[2] was born at Essendine, Rutland about 24 March 1335/6.[1]
Children: Edward and Elizabeth had three sons and four daughters:[1]
Sons
  1. Edward le Despenser[1]
  2. Hugh le Despenser[1]
  3. Thomas le Despenser, K.G., Earl of Gloucester, 5th Lord Despenser,[1] born 22 September 1373, married Constance of York shortly before 7 November 1369[5]
Daughters
  1. Cecily le Despenser[1]
  2. Anne le Despenser, married (1) Hugh de Hastings, Knt., (2) Thomas Morley, K.G.[1]
  3. Elizabeth le Despenser, married (1) John de Arundel, Knt., (2) William la Zouche, Knt.[1]
  4. Margaret le Despenser, married Robert Ferrers, Knt.[1]
Edward le Despenser died 11 November 1375 at Llanblethian, Glamorgon. His widow "Elizabeth, Lady Despenser died testate about 26 July 1409. They were buried at Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire.[1]

Research Notes

Birth Location: Lewis has her birth at Burghersh, Sussex, England; Richardson (one of the sources cited by Lewis) does not say where she was born (he does not even say she was "of" Burghersh).[1][4]

Magna Carta trails

Elizabeth is listed in Douglas Richardson's Magna Carta Ancestry as a descendant of Magna Carta Surety Barons Hugh and Roger Bigod and ancestor of many Gateway Ancestors.[6] She is not, though, included in Magna Carta trails from Gateways to Surety Barons that the Magna Carta Project has either badged or identified as on its agenda for development.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), volume II, pages 451-453 DESPENSER 13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richardson, Royal Ancestry, II:440-455 DESPENSER.
  3. ↑ Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), volume II, page 75 DESPENSER 8.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Richardson, Royal Ancestry, II:24-28 BURGHERSH.
  5. ↑ Richardson, Royal Ancestry, II:453 DESPENSER 14.
  6. ↑ Douglas Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry, Vol. I, p. 369, BURGHERSH 8.i
  • Richardson, Douglas. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. Salt Lake City: the author, 2013. See also WikiTree's source page for Royal Ancestry.
  • Richardson, Douglas. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham. 2nd edition. Salt Lake City: the author, 2011. See also WikiTree's source page for Magna Carta Ancestry.
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Cayley-55 Michael Cayley
I have replaced the Magna Carta Project section with a self-explanatory research note, and am removing the Magna Carta Project as a profile manager
posted by Michael Cayley
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
update - cleared the Source Check maintenance category (which addressed the comment about copy/paste from Lewis also)

cleaned up the profile a bit, but rather "recitation" is needed... check to Richardson/Burke's & footnote the actual info with actual source

posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Noland-165 Liz (Noland) Shifflett
I was looking at possible Magna Carta trails... I think maybe Farrar-393 to Bohun-7 is best bet for her.
posted by Liz (Noland) Shifflett
Kerry Larson
This profile appears to be a copy of http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p368.htm#i11045 ('Marlyn Lewis'), leaving a bunch of nonsensical numbers in the biography for citations.
posted by Kerry Larson
Lockwood-1016 Doug Lockwood
Bergersh-1 and Burghersh-16 appear to represent the same person because: This is the same person. The sources & dates are correct on Bergersh-1, but LNAB should be per your profile. We need this merge in order to accurately create Magna Carta trails for the Magna Carta Project. Thanks
posted by Doug Lockwood

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