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- Born in October 1292 - Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly, Glamorgan,Gales
- Deceased 30 June 1337 - Tewkesbury, Gloucester,Inglaterra,aged 44 years old
Parents
- Gilbert de Clare, Duque de Hertford (6th), Duque de Gloucester (7th), born 2 September 1243 - Tonbridge, Kent, Inglaterra, deceased 7 December 1295 - Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Gales aged 52 years old
Married to - Juana de Acre, born in April 1272 - Acre,Israel, deceased 23 April 1307 aged 35 years old
Spouses, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren
- Married 20 May 1306, Westminster, London, Middlesex, to Hugh Le Despenser, born in 1286 - Barton, Gloucestershire, Inglaterra, deceased 24 November 1326 - Hereford, Herefordshire, Inglaterra aged 40 years old (Parents : Hugh Le Despenser, Conde de Winchester 1261-1326 & Isabella de Beauchamp ca 1263-/1306)with
- Hugh Le Despenser 1308-1349
- Gilbert Le Despenser 1309-1381
- Edward Le Despenser 1310-1342 Married toAnne Ferrers de Groby with
- Edward Le Despenser, Barón le Despenser 1335..1336-1375 Married toElizabeth de Burghersh with :
- Margaret Le Despenser †1415
- Elizabeth Le Despenser †1408
- Thomas Le Despenser, Conde de Gloucester 1373-1400
- Hugh Despenser
- Circely Despenser
- Anne Despenser †1426
- Hugh Le Despenser
- Thomas Le Despenser
- Henry Le Despenser
- Edward Le Despenser, Barón le Despenser 1335..1336-1375 Married toElizabeth de Burghersh with :
- John Le Despenser 1311-1366
- Eleanor Le Despenser 1315-1351
- Joan Le Despenser 1317-1384
- Margaret Le Despenser 1319-1337
- Elizabeth Le Despenser ca 1327-1389 Married in August 1338 toMaurice de Berkeley ca 1330-1368 with
- Thomas de Berkeley, Barón de Berkeley 1352..1353-1417 Married toMargaret de Lisle with :
- James de Berkeley 1355-1405 Married toElizabeth Bluet with :
- James de Berkeley, Barón Berkeley ca 1394-1463
- John de Berkeley 1357-1381
- Maurice de Berkeley 1358 Married toJone Hereford
- Catherine de Berkeley 1360
- Agnes de Berkeley 1363
- Elizabeth de Berkeley 1365
- Married after January 1329, Hanley Castle, to William la Zouche de Mortimer with
- William de la Zouche 1330-1360
- Joyce Zouche 1331-1372
Half-siblings
On the side of Gilbert de Clare, Duque de Hertford (6th), Duque de Gloucester (7th), born 2 September 1243 - Tonbridge, Kent, Inglaterra, deceased 7 December 1295 - Monmouth Castle, Monmouthshire, Gales aged 52 years old |
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Paternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts
- Richard de Clare, Duque de Hertford 1222-1262(1238)
- Maud de Lacy 1223-1289
- Isabel de Clare 1240-1270
- Gilbert de Clare, Duque de Hertford 1243-1295
- Thomas de Clare 1245-1287
- Bogo de Clare 1248-1294
- Margaret de Clare 1249-1313
- Rohese de Clare 1252-
- Eglentina de Clare †1257
(1258) |
1 1child, 2 1child |
(1275) 1child |
2children |
Maternal grand-parents, uncles and aunts
- Eduardo I de Inglaterra, Rey de Inglaterra 1239-1307(1254)
- Leonor de Castilla 1241-1290
- Juana de Acre 1272-1307
- Margarita de Inglaterra 1275-
- Isabel de Ruddhlan ?1282-1316
- Eduardo II de Inglaterra, Rey de Inglaterra 1284-1327
- Eduardo I de Inglaterra, Rey de Inglaterra 1239-1307(1299)
- Margarita de Francia, Reina de Inglaterra 1275..1282-1358
- Thomas de Brotherton 1300-1338
- Edmundo de Woodstock 1301-1330
- Leonor de Inglaterra 1306-1310
1child |
(1290) 1child |
1(1297), 2(1302) 11children |
(1308) 1child |
(1319) 1child |
(1325) 1child |
Notes
Individual Note
Eleanor de Clare (3 October 1292 – 30 June 1337) was the wife of the powerful Hugh Despenser the younger. She was born in 1292 at Caerphilly in Glamorgan, Wales. She was the eldest daughter of Gilbert de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford and 7th Earl of Gloucester, and Joan of Acre, daughter of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile; thus she was a granddaughter to Edward I of England. With her sisters, Elizabeth de Clare and Margaret de Clare, she inherited her father's estates after the death of her brother, Gilbert de Clare, 4th Earl of Gloucester at Bannockburn in 1314.
Marriage to Hugh Despenser the younger
In May 1306 at Westminster, Eleanor married Hugh le Despenser the Younger, the son of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester and Isabella de Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp, 9th Earl of Warwick. Her grandfather, King Edward I of England, granted Eleanor a maritagium of 2,000 pounds sterling. Eleanor and Hugh had nine children:Hugh le Despencer, 2nd Baron le Despencer (1308–1349)Gilbert le Despenser, (1309–1381).Edward le Despenser, (1310–1342), soldier, killed at the siege of Vannes;[1] father of Edward le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer, Knight of the GarterJohn le Despenser, (1311 - June 1366).Isabel le Despenser (1312–1356), married Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of ArundelEleanor le Despenser, (c. 1315 - 1351), nun at Sempringham PrioryJoan le Despenser, (c. 1317 - 1384), nun at Shaftesbury AbbeyMargaret le Despenser, (c. 1319 - 1337), nun at Whatton PrioryElizabeth le Despenser, born 1325, died 13 July 1389, married Maurice de Berkeley, 4th Baron Berkeley.Eleanor's husband rose to prominence as the new favourite of her uncle, King Edward II of England. The king strongly favoured Hugh and Eleanor, visiting them often and granting them many gifts. One foreign chronicler even alleged that Edward was involved in a ménage à trois with his niece and her husband. Whatever the truth, Eleanor's fortunes changed drastically after the invasion of Isabella of France and Roger Mortimer. Hugh le Despenser was gruesomely executed.
Imprisonment
In November 1326, Eleanor was confined to the Tower of London. The Despenser family's fortunes also suffered with the executions of Eleanor's husband and father-in-law. Eleanor and Hugh's eldest son, another Hugh, who held Caerphilly Castle against the queen's forces until the spring of 1327, was spared his life when he surrendered the castle but remained a prisoner until July 1331, after which he was slowly restored to royal favour. Three of Eleanor's daughters were forcibly veiled as nuns. Only the eldest daughter, Isabel, and the youngest daughter, Elizabeth, escaped the nunnery, Isabel because she was already married and Elizabeth on account of her infancy.In February 1328 Eleanor was freed from imprisonment. In April 1328, she was allowed possession of her own lands, for which she did homage.
Marriage to William de la Zouche
Eleanor was abducted from Hanley Castle in January, 1329, by William la Zouche, 1st Baron Zouche of Mortimer, who had been one of her husband's captors and who had led the siege of Caerphilly Castle. The abduction may in fact have been an elopement; in any case, Eleanor's lands were seized by the King, Edward III, and the couple was ordered to be arrested. At the same time, Eleanor was accused of stealing jewels from the Tower. Sometime after February 1329, she was imprisoned a second time in the Tower of London; later, she was moved to Devizes Castle. In January 1330, she was released and pardoned after agreeing to sign away the most valuable part of her share of the lucrative Clare inheritance to the crown. She could recover her lands only on the condition that she pay the enormous sum of 50,000 pounds in a single day.Within the year, however, the young Edward III (Eleanor's first cousin) overthrew Queen Isabella's paramour, Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, and had him executed. Eleanor was among those who benefited from the fall of Mortimer and Isabella. She petitioned Edward III for the restoration of her lands, claiming that she had signed them away after being threatened by Roger Mortimer that she would never be freed if she did not. In 1331, Edward III granted her petition "to ease the king's conscience" and allowed her to recover the lands on the condition that she pay a fine of 10,000 pounds, later reduced to 5,000 pounds, in installments. Eleanor made payments on the fine, but the bulk of it was outstanding at the time of her death.Eleanor's troubles were by no means over, however. After Eleanor's marriage to Zouche, Sir John de Grey, 1st Baron Grey de Rotherfield claimed that he had married her first. Grey was still attempting to claim Eleanor in 1333; the case was appealed to the Pope several times. Ultimately, Zouche won the dispute. Eleanor remained with him until his death in February 1337, only a few months before Eleanor's own death. Eleanor and William had children:William de la Zouche, born 1330, died after 1360, a monk at Glastonbury Abbey.Joyce Zouche, born 1331, died after 4 May 1372, married John de Botetourt, 2nd Lord Botetourt.
Tewkesbury Abbey Renovations
Hugh le Despenser the younger and Eleanor are generally credited with beginning the renovations to Tewkesbury Abbey that transformed it into the fine example of the decorated style of architecture that it is today. The famous fourteenth-century stained-glass windows in the choir, which include the armor-clad figures of Eleanor's ancestors, brother, and two husbands, were most likely Eleanor's own contribution, although she probably did not live to see them put in place. The nude, kneeling woman watching the Last Judgment in the choir's east window may represent Eleanor.
Fictional Portrayals
Eleanor de Clare is the heroine of a recent historical novel, The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II, by Susan Higginbotham. She is also portrayed charmingly as a young girl in Feudal Family: The De Clares of Gloucester, by Edith Brouwer.
Sources
- Individual, Spouse 2, family 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_de_Clare
Photos and archival records
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