Despenser, Thomas le (1373 - 1399/1400)

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Born / Died

Birth Date: 1373-09-22

Death Date: 1400-01-13

Notes

Imprisoned in the Tower 20 Oct. 1399; all grants made to Despenser after 21 Sept. 1397 forfeited 3 Nov. 1399; beheaded

Parents

Mother: Burghersh, Elizabeth de (1342 - 1409)

Father: Despenser, Edward le (1335/6 - 1375)

Marriages/Other Unions

Plantagenet, Constance (1375 - 1416)
Type: marriage
Union began: 1378-4-16
Union ended: n.d.
Note: Married between this date and 14 January 1383/4

Siblings

Female

Despenser, Elizabeth le ( - 1408)

Offspring

From Plantagenet, Constance (1375 - 1416)
Male offspring: Despenser, Richard le (1396 - 1414)
From Plantagenet, Constance (1375 - 1416)
Female offspring: Despenser, Elizabeth ( - )
From Plantagenet, Constance (1375 - 1416)
Female offspring: Despenser, Isabel le (1400 - 1439)

Primary Title

9th Earl of Gloucester

Titles

9th Earl of Gloucester
Assumed: 1397-09-29
Vacated: 1399-11-03 (date deprived of title)
5th Baron le Despenser
Assumed: 1375-11-11
Vacated: 1399/1400-01-13
Knight of the Garter
Assumed: 1399-04 (possibly knighted before this date)
Vacated: 1399-11-03

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Details of Properties

Residence

Sussex

Lands

London (city-county)

Event Naming Patron

Event Type	Date	Location	Troupe
Performance	1400 - 1401	Abbot's Hall, Boxley, near Maidstone, Kent	Lord of Gloucester's Minstrel

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name	Patron	Troupe Type	# of events
Lord of Gloucester's Minstrel	Despenser, Thomas le (1373 - 1400)	Entertainers/Minstrels	1

Bibliographic Sources

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.