Despenser, Thomas le (1373 - 1399/1400)

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

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. Type: marriage
    Union began: 1378-4-16
    Union ended: n.d.
    Note: Married between this date and 14 January 1383/4

Offspring

From Plantagenet, Constance (1375 - 1416)

  1. Female offspring: Despenser, Elizabeth (n.d.)

Primary Title

9th Earl of Gloucester

Titles

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

Details of Properties

Residence

  • Sussex

Lands

  • London (city-county)

Events Naming Patron

Event 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

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)