Despenser, Thomas le (1373 - 1399/1400)

Biographical Overview

Parents

Titles - 3
Properties - 2
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 1
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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

Siblings

Female

Despenser, Elizabeth le ( - 1408)

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. 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

Offspring

From Plantagenet, Constance (1375 - 1416)

  1. Male offspring: Despenser, Richard le (1396 - 1414)
  2. Female offspring: Despenser, Elizabeth (n.d.)
  3. Female offspring: Despenser, Isabel le (1400 - 1439) (patron)

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

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