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Name: Thomas DESPENSER, K.G., Earl of Gloucester
Sex: M
Birth: 22 Sep 1373 ^b
Death: 13 Jan 1399/1400 in Bristol ^d
Burial: Tewkesbury Abbey ^u

Parents:

Father:
Sir Edward DESPENSER, K.G., Lord Of Glamorgan Birth: 24 Mar 1335/6 in Essendine, Rutland Death: 11 Nov 1375 in Llanblethian, Co Glamorgan

Mother:

Elizabeth De BURGHERSH, Baroness Burghersh Birth: Before May 1342 Death: 26 Jul 1409

Family:
Marriage:

Constance PLANTAGENET on Abt 7 Nov 1379 .^m1
Constance PLANTAGENET Birth: Abt 1374 Death: 28 Nov 1416

Children:

Elizabeth DESPENSER
Richard DESPENSER, Lord Burghersh Birth: 30 Nov 1396 Death: Before 16 Apr 1414 in Merton, Surrey
Isabel Le DESPENSER, Baroness Burghersh Birth: 26 Jul 1400 in Cardiff, Wales Death: 27 Dec 1439 in Friars Minoresses, London

Bibliography

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Sources for birth and parent Information

date:: [Ref: CP IV p278, Faris PA2 p85, Paget HRHCharles p24, Paget HRHCharles p87, Richardson PA p270]; abt 1373 [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter p332]; second son [Ref: CP I p341 (with corr in XIV p51)]; third but first surv son [Ref: CP V p729],
parents:: [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter p142, Beltz KnightsofGarter p332, Burke Peerage p741, CP II p427, CP IV AppH p670, CP IV p278, CP V p729, CP V p736f, Faris PA2 p85, Paget HRHCharles p87, Richardson PA p269, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p451],
father:: [Ref: CP I p341 (with corr in XIV p51)]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: CP IV p280, CP V p729, Faris PA2 p86, Richardson PA p270, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p436]; 13 Jan 1400 [Ref: ES II #86, Paget HRHCharles p24, Paget HRHCharles p87]; 1400 [Ref: CP V p736f]; 16 Jan 1399/1400 [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter p334, Beltz KnightsofGarter pclvi, CP II p427, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p453]; 17 Jan 1399/1400 [Ref: Burke Peerage cclv, Burke Peerage p741]; Jan 1399/1400 [Ref: CP XII/2 p382],
place:: [Ref: CP IV p280, Paget HRHCharles p24, Richardson PA p270, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p453]

Sources for burial Information

place:: [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter p334, CP II p427, CP IV p280, Faris PA2 p86, Richardson PA p270, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p453]

Sources with Information about marriage to Constance PLANTAGENET

date:: 1386 [Ref: Burke Peerage cclv, Burke Peerage p741]; before 14 Jan 1384 [Ref: Paget HRHCharles p24, Paget HRHCharles p87]; between 16 Apr 1378 and 14 Jan 1383/4 [Ref: CP IV p280, Faris PA2 p85, Richardson PA p270]; first marriage of Constance [Ref: Faris PA2 p186, Richardson RoyalAnc v3p436]; shortly before 7 Nov 1379 [Ref: Richardson RoyalAnc v2p453]; vor 14.I 1384 [Ref: ES II #86],
names:: [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter p140, CP I p341 (with corr in XIV p51), Faris PA2 p391, Richardson PA pxxix, Richardson RoyalAnc v1c3, Richardson RoyalAnc v5p449],
child:: [Ref: Beltz KnightsofGarter p334, Burke Peerage p741, CP I p27, CP II p427, CP IV p282, CP XII/2 p382, Faris PA2 p13, Faris PA2 p20, Faris PA2 p86, Paget HRHCharles p87, Richardson PA p270, Richardson PA p271, Richardson PA p73, Richardson PA p93, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p298, Richardson RoyalAnc v1p319, Richardson RoyalAnc v2p453]