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Eleanor de Clare, suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan (October 1292 [3] – 30 June 1337) was a powerful Anglo-Welsh noblewoman who married Hugh Despenser the Younger, the future favourite of Edward II of England, and was a granddaughter of Edward I of England.
Discover life events, stories and photos about Eleanor de Clare (1292–1337) of Caerphilly Castle, Glamorgan, Wales.
In May 1306 Despenser was knighted at the Feast of the Swans at Westminster Abbey alongside Prince Edward, and in that summer he married Eleanor de Clare, daughter of powerful noble Gilbert de Clare, and Joan of Acre. Eleanor's grandfather, Edward I, had owed the elder Despenser 2,000 marks, a debt which the marriage settled.
10 de dez. de 2006 · Today, Edward's niece, Eleanor de Clare. Eleanor was born in the great castle built by her father, Caerphilly in Glamorgan, in October or November 1292. Her mother was Joan of Acre, the second oldest of Edward I's five surviving daughters, and her father was Gilbert 'the Red' de Clare, earl of Gloucester and Hertford.
- Kathryn Warner
Eleanor de Clare was the eldest daughter of Gilbert de Clare (the 6th Earl of Hertford, 7th Earl of Gloucester and Lord of Glamorgan), and his second wife Joan of Acre, who was the daughter of Edward I and Eleanor of Castile.
3 de ago. de 2018 · Learn about the Norman de Clare family who acquired land and power in England and Wales after the Conquest. Find out how they were related to the royal family and their role in the death of William Rufus.
Eleanor de Clare. 3 October 1292 - 30 June 1337. House: de Clare, Despenser, la Zouche. Titles: Suo jure Lady of Glamorgan, Baroness le Despenser, Baroness la Zouche
